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Twitter Is Ready to Drop the Puck on the 2017-18 NHL Season

The Chicago Blackhawks are the team with the most followers, while Alex Ovechkin leads players

The 2017-18 NHL season starts Oct. 4Montreal_Photos/iStock
DavidCohen
By David Cohen

The puck drops on the 2017-18 National Hockey League season Oct. 4, and Twitter is ready to go.

Twitter Canada head of sports Christopher Doyle shared the social network’s season preview in a blog post.

Going into the new season, the five NHL clubs with the most followers are:

  1. Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks)
  2. Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs)
  3. Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins)
  4. Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL)
  5. Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers)

The five most-followed active NHL players are:

  1. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (@ovi8)
  2. Evgeni Malkin, Penguins (@malkin71_)
  3. P.K.
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DavidCohen

David Cohen

David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.

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