About KK Hockey
KK Hockey is a daily NHL reading list. Stories are chosen by hand from a ranked list of hockey outlets, quoted briefly, and always linked back to the people who reported them. It is meant to be the thing you check in the morning and again at night — not a destination that keeps you.
Why it exists
It exists because of Kukla’s Korner and the man who ran it, Paul Kukla, who died in June 2026. In Jeff’s words, from the post he wrote when this site started:
Kukla’s Korner has been part of my life pretty much every day for 20 years and my first stop on most of those days. Paul and I, despite never meeting in person, built a friendship over those years that meant a lot to me. While he and I had discussed the idea of a succession plan for the site, we never got around to details. I channeled my grief into a site inspired by Paul. Very open to feedback.
While Jeff never heard from Paul’s next of kin, he still hopes to and would happily involve them in the site.
Read that post and its comments →
What it is not
This is not Kukla’s Korner. It is a separate site under a different name, and it carries no endorsement from Paul’s family or from the people who helped him run his. If his next of kin want this handed over, shut down, or run differently, that is their call and it will be honored.
Who runs it
Jeffrey Zucker — NHLJeff, a reader of Paul’s site for twenty years. Every post here is read and approved by a person before it publishes; nothing goes up automatically. An assistant does the scanning and the first draft, which is stated plainly on every post and explained in full in the editorial policy.
Ways to pay thanks
This site is free and carries no advertising. If you have got something out of it, the thanks Jeff would most like is a look at what else he makes:
- Watch The Late Game.
- Keep track of the shows you’re watching with ZuboTV.
- Keep up with film industry news in the weekly ZuboTV Streaming Update.