House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., talks to reporters, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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UPDATED 4:18 PM PT – Tuesday, November 15, 2022

House Republicans have nominated Kevin McCarthy to be the next Speaker of the House.

On Tuesday during a closed-door meeting, McCarthy (R-Calif.) overwhelmingly won the nomination in a 188 to 31 vote. This victory comes after McCarthy faced a challenge from Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).

McCarthy was able to construct a diverse coalition of members to support him. Some of those members included Marjorie Taylor-Green (R-Ga.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.).  

“If we don’t unify behind Kevin McCarthy, we’re opening up the door for the Democrats to be able to recruit some of our Republicans,” Taylor-Green said.

However, opponents such as Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) do not believe that Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker because he lacks support.

“What I can tell you as I stand here right now is that Kevin McCarthy does not have 218 votes to become Speaker,” Gaetz said. “I don’t think he has 200.”

McCarthy will need at least 218 votes from the full House, assuming all of the lower chamber’s representatives are sworn-in, in January.  

Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron was seen having what appeared to be a lighthearted conversation with Buffalo Sabres star Tage Thompson at center ice before the two teams battled it out Saturday night.

Days later, Thompson revealed to The Buffalo News that the Bruins veteran approached him to ask how his wife was after being diagnosed with cancer in 2019. 

"It's big," Thompson said Monday. "Obviously, he didn't have to say anything. He kind of went out of his way to check on her and ask how she's doing. It’s just the kind of guy he is. He's just a genuine guy, cares about other people."

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According to the outlet, Thompson’s wife, Rachel, had a cancerous mass removed from her leg in 2019 and has been cancer-free since. 

Bergeron, who played with Thompson’s father in the AHL during the 2004 NHL lockout, confirmed the conversation with Boston Hockey Now. 

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"His wife was diagnosed with cancer a couple of years ago, and I think she was cancer-free now. So I was just saying that I was thinking of her and happy for them," he told the outlet. "I wasn’t sure that she was cancer-free, and he said that [to me that she was cancer-free] so I was super happy for him, for her and for their family. It was cool."

Bergeron added that he remembered Thompson and his brother while playing for the Providence Bruins that season and called it "full circle" to now share the ice with him in the NHL.

"It’s one of those things where it hits you a little bit," Bergeron said. "That was an eye-opener and to have Tage on the ice and doing so well in the league and coming into his own is so impressive. I feel like I kind of know him a little bit [from] knowing him as a kid when I was in Providence, so it’s pretty special."