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This story is part of a new series of features on the subject of success,Benzinga Inspire.

One crafty entrepreneur more than doubled his income by quitting his full-time job as a webdeveloperand starting a side hustle selling t-shirts on Amazon.com Inc AMZN . The best part is he only has to workone hour each day.

Printing Money: Ryan Hogue got the ideato start a print-on-demand side hustle when he stumbled upon a Reddit post about how to make money online. By 2020, theside business becamebig enoughthat Hogue gave up his$85,000 salary to focus on it full-time. Now it brings in $14,600 each month on average, and he only spends an hour working each day, per a CNBC report.

Hogue outsources all of the printing, packaging andshipping, so he doesn't have to mess with any of the physical work or manage inventory. He really just has to come up with printideas, and hedoesn't have a background in design.

He originally tried usingAdobe Inc's ADBE Photoshop, but it wasn't very user-friendly with his lack of experience, he said. Instead, he started using online platforms that allowed him to download illustrations with commercial licenses, so he didn't have tostartfrom scratch.

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He spends most of his time coming up with design ideas by doing keyword research or planning around pop culture and upcoming events.

About half of what he makes is driven by Amazon's merch on-demand platform. Amazon makes it easy for creators to upload their artwork and choose their product types before automatically generating product listings andhandling production, shipping and even customer service.

"I like this platform because you dont have to pay money upfront for inventory," Hogue said.

Sellers on the platform make between 13% and 37% depending on the product and price, and Amazon takes the rest. Hogueeven expanded his offerings beyond t-shirts and sells sweatshirts and hats as well as accessories like mugs, phone cases and stickers.

Averaging a little less than $15,000 per month means Hogue ends up making more than $175,000 per year, which is more than double what he was making working 40 hours per week as a developer.

"I want people to know that they dont need a degree in graphic design to succeed in the print-on-demand business. They just need a little bit of creativity and a lot of drive," Hogue said.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Central: Bracket, schedule, scores, news

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The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin on April 19. The Winnipeg Jets are the NHL’s top overall seed, having finished the regular season with the most points in the standings, and the Washington Capitals earned the No. 1 seed in the East.

This page will be your home throughout the postseason, including schedules, scores, highlights and other preview content.

Read on for the full playoff coverage from every first-round series all the way through the Stanley Cup Final.

First round

Atlantic Division

Regular-season records:

Maple Leafs: 51-26-4, 106 points
Senators: 44-30-7, 95 points

Leading scorers:

Maple Leafs: Mitch Marner (27 goals, 73 assists)
Senators: Tim Stutzle (23 goals, 53 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: TBD
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Regular-season records:

Lightning: 47-26-8, 102 points
Panthers: 47-31-4, 98 points

Leading scorers:

Lightning: Nikita Kucherov (37 goals, 84 assists)
Panthers: Sam Reinhart (39 goals, 42 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: TBD
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Metropolitan Division

Regular-season records:

Capitals: 51-21-9, 111 points
Canadiens: 40-31-11, 91 points

Leading scorers:

Capitals: Dylan Strome (29 goals, 52 assists)
Canadiens: Nick Suzuki (29 goals, 58 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: TBD
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Regular-season records:

Hurricanes: 47-29-5, 99 points
Devils: 42-32-7, 91 points

Leading scorers:

Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho (29 goals, 45 assists)
Devils: Jesper Bratt (21 goals, 67 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: TBD
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Central Division

Regular-season records:

Jets: 56-22-4, 116 points
Blues: 44-30-8, 96 points

Leading scorers:

Jets: Kyle Connor (41 goals, 55 assists)
Blues: Robert Thomas (21 goals, 60 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: TBD
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Regular-season records:

Stars: 50-25-6, 106 points
Avalanche: 49-29-4, 102 points

Leading scorers:

Stars: Matt Duchene (30 goals, 51 assists)
Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon (32 goals, 84 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: TBD
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Pacific Division

Regular-season records:

Golden Knights: 49-22-10, 108 points
Wild: 45-30-7, 97 points

Leading scorers:

Golden Knights: Jack Eichel (27 goals, 66 assists)
Wild: Matt Boldy (27 goals, 46 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: TBD
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Regular-season records:

Kings: 48-24-9, 105 points
Oilers: 47-29-5, 99 points

Leading scorers:

Kings: Adrian Kempe (35 goals, 38 assists)
Oilers: Leon Draisaitl (52 goals, 54 assists)

Schedule:

Game 1: TBD
Game 2: TBD
Game 3: TBD
Game 4: TBD
Game 5: TBD
Game 6: TBD
Game 7: TBD

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Robertson injured in Stars’ regular-season finale

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Dallas forward Jason Robertson sustained a lower-body injury during the Stars’ regular-season finale at Nashville on Wednesday and left the game.

Robertson, the Stars’ second-leading points producer with 80 (35 goals, 45 assists) this season, left the game early in the second period after being hit into the boards by Nashville’s Michael McCarron. The team announced that Robertson would not return.

Dallas, which went on to lose 5-1, is locked into second place in the Central Division and will host the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs. However, the Stars are mired in a season-worst 0-5-2 slide.

Robertson, the Stars’ second-round draft pick in 2017, is in his sixth season with Dallas, having recorded 79 or more points in each of the past four campaigns.

Field Level Media and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Iafallo signs 3-year, $11M extension with Jets

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Winnipeg Jets forward Alex Iafallo signed a three-year contract extension worth $11 million Wednesday.

The extension will begin next season for Iafallo, who has recorded 31 points (15 goals, 16 assists), 15 penalty minutes and a plus-21 rating in 81 games this season.

Iafallo, 31, has totaled 262 points (111 goals, 151 assists) in 583 career games with the Los Angeles Kings and Jets. He was an undrafted free agent who was signed by the Kings out of the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 2017.

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