Category: NHL

Hlinka Gretzky Cup Tournament The Hlinka Gretzky Cup is an annual U18 best‑on‑best showcase for next‑draft‑class prospects. The 2025 edition, held in Czechia and Slovakia, provided NHL scouts a critical first look at 2008‑born players in a high‑pressure international setting. Finland advanced from Group A, fell in an overtime semifinal to Sweden, and ultimately placed 4th after a bronze‑medal loss…

The Montreal Canadiens are gearing up for what could be a defining season. There’s real hope building—no longer the kind tied to long-term rebuilds or far-off prospects, but hope based on what’s actually on the roster today. Still, for all the progress, a few critical questions are staring this team in the face. Can they…

The Montreal Canadiens enter the 2025-26 season with more optimism than they’ve had in years. After an aggressive offseason that brought in scoring punch and bolstered the defence, the Habs look ready to take another step in their rebuild-to-contender transition. While expectations are cautiously optimistic, let’s go a step further: here are three bold predictions…

*This is an article that was originally published in 2021 In a just few short years, the NHL grew from 30 to 32 teams. One of those teams was placed in the very non-traditional hockey market of Las Vegas. The other was placed in Seattle — which has lacked an NHL team in the modern…

The offseason is starting to fly by as the second week of August has now come and gone. Training camps are barely a month away, and we are down to the second-to-last Minnesota Wild report card for the past season. It’s time to give the final two defensemen their grades for last season, and they…

In addition to taking care of business for on-ice activities by signing free agents to the organization, the Tampa Bay Lightning have also been busy with off-ice business that has an impact on a fan’s experience in watching the games, whether it is in person, on television, or on a streaming device. From Stadium naming…

We are still entrenched in the dog days of summer with little to no news in the NHL world. However, in just a few short weeks, the Vancouver Canucks will open training camp in Penticton, and we will finally have some action to discuss. Until then, we will continue previewing the season ahead, which we…

I, for one, read the comments that Toronto Maple Leafs fans add to the posts that I write each day as I cover the team. The point is that fans have a lot to say about what their team could improve. Although I don’t always agree, fans regularly take me to task on my points….

Yegor Sidorov is an intriguing prospect in the Anaheim Ducks’ pipeline. After a successful career in the Western Hockey League (WHL), Sidorov had his debut in pro hockey in the 2024-25 season with the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL), where he posted a solid figure of 34 points in 59 regular-season…

NHL Entry Draft and free agent frenzy completed, the dog days of summer wear on as NHL management groups take a bit of a breather before the training camps begin. In this series, I will try to investigate every Montreal Canadiens roster player, recap their last season and look ahead to this upcoming season. I…