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The Edmonton Oilers did not spend the offseason searching for another superstar. Their most important additions were instead designed to address specific weaknesses around a veteran core that remains capable of competing for the Stanley Cup. Edmonton added Mathieu Joseph to its bottom-six competition, acquired Devon Levi as a young goaltending option and brought in…
The Edmonton Oilers will have less time than usual to settle several important training camp battles before the 2026-27 season begins. Edmonton has only four preseason games scheduled between Sept. 19 and Sept. 26, creating a condensed evaluation period for a roster with legitimate competition at forward, defense, and in goal. The shortened schedule will…
The New York Rangers traded away one of their top centers, Vincent Trocheck, while adding key defensemen Sean Durzi and Marcus Pettersson and wingers Pavel Dorofeyev and Oliver Bjorkstrand this offseason. They will have to rely heavily on their veteran centers Mika Zibanejad and J.T. Miller to produce offensively while also providing strong defensive play….
There’s a good chance that Canucks fans will be getting to see quite a bit of Braeden Cootes this season. The 2025 15th-overall pick had a brief stint with the team to start last season, but was re-assigned to the Western Hockey League, where he split the season between the Seattle Thunderbirds and Prince Albert…
The Edmonton Oilers enter the 2026-27 season with a veteran core that has already accumulated an impressive collection of individual accomplishments, and several more milestones should arrive over the next eight months. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard are all within reach of significant round numbers that could add another layer to…
Hockey remains a topic of conversation in the Atlanta metro area. Over the last week, some smaller updates have come about that keep the sport relevant locally in some fashion. Without further ado, here is the latest round-up of Atlanta hockey news. I’m opting to keep these as three separate topics this time around as…
The 2026 Norris Trophy was one of the most loaded categories in recent memory. Zach Werenski claimed the award for the first time, with five other candidates earning at least 350 total votes along the way. Heading into the 2026-27 season, expected the field to be crowded once again. The best defensemen in the league…
The Vancouver Canucks don’t have a lot left to do before training camp, but that doesn’t mean general manager Ryan Johnson is finished. August is usually the quiet part of the NHL calendar, although things can change quickly as teams start seeing their players on the ice and figure out what they actually have. Two…
*This archive was originally published before the 2022 trade deadline At the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline, the Toronto Maple Leafs were right in the middle of all the drama. They had been linked to just about everybody, including forwards, defensemen, and goaltenders. Prior to the deadline passing, former THW writer Alex Hobson took a look…
Make no mistake — team success is the most important thing in sports, and as the Winnipeg Jets near the 2026-27, the focus is rightly on how they’re going to have a lot more of it following their highly-disappointing 2025-26 where they regressed by 21 wins and missed the playoffs. That being said, individual success…
