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Mammoth top prospect suffers concerning leg injury

The Utah Mammoth are hoping that former No. 4 overall pick Caleb Desnoyers will make the jump to the National Hockey League full time in 2026-27, but the 19-year-old will need to be healthy in order to do that. The Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec native sustained a potentially serious lower-body injury while playing for Team Canada at […] The post Mammoth top prospect suffers concerning leg injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Wild Are Signaling A More Role-Driven Approach To Offense

The Minnesota Wild enter the 2026-27 season facing a familiar but urgent challenge: replacing a significant portion of their offensive production after key free-agent departures. For a team that already operated with thin scoring margins, losing proven contributors puts added pressure on new acquisi...

Around the NHL: Laine, Tarasenko, Bunting searching for new contracts, Blues rejecting significant trade offers

Welcome back to another edition of Around the NHL. The calendar has flipped to August, we’re just over a month before training camps open, as we’ve entered the dog days of summer. The transactions across the league have slowed down tremendously. However, there’s still plenty of talented free agents left unsigned, and we’ll have to…

New Zealand Crowns A Champion

With the calendar flipping to August and the summer entering its later stages of the season, summer hockey leagues and camps will begin to give way to full seasons once more. When the seasons are flipped, though, teams who play through the winter in the southern hemisphere will get to look forward to warm summer days like we're experiencing now. That's the case for the New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League as the NZWIHL crowned a champion today despite the game being televised during the wee h...

Report: Maple Leafs Hire Sidney Crosby's Long-Time Trainer, Andy O'Brien

The overhaul of the Toronto Maple Leafs front office continues. According to both Steve Simmons and Chris Johnston, the Maple Leafs are bringing in Andy O'Brien to lead their Sport Performance department. O'Brien's been the long-time trainer of Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon, and does bring some NHL experience to Toronto. O'Brien worked with the Florida Panthers during their back-to-back Stanley Cups, and spent a couple of seasons about a decade ago, working in sports science for the Pengu...

Penguins & Canadiens Linked To Offseason Trade

While the NHL's offseason has slowed down considerably now that we're into the legit dog days of summer, that doesn't mean there isn't a big trade coming at some point before training camps open in September. According to multiple reports, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens have held trade discussions around either Bryan Rust or Rickard Rakell heading to Montreal. The Canadiens have been looking for top-six help, but prefer to find a versatile forward, who can also play down the mi...

Flyers 2026 Top 25 Under 25, No. 20: Jack Murtagh

Next up in our list is Jack Murtagh, a 2025 second rounder that disappointed in his freshman year at Boston University. Coming out of the US National Team Development Program in his draft year, the Flyers had hopes that Murtagh would find a way to translate his scoring to the NCAA level. That certainly isn’t what happened in his first year with BU, but the potential of Murtagh earns him a spot at No. 20 on the list.  No. 20: Jack Murtagh  2025-26 Primary League/Team: Boston Univ...

Report: Maple Leafs hire Andy O’Brien to lead Sport Performance department

John Chayka continues to overhaul the Toronto Maple Leafs front office. According to multiple reports, the Leafs general manager is bringing in long-time trainer of Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon, Andy O’Brien to lead the team’s Sport Performance department. Toronto Sun’s Steve Simmons was first to report the news, with The Athletic’s Chris Johnston piggy-backing…

Montreal Canadiens sign Maksymilian Szuber to one-year contract

Maksymilian Szuber, acquired from the Utah Mammoth in a trade for Joshua Roy, has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens. Les Canadiens s'entendent sur les termes d’un contrat d’une saison (2026-2027) à deux volets avec le défenseur Maksymilian Szuber. The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract (2026-27) with defenseman Maksymilian Szuber. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/59g6zMK75S — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) August 3, 2026 ...

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