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2026-27 NHL team preview: New Jersey Devils
Can a healthy Jack Hughes and upgrades engineered by new GM Sunny Mehta push the New Jersey Devils back into the playoffs?
2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Strength of Schedule
In Fantasy Hockey, we use the NHL schedule to our advantage all season long, but it’s often overlooked during draft season. Most managers lean heavily on rankings and projections when deciding who to draft. While those should remain the foundation of your draft strategy, the schedule can be a valuable tiebreaker—especially when filling out your […]
Should Jake Sanderson become the Senators’ next captain?
Sanderson, one of the veterans on the Ottawa roster, is an important player in the nation’s capital.
Top 10 most improved NHL prospects since 2025-26
Which prospects went above and beyond this past year, helping to establish their stocks high on their teams’ depth charts?
PWHL releases 2026-27 training camp, preseason dates
PWHL training camp rosters will be announced the week of Oct. 5, with each team inviting between 28 and 32 players.
Kessel siblings among 2026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class inductees
TJ Oshie, Ryan Suter and Stan Wong are among the other members of this year’s class.
Which players could sign an eight-year extension before CBA change?
Starting Sept. 16, NHL teams will no longer be able to re-sign players to extensions that go beyond seven years.
Report: 16 former Michigan hockey players sue, alleging ‘sexualized abuse’ hazing
The abuse reportedly came while Red Berenson ran the program from 1984 to 2001.
Bill Daly: NHL expansion to Houston or Austin ‘not a done deal’
The interest is legitimate, but some “concerns” from the Board of Governors must be addressed.
Former NHL coach, broadcaster Barry Melrose passes away at 70
Barry Melrose, the former NHL player and coach who made the switch to the studio as an analyst, died Wednesday. He was 70.
Wild’s Quinn Hughes doesn’t feel ‘backed up against the wall’ to sign before training camp
Hughes is entering the final year of his six-year contract, with a potential team up with brothers Jack and Luke looming in the conversation.
Leafs’ Max Domi expected to miss training camp, start of season
Domi was announced as out indefinitely earlier in the offseason after complications during a surgery.
Fraser Minten extension another indication of new era of player contracts
Minten signed a seven-year contract with the Bruins, totaling $50.4 million over that span.
Canucks make a smart gamble with Zeev Buium extension
Vancouver signed Buium to an eight-year, $75.04 million extension.
Has Alex Formenton earned a return to NHL with on-ice play?
The Edmonton Oilers signed Formenton to a one-year, $850,000 contract on Wednesday.
Jack Hughes believes Gavin McKenna is set up for success better than other recent first overall picks
Gavin McKenna has earned high praise in the month before the start of his NHL career.
Devils’ Jack Hughes: Brady Tkachuk ‘a much easier contract to move’ than Quinn Hughes
Jack admits that moving Quinn’s future contract would be difficult to accomplish.
Predators’ Forsberg calls Evangelista trade ‘a surprise’, but doesn’t think team is done making moves
Forsberg believes Chris MacFarland’s move to trade away Evangelista is just the tip of the iceberg.
Kreider termination gives Ducks more flexibility amidst Gauthier negotiations
The Ducks needed to find a salary cap casualty to accommodate Cutter Gauthier’s new contract, and Chris Krieder will be the one to go.
Ducks place Chris Kreider on waivers to terminate contract
Kreider had one more year remaining on his contract, which he signed with the Rangers in 2020.
Hurricanes sign three RFAs to contracts
All three players spent the 2025-26 season with the Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves.
2026-27 NHL team preview: Nashville Predators
Did youthful additions with upside do enough to get the Predators out of mediocrity?
Four-time Stanley Cup champion André Pronovost passes away at 90
Pronovost became a decorated player in la belle province with the Montreal Canadiens.
Hockey Canada unveils new jersey for 2026-27 season
The Hockey Canada logo returns to the front of the jersey for the first time in close to half a decade.
Oilers sign Alex Formenton to one-year contract
Edmonton makes the controversial signing just over a year after Formenton was acquitted of sexual assault.