Ice Hockey (NHL)

For established world-class athletes, joining a team in New York City from elsewhere always has been, and always will be, a different animal. A select group of imported players thrives under the white-hot spotlight, while many more wilt under the pressure of rabid fanbases and the unrelenting coverage of the Big Apple’s media horde, an […]

Yesterday in Hockey History: July 24 Tomorrow in Hockey History: July 26 One of the most colorful coaches in the history of the National Hockey League got his first job in the league on this date. Also, a pair of elite goaltenders share a birthday today. Let’s hop aboard the THW time machine so we

While most fans expected the Edmonton Oilers to make a change between the pipes this offseason, they have yet to do so, and instead, have tried to bolster their forward depth and defensive core in hopes of making another deep playoff run next season. With the additions of Isaac Howard, Andrew Mangiapane, and Curtis Lazar,

The New York Rangers are currently one of two teams in the entire league to not have a captain going into this season. The other team is the Boston Bruins, who traded their captain, Brad Marchand, last season to the Florida Panthers. The Rangers also traded their captain last season, when they dealt Jacob Trouba

We’ve looked at the Carolina Hurricanes. We reviewed where things stand with the New Jersey Devils. It’s now time to check in with the reigning Metropolitan Division champion Washington Capitals. Welcome to Part 3 of our 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets’ Summer Series. We are comparing them to everyone in the Eastern Conference to try to

This is the third edition of my top breakout candidates for each team in 2025–26, with the Atlantic Division covered here and the Central Division covered here. Next up is the Metropolitan Division—let’s dive in. Carolina Hurricanes: Logan Stankoven Landing a talent like Mikko Rantanen was a huge win for the Carolina Hurricanes, perhaps even

The 2025 NHL Entry Draft and free agency frenzy have come and gone. For the Chicago Blackhawks, the draft involved eight selections in all, including three in the first round. At the time of this writing, the organization has been rather quiet surrounding free agency, acquiring two veteran forwards. Neither were big splashes, but they

The biggest question mark for the Columbus Blue Jackets heading into the 2025-26 season is goaltending. The question remains: who deserves the main starting spot, Jet Greaves or Elvis Merzlikins? There was a logjam of three goaltenders earlier this offseason until the Blue Jackets traded Daniil Tarasov to the Florida Panthers for a fifth-round pick

Once again, the Carolina Hurricanes stay busy as they lock up another young core player to the roster long-term. Late Thursday night (July 24), the Hurricanes announced that they gave forward Jackson Blake an eight-year, $45 million extension. The deal doesn’t start until the 2026-27 season, which means the Hurricanes have the 22-year-old Fargo, ND

For the second straight year, Connor McDavid and the Oilers came agonizingly close to winning the Stanley Cup only to fall to the Florida Panthers. After two grueling playoff runs with little to show for it, McDavid was left searching for answers. While there will be critics of his Stanley Cup Final performance, McDavid has

The Edmonton Oilers were inches from reaching the NHL’s mountaintop, but ultimately fell short in this year’s pursuit of the Stanley Cup. For the second consecutive season, the Florida Panthers defeated the Oilers to capture Lord Stanley’s Cup. Following Tuesday’s crushing 5-1 loss in Game 6, it proved to be an emotional scene on the Oilers

The term “culture” gets thrown around a lot in sports, and it’s nearly lost all meaning in the process of becoming a cliché. That’s not the case in Florida, where the Panthers have breathed new life into the term while making that culture the backbone of two straight Stanley Cup victories. No one knows more