Ice Hockey (NHL)

The Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, and Los Angeles Kings brought their rookie players to Irvine last weekend to play a series of showcase games known as the Golden State Rookie Faceoff. Notable young talents from all three teams took the ice in scrimmages, with each team playing each other once. Unfortunately, the Ducks’ rookies […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in an interesting position heading into the 2025-26 season. With no Mitchell Marner anymore, after he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights, the team has been looking to replace him. They have done a solid job bringing in Matias Maccelli and Dakota Joshua to fill out their forward core,

If you’ve been following the debates this offseason about the Toronto Maple Leafs, you’ve heard the same line over and over: with Mitch Marner gone, Auston Matthews no longer has a shield. The argument goes that Matthews is now fully exposed. If he fails again in the playoffs, there’s no one else left to blame.

The NCAA season begins in October, and several Vancouver Canucks prospects will be looking to win a National Championship by the end of this season. The Canucks have an interesting prospect pool in the American college system, with many of them looking to take important roles on their team, and some will be playing with

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a much different vibe surrounding them entering the 2025-26 season. Though they once again suffered a frustrating exit in 2025 playoffs, they finally made a major shake up to their roster that many of their fans have been hoping to see for years. It became quite clear that the Maple

Toronto Maple Leafs fans who read The Hockey Writers are beginning to heat up their keyboards, and why wouldn’t they? With the offseason changes, new players to fit in, and top-line questions still unresolved, the chatter is loud, opinionated, and sometimes downright feisty. From debates about Max Domi’s fit to roster dead wood and potential

The New York Rangers just named J.T. Miller their new captain. That in itself is an interesting development. After years without a clear leader since Ryan McDonagh was traded and Jacob Trouba left, the Rangers didn’t hesitate. They looked around their room, pointed at Miller, and said, “He’s our guy.” Meanwhile, with the Vancouver Canucks?

Reading through the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement can be confusing. Oftentimes, it is hard to cut through the legal jargon and get to the bottom of what a rule really means. One of the more confusing rules deals with the NHL Waiver Rules. This article will break down the various types of waivers and offer

Twenty years ago, the Ottawa Senators and Atlanta Thrashers shocked the hockey world in a superstar for superstar (plus Greg de Vries) trade. Let’s take a look back at the players involved, the trade itself, and the aftermath. Marian Hossa as a Senator Drafted 12th overall in 1997, some were disappointed that the Senators opted

As players selected at the 2011 NHL Draft reach their 13th anniversary in the NHL, this provides a perfect opportunity to look back on the top-10 selections of the draft. So, have they lived up to their franchise-defining billings, or have these players failed to meet the hype of their draft position? Note: The 2011

The Buffalo Sabres recently concluded the Prospects Challenge in LECOM Harborcenter with a record of 0-3. Despite losing all three of their games in the tournament, some of the Sabres’ young talents proved why youth is this team’s silver lining. Not only did they produce the most on the ice for Buffalo, but they also

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Matt Grzelyck is reportedly signing a PTO with the Chicago Blackhawks. Meanwhile, one insider suggests that Dillon Dube could be on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ radar. Klim Kostin is likely not joining the Edmonton Oilers on a PTO, and did Sidney Crosby shoot down or tease that he might be