Ice Hockey (NHL)

Dion Phaneuf is now a 40-year-old former NHL defenseman who, in total, played 14 seasons. He was a large defenseman at 6-foot-4 and 222 pounds. He was selected by the Calgary Flames in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Phaneuf played parts of seven NHL seasons with the Toronto Maple […]

There’s been a lot of hype around Gabriel Perreault over the past couple of years – and maybe unfairly so – that expectations are sky-high on the 20-year-old immediately out of the gate. Related: Rangers’ Offseason Remains Incomplete Despite Addressing Big Need With Gavrikov Signing The New York Rangers’ No. 1 prospect since being drafted

Yesterday in Hockey History: July 28 Tomorrow in Hockey History: July 30 July 29 has been full of Hall of Fame names and players. One was born in Canada, one was traded for the first time in his career, and another signed as a free agent in sunny Florida. Plus, a future Hall of Famer

It’s not the headline games that’ll make or break the Vegas Golden Knights this season; it’s the stretches few circle on the calendar. The ones that wear you down, not blow you up. You can throw all the advanced metrics and numbers, but at some point, it comes down to how much depth, grit, and

Now that the 2025 offseason has slowly died down, we’ve officially entered the dog days of the summer. And while it may be considered boring for fans, NHL general managers are still doing their due diligence and making calls to try and improve their rosters. For the Toronto Maple Leafs, there’s still more that needs

With the arrival of several prospects and the potential trade of Rasmus Andersson looming over the Calgary Flames’ defence group, their blue line could undergo any number of changes before NHL opening night. Meanwhile, the Flames’ forward group remains largely unchanged – but that doesn’t mean that the forward lines are a certainty. Last season,

A lot of the time, the goal for any team not already in the top tier of Finnish hockey, Liiga, is to get there. Thanks to the promotion and relegation system, that’s possible by winning your division and then defeating a higher-division team in a promotion/relegation series. That goal is often the top priority for

The Boston Bruins have reshaped their forward group since this time last year. They traded away mainstays in their top-six, Charlie Coyle and Brad Marchand, and sent off another key contributor in Trent Frederic. In return, they added Casey Mittestadt and several depth pieces at the trade deadline in February. Related: Bruins Solidify Their Roster

With the dust settling on the busy part of the 2025 NHL offseason, the Detroit Red Wings and general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman stayed the course for the most part with retaining their own restricted free agents (RFAs), as well as bringing back a couple of pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs). Yzerman did make two

The second day of the World Juniors Summer Showcase, Monday, July 28, went quite similar to the first; a lot of hits were thrown, goals were scored, and games were won. Canada was still off, so it was just Team USA White/Blue, Sweden, and Finland. Both USA teams came up empty-handed as Finland took the

With the Toronto Maple Leafs prospect pool not being strong as it was last year, all eyes are still going to be on Easton Cowan, Ben Danford and even Noah Chadwick as they’re the top names in the system. As a result, some names that are flying under the radar have pushed themselves up as

The second game of the day was Team USA White against Sweden on Monday afternoon, July 28. USA White had beaten Finland the day before, while Sweden took down USA Blue. This would be the final game of the showcase, where USA was split into two teams as they will consolidate their roster prior to