NHL weekend rankings: 5 surprising early stories I’m not buying quite yet
You have to love the early weeks of an NHL season. One week ago, in our first rankings…
NHL Power Rankings: We’re back and we’re already wrong
Welcome back to another season of The Athletic’s NHL Power Rankings, brought to you by your two favorite…
Carter Hart agrees to join the Golden Knights after being acquitted of sexual assault
Goaltender Carter Hart has agreed to sign with the Vegas Golden Knights, becoming the first of the five…
Golden Knights To Sign Jack Eichel To Eight-Year Extension
The Vegas Golden Knights are expected to sign star center Jack Eichel to an eight-year, $108MM contract extension,…
NHL 2025-26 season predictions: Stars as Stanley Cup champs? Connor McDavid as MVP?
By Sean Gentille, Jesse Granger, Shayna Goldman, James Mirtle, Mark Lazerus and The Athletic NHL Staff After two…
Max Pacioretty Retires, Joins University Of Michigan’s Coaching Staff
Tuesday: Pacioretty has indeed retired with the University of Michigan announcing that the long-time NHLer has been hired…
Mitch Marner opens up about threats, security concerns while with Maple Leafs
Mitch Marner is opening up about some of the harassment he dealt with in his final months as…
NHL free-agency report cards: Grading every team’s early offseason moves
Four days into NHL free agency, the list of impact players remaining on the market is … not…
Ranking the NHL’s top 40 free agents of 2026: Connor McDavid, Kirill Kaprizov and more
So, with Nikolaj Ehlers signing with the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, we’re close to being through all of…