NHL Player Tiers 2025-26: Connor McDavid is the undisputed best, Sidney Crosby is ageless
By Sean Gentille, Shayna Goldman and Dom Luszczyszyn This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation…
2022 NHL re-draft: Juraj Slafkovský, Logan Cooley, Shane Wright lead the class
The 2022 NHL Draft is the third class we will review this week in our series looking back…
2023 NHL re-draft: Connor Bedard, Leo Carlsson, Adam Fantilli lead the class
The second class we will look at this week in our series reordering recent NHL drafts is the…
Ranking the best NHL players and prospects under 23: Celebrini, Bedard top the list
Welcome to this year’s edition of the under-23 NHL player rankings. After ranking every organization’s best young players in the NHL…
Flames’ Rasmus Andersson ‘getting traded … it’s obvious’: NHL player tour notes
MILAN — Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund, one of the rare NHL players who says he’d only want…
For the Gaudreau family, a year of incomprehensible grief — and immeasurable strength
Twenty-five years ago, when building his family’s home in Oldmans Township, N.J., Guy Gaudreau crafted the flooring by…
NHL Pipeline Rankings 2025: Breakdown of all 32 teams from Corey Pronman
Welcome to The Athletic’s 2025-26 edition of the NHL Pipeline Rankings, where we look at the future of the…
NHL front-office confidence rankings: How fans feel about every team in 2025
Every summer we ask the same question: How confident are you in your team’s front office? It’s a…
Johnny, Matthew Gaudreau’s widows discuss grief, foundation in emotional interview
The widows of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau used the occasion of what would have been Johnny’s 32nd birthday…
Nazem Kadri talks Hockey Canada Olympic camp snub: ‘I deserve a chance’
Despite not receiving an invitation to Hockey Canada’s upcoming national team orientation camp, 16-year NHL veteran and Calgary…
How confident are you in each NHL team’s front office? Have your say in our fan survey
It’s that time of year again. Over the past few seasons, I’ve conducted a survey asking fans to…
NHL contract efficiency rankings 2025: Which teams spend their money most wisely?
Every summer I spend one week taking a look at the NHL’s contract landscape. The best of the…