Rick Bowness will return as Columbus Blue Jackets coach
Rick Bowness will continue on with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 71-year-old coach, who came out of retirement…
Rick Bowness blasts Blue Jackets after season-ending loss: ‘If I’m back, I’m changing this culture’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Before Columbus Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness emerged for his postgame news conference on Tuesday,…
Top 20 drafted NHL goalie prospects ranking: Jacob Fowler leads Wheeler’s 2026 list
Welcome to the first 2026 edition of my drafted NHL prospect rankings at The Athletic. This ranking of…
Top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking: Michael Misa, Porter Martone lead Wheeler’s 2026 list
Welcome to the 2026 edition of my ranking of the NHL’s best prospects at The Athletic. This two-part,…
NHL weekend rankings: The top 16, Gold Plan standings, and my five worst calls
We made it. This is the final Weekend Rankings of the season. There’s still a couple of games…
Every NHL team’s MVP and most disappointing player in the 2025-26 regular season
The NHL regular season is almost in the books, and every team from the top to the bottom…
NHL power rankings: More top-5 movement, plus fake awards for every team
The NHL season is nearly over, and it’s time to hand out some hardware. Folks, welcome to the…
Which NHL top defense pairs have been the best and worst in the 2025-26 season?
Any NHL team with Stanley Cup contention aspirations needs its top players to be firing on all cylinders. If a…
2026 NHL goalie mask power rankings: Perhaps the best artistic displays ever
Welcome to The Athletic’s annual goalie mask power rankings, in which we admire the most artistic equipment on…
Which NHL prospect in each team’s pipeline had the most promising season?
It’s what every NHL organization wants to see in its prospect pipeline: the player who shows promise that…
If the NHL playoffs started today: Projecting all 8 matchups and analyzing the teams
The NHL playoffs begin on April 18, and a handful of teams continue to jostle for playoff spots…
Jack Adams Award candidates: Here are 8 to watch as the NHL’s top coach
There is a competitive race for the Jack Adams Award, given to the league’s best coach — perhaps…