NHL rookie camp roundup: The biggest standouts from tournaments across the league
NHL rookie tournaments marked the start of the league’s 2025-26 calendar over the weekend. The Athletic’s team of…
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…
Joe Pavelski, Zach Parise, Scott Gomez headline USA Hockey’s 2025 Hall of Fame class
USA Hockey announced its 2025 Hall of Fame class Wednesday, including longtime NHL veterans Joe Pavelski, Zach Parise…
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…
Patrick Kane’s last shot: How the U.S. hockey icon plans to play his way onto one final Olympic team
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Patrick Kane laughed hard when told what Mike Modano said earlier that day Asked what…
Prospect Notes: Behrens, Wassilyn, Bourque
The Colorado Avalanche have received a bit of good news in the quietest days of summer. Defense prospect…
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…
West Notes: Hintz, Toews, Kravtsov
Stars center Roope Hintz has fully recovered from the broken foot he sustained late in the playoffs, relays…
Stars’ Mikko Rantanen facing hefty fine for missing mandatory military service in Finland
Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen is facing a near-six-figure fine for missing mandatory military service in Finland in…
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…