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…
When will NHL finally get its first $20 million man, and who will it be?
Unsurprisingly, when it comes to massive salaries in professional sports, Michael Jordan was the pacesetter. Back in July…
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…
Photographer thrilled after capturing rare images of elusive creature in US wilderness: ‘A very special delight’
A volunteer photographer in southwest Florida checked his trail camera and saw an endangered Florida panther walking with…
Timberwolves’ new owners hire Florida Panthers president Matthew Caldwell as CEO
MINNEAPOLIS — The first big move by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez since the pair took over the…
Pain for Maple Leafs and Sabres fans, no-tax states and more: Mirtle mailbag, Part 3
Training camps are already underway in junior leagues. NHL rookie and main camps are mere weeks away. And…
Florida Panthers rank No. 29 in NHL Pipeline Rankings for 2025
The only legit top young player left in this pipeline is Mackie Samoskevich, Florida’s first-round pick from 2021.…
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 cap accrual explained, Quinn Hughes’ future and more: Mirtle mailbag, part 2
We’re back. Part 1 of the summer NHL mailbag came out last week. Now, let’s kick off Part…