NHL’s Pacific Division May Not Look Much Different in 2025-26 Alex Chauvancy | September 2, 2025 The Pacific Division has produced the Western Conference champion in each of the last two seasons. While it is one of the weaker divisions in the NHL, they have a…
Sharks Are on the Road to Returning to Relevance Alex Hutton | August 29, 2025 The San Jose Sharks have spent the last few seasons at or near the bottom of the NHL, and a comparison of their 2025-26 roster to the rest of the…
Predicting NHL Captains for 2025-26 Matthew Zator | August 28, 2025 *This was updated ahead of the 2025-26 season Having the “C” stitched onto a jersey has been a tradition in hockey for over a century. Arguably the biggest honor a…
Sharks’ Sam Dickinson Invited to 2025 NHLPA Rookie Showcase Alex Hutton | August 26, 2025 San Jose Sharks defensive prospect Sam Dickinson has been selected as the team’s representative for the 2025 NHLPA Rookie Showcase. The event, put on in collaboration with Upper Deck, is…
Reacting to Day 1 of Kitchener Rangers Training Camp Jeremy Schouppe | August 26, 2025 On Monday night, the Kitchener Rangers kicked off their training camp. They divided their 43-man training camp roster into two teams and opened up camp with a scrimmage at the…
Revisiting the NHL’s Compensatory Picks From Executive & Coach “Trades”: What Became of the Players Drafted? Lukas Bernasiewicz | August 24, 2025 On Jan. 1, 2015, the NHL implemented a new policy to compensate teams that lost an executive or coach due to them being hired by another team while still under…
Sharks GM Mike Grier Needs to Balance Professional & Personal With Future Moves Alex Hutton | August 21, 2025 Professional sports are a business. We’re reminded of this every time a team makes a difficult transaction. While that means it’s sometimes necessary to make tough moves, they still carry…
2 Biggest Questions Facing the Sharks Heading Into the 2025-26 Season Alex Hutton | August 14, 2025 As the San Jose Sharks prepare for the 2025-26 NHL season, much of their roster is set, but they still have some decisions to make. As always, they’ll be figuring…
5 NHL Teams That Could Take Steps Forward in 2025-26 Alex Chauvancy | August 13, 2025 As there are teams that could regress every season, there are also ones that could take steps forward and build off what they started in 2024-25. That doesn’t necessarily mean…
NHL Rebuild Rankings: Which Teams Are Closest to Contention – 2025-26 Preseason Edition Mike Fink | August 11, 2025 When the Rebuild Rankings first began, a project following the 2023 Trade Deadline that has become one of the biggest pieces here at The Hockey Writers, there were two burning…
Ex-Oiler Jeff Skinner Looks to Rebound in San Jose The Old Prof | August 8, 2025 Jeff Skinner has had a solid NHL career, with stretches of high-end production. In 2018-19, he scored 40 goals with the Buffalo Sabres, and before and following that season, he…
2 Teams That Could Land Kirill Kaprizov if Wild Can’t Extend Him Jesse Courville-Lynch | August 4, 2025 Kirill Kaprizov leaving the Minnesota Wild? It seems insane, but what if? Kaprizov is eligible for an extension, as his current deal expires at the end of the 2025-26 season,…