Maple Leafs’ Niemela in Line for Breakout Season Following Prospect Showdown Performance Stefano Rubino | September 19, 2024 Over the weekend, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens’ top prospects participated in a two-game exhibition tournament that provided a more competitive environment than the inter-squad scrimmages held during…
3 Colorado Avalanche Position Battles to Keep an Eye On Stefano Rubino | September 19, 2024 It’s not quite hockey weather here in Denver, but it’s almost hockey season. The Colorado Avalanche will hit the ice on Thursday for the first day of training camp. With…
4 Bruins Regular-Season Milestones to Watch for in 2024-25 Season Zander Manning | September 19, 2024 This season, the Boston Bruins will look to improve on their 2023-24 campaign, which saw them return to the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season, but for the first time…
Islanders Core Missing Essential Stanley Cup Qualities Mike Fink | September 19, 2024 The New York Islanders have a core to build around. It’s Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat, and Brock Nelson leading the forwards while Noah Dobson is the anchor on defense (Ilya…
Colorado Avalanche 2024-25 Player Projections: Jonathan Drouin Ryan Womeldorf | September 19, 2024 The 2024-25 season is shaping up to be one of the most uncertain in the history of the Colorado Avalanche. Just three seasons removed from hoisting the Stanley Cup, the…
Minnesota Wild Roster Battles to Watch in 2024 Training Camp Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | September 19, 2024 As the Minnesota Wild officially opens training camp, it’s time to discuss the roster openings and any upcoming battles for those spots. The Wild didn’t make many offseason moves, so…
Top 5 Canadiens to Watch at 2024 Training Camp Ryan Szporer | September 19, 2024 Montreal Canadiens training camp just opened. Several stand-outs have emerged on paper. Will they justify the attention in literal practice?
Maple Leafs’ Experiment of William Nylander at Centre Happening Again Peter Baracchini | September 19, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs held their season opening media availability on Wednesday to kick off the start of their training camp. While they have had regular season success, the playoffs…
4 Blackhawks Storylines Entering the 2024-25 Preseason Gail Kauchak | September 18, 2024 The offseason is finally over for the Chicago Blackhawks! Training camp officially begins, with player physicals this Wednesday, Sept. 18 and the first practice on Thursday, Sept. 19. The first…
Day 1 of Penguins’ Training Camp Brought Excitement and Hype Zach Alvarado | September 18, 2024 Inside a packed UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, there was a buzz in the air. You could feel the excitement for hockey season to be back, and fans welcomed their Pittsburgh…
Ducks September Series: 2024–25 Expectations for Leo Carlsson Jordan Reinhardt | September 18, 2024 The 2023 NHL Draft Lottery left the Anaheim Ducks one selection short of the right to select Connor Bedard, who is as close to a guaranteed generational talent as one…
Ottawa Senators’ Offence Still a Question Mark in 2024-25 Paul Quinney | September 18, 2024 On the Sept. 12 episode of The Hockey Writers Roundtable, my colleague Jacob Billington and I disagreed on whether the Ottawa Senators were packing enough offensive punch to be successful…