The Grind Line: Thoughts on Red Wings’ 2023 Draft Class Devin Little | June 30, 2023 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
5 Blue Jackets Takeaways From the 2023 NHL Draft Mark Scheig | June 30, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets came to the 2023 NHL Draft hoping to land a franchise-changing player. Not only did they do that, they became one of the biggest winners of…
Blues’ 2023 Draft Deep Dive: Matthew Mayich Ethan Carter | June 30, 2023 The St. Louis Blues selected defenseman Matthew Mayich with the 170th overall pick in the fifth round. He played his junior hockey for the Ottawa 67’s in the Ontario Hockey…
Wild Add to Center Depth by Drafting Charlie Stramel Mariah Stark (Holland) | June 30, 2023 The first round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft is complete and the Wild made their selection with the 21st pick. With that pick general manager Bill Guerin and their…
Lamoriello Emphasizes Scoring with 2023 Draft Class Mike Fink | June 30, 2023 The 2023 NHL Entry Draft has come and gone. Connor Bedard went number one overall to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Anaheim Ducks made a surprising selection with Leo Carlsson, and…
Sharks’ 2023 Draft Is a Good Start to Team’s Rebuild Alex Hutton | June 30, 2023 It’s officially a new era of San Jose Sharks hockey. If this past season was the prologue to said era, the last two days were the opening paragraph of the…
Kraken Add 10 New Names to Their Franchise at the Draft Adam Kierszenblat | June 30, 2023 The 2023 NHL Draft is officially complete, with the Seattle Kraken making a total of ten selections across the two days. Overall, they added six forwards, three defencemen and a…
Red Wings’ 2023 Draft Class Provides Depth & Debate Devin Little | June 30, 2023 The Detroit Red Wings entered the 2023 NHL Draft with 10 picks, including five through the first two rounds. There was much chatter heading into the draft about how Red…
Bruins Focus on More Forward Depth at 2023 Entry Draft Scott Roche | June 30, 2023 Entering the 2023 NHL Entry Draft at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Boston Bruins knew that they would be waiting for a long time before making their first selection. They…
Jets Focus on Forwards & Crease on Day 2 of 2023 NHL Draft Declan Schroeder | June 30, 2023 The Winnipeg Jets continued one of the busiest weeks in recent memory by selecting four more players — three forwards and a goalie — during Day 2 of the 2023…
Flames Go Big at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft Charles Watch | June 30, 2023 The very deep 2023 NHL Draft has come and gone with very little fanfare. No trades in the first round and very few during Rounds 2-7, none of any note.…
Predators, Trotz Stick To Their Word With 2 First-Round Picks Alex Wauthy | June 30, 2023 The Nashville Predators ended Day 1 of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft making no trades. Rumors swirled early on draft day as incoming general manager (GM) Barry Trotz did everything…