Predicting the 2025-26 NHL season, from Stanley Cup contenders to bottom-feeders
We’re less than one week from meaningful hockey, and yes, you’ve seen a million previews. But what if…
Will the NHL ever return to Quebec City? Dying expansion buzz reflects ‘sad reality’
QUEBEC CITY — Early Monday morning, Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot made the 45-minute drive from Quebec City…
Max Pacioretty Reportedly Retires
One of the NHL’s better goal-scorers from the 2010s has reportedly hung up his skates. According to Nick…
If Connor McDavid hits the market, what should each NHL team’s pitch to get him be?
The puck has yet to drop on the 2025-26 NHL regular season and July 1 is more than…
Montréal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers – Game Highlights
Chess and Canvas: How Rick Tocchet Plans to Unlock Matvei Michkov and Trevor Zegras For FlyersWhen Rick Tocchet…
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…
One burning question for every NHL team heading into training camp
How will Jonathan Toews look in his return to the NHL for his hometown team? How will Kirill…
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…
Ranking the NHL’s top 20 Calder Trophy candidates for the 2025-26 season
For an eighth straight season, welcome back to The Athletic’s annual look at the NHL’s incoming rookie class.…
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…