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…
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…
Leafs’ Matthew Knies won’t shy away from the spotlight: ‘I’m playing for the whole city’
One by one, an intimate group put down their cutlery and leaned in to hear an emerging NHL…
Mitch Marner opens up about threats, security concerns while with Maple Leafs
Mitch Marner is opening up about some of the harassment he dealt with in his final months as…
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…
Toronto Maple Leafs rank No. 26 in NHL Pipeline Rankings for 2025
Toronto’s pipeline isn’t overly deep, but that Matthew Knies still qualifies as a U23 player keeps the Maple…
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…