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The summer of John Chayka continues at a dizzying pace! Toronto continued its defensive overhaul, trading Brandon Carlo to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for the No. 73 and No. 76 overall picks in the 2026 NHL Draft. It’s worth combating some revisionist history, to start: Carlo’s acquisition made sense at the time, as…
Toronto took a guy that teams hate to play against, genuinely. If you want a guy who can be an energy checker and a rat, he's a fun one.
This NHL offseason has been entertaining to keep track of, with several big-name players having their names tossed around in trade speculation. The most recent name that has been mentioned…
Moore Returns to Ottawa
The Toronto Maple Leafs have selected defenceman Alexander Bilecki with the 60th pick of the 2026 NHL Draft. Bilecki, 18, is a 6-foot-2 blueliner from Mississauga who was a member of this year’s Memorial Cup champion Kitchener Rangers. He was one of their most important defencemen down the stretch and saw his role grow as…
Borichev was regarded by many as the best European goaltender heading into this year’s draft.
The Calgary Flames have gone with familiar bloodlines in the third round of the 2026 NHL Draft. At 65th overall, using a selection they acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in the Nikita Zadorov trade in 2023, the Flames have selected forward Joe Iginla. Yes, that Joe Iginla, the youngest son of Hockey Hall of Famer, special…
The Vancouver Canucks won’t be qualifying Danila Klimovich’s contract, allowing the pending restricted free to hit free agency on July 1st. The news broke via Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali — The Team on a busy Saturday morning ahead of day two of the NHL Draft. “Agent Dan Milstein tells me that client Danila…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have taken Ethan MacKenzie with the 69th overall pick in the third round of the 2026 Entry Draft. Vitals MacKenzie is going to turn 20 in September, and it from Gavin McKenna's training base of Kelowna, BC. He is a left-shooting defender and
The Toronto Maple Leafs have taken Ethan MacKenzie with the 69th overall pick in the third round of the 2026 Entry Draft. Vitals MacKenzie is going to turn 20 in September, and it from Gavin McKenna's training base of Kelowna, BC. He is a left-shooting defender and
The Flyers closed out their second round with their second selection of the day, picking up goaltender Martin Psohlavec out of the Czech junior league. 🔶 WELCOME TO PHILLY! 🔶 With the 62nd overall pick in the 2026 #NHLDraft , we are proud to select goaltender Martin Psohlavec. pic.twitter.com/dcSZZ9QtWm — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 27, 2026 Their first goalie drafted since 2023, Psohlavec stands out, above all, for his size. Coming in at 6’5 (but still just 185 pou...
The Brandon Carlo era has come to an unceremonious end as the Maple Leafs have sent him to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for two third-round draft picks in 2026. It is significantly less than what the Leafs paid for him just 1.5 seasons earlier: Fraser Minten, a top-five-protected first-round pick, and a fourth-round […] The post Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs trade Brandon Carlo to STL for two third-round picks appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The Philadelphia Flyers have double-dipped on defensemen with their 2nd pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. With the 53rd overall […] The post Flyers Select Brek Liske & Martin Psohlavec With Their Two 2nd-Round Picks appeared first on Philly Hockey Now .
The New Jersey Devils are looking for value on Day 2 of the 2026 NHL Draft. On Friday, the Devils […]
The Montreal Canadiens traded up to 57th overall from their pick at 61st, adding their fourth-round pick at 125th overall to the package to do so. With the pick, they selected defenceman Timofei Runtso from the Victoria Royals of the WHL. Elite Prospects Runtso is a right-shot defenceman who had a productive draft season, netting 44 points in 68 games. The California native completed his only season in the WHL, as he will join Miami University for the 2026-27 season. Scouts...
With the 64th pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, the New York Rangers have selected Ben MacBeath from the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL). About Ben…
The Calgary Flames have made another pick on the second day of the 2026 NHL Draft. With Ottawa’s second-round pick, 55th overall, acquired from the Utah Mammoth in the MacKenzie Weegar trade, the Flames have selected Russian forward Alan Shaikhlislamov. Shaikhlislamov was ranked 25th among International skaters by the NHL’s Central Scouting Service. He was…
With the later rounds coming fast and furious, Sunny was right back on the clock and selected a big Russian Defenseman at pick 44. He stands 6’5″ and 187 lbs, starting the season in the KHL for Salavat Yulaev Ufa, however after 7 games he spent most of the season with Toros Neftekamsk, Salavat Yulaev’s […]
Texas Rangers lineup for June 27, 2026 against the Toronto Blue Jays: starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill for the Rangers and Dylan Cease for the Blue Jays. The Rangers clinched at least a series split in Toronto yesterday, and are trying to clinch a winning series in Toronto today. They have their most challenging matchup […]
The Montreal Canadiens added another prospect to the mix at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, selecting Timofei Runtso with the […]
Carlo was originally acquired by the Leafs at the 2025 trade deadline in exchange for Fraser Minten and a first-round pick.
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During the 2026 NHL Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded defenceman Brandon Carlo to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for the No. 73 and No. 76 picks in this year’s event. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report. Carlo was on the trade block leading up to the draft, and Toronto recoups some…
The Edmonton Oilers traded back in the second round of the 2026 NHL draft, moving from pick No. 52 to pick No. 58, using it to select Latvian centre Rudolfs Berzkalns. Berzkalns, who stands at a towering 6-foot-4, 205 pounds, spent last season with the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks, scoring 13 goals and 25 points. The…
Vanecek had 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points in 59 games with the Tri-City Americans in the Western Hockey League.
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