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Recapping Oilers Prospects’ Performance at Summer Showcase
After a week of action at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario, the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase wrapped up Saturday (Aug. 1). Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States…
9 2027 Draft-Eligible Players to Watch at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup
It only felt like yesterday that the 2026 NHL Draft took place. Now, we’re already looking forward to the 2027 Draft season as it kicks off with the Hlinka Gretzky…
Seattle Kraken’s 5 Toughest Matchups of the 2026-27 Season
Every NHL schedule presents its share of challenges, but some games stand out more than others. Whether it’s facing a Stanley Cup contender, navigating an exhausting stretch of the calendar,…
Penguins’ Brady Peddle Is an Overlooked Prospect Worth Watching
Brady Peddle was temporarily overlooked in PensBurgh’s annual Top 25 Under 25 rankings. His place within the Pittsburgh Penguins’ prospect system may be easy to overlook for similar reasons. PensBurgh…
Trending or Ending: Alex DeBrincat Is Leaving the Red Wings?
The Detroit Red Wings’ offseason has already delivered one seismic departure, with Steve Yzerman no longer the general manager. The team is also likely to trade captain Dylan Larkin, who…
Trending or Ending?: Maple Leafs Have Blockbuster Move Coming
John Chayka has barely been on the job in Toronto for four months, and the Toronto Maple Leafs already look like a different roster. The question now isn’t whether he’s…
Maple Leafs’ Top 10 Prospects for 2026-27 Season
The Toronto Maple Leafs prospect system last season was very bare to say the least. Aside from Easton Cowan and Ben Danford, there weren’t any standout names that had big…
3 Maple Leafs Prospects Who Could Make Their NHL Debut in 2026-27
The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a lot of changes this offseason, and with some new additions, they hope they can make it back to the playoffs and make a…
Top Canadian & Swedish Prospects From the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase
Sweden arrived in Windsor as the reigning World Junior champions, and Canada with the deepest pool of NHL-drafted talent in the building. The two took opposite paths through the week.…
5 Canucks Prospects Who Could Make Their NHL Debut in 2026-27
The Vancouver Canucks should be featuring a lot of young talent this season, especially if a few more veterans get traded. They don’t have the deepest prospect pool yet, but…
Canucks News & Rumours: Malhotra’s Growth, Tolopilo Decision & the Challenge of Options
In the NHL, August is not usually a time when big stories are easy to find. But it is a time when organizations start looking more closely at what they…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Danford’s Patience, Borgesi’s Chance & Future Blueliners
The Toronto Maple Leafs have reshaped much of their NHL roster over the past year, but some of the most interesting stories heading into training camp may not be about…
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 2
Yesterday in Hockey History: Aug. 1 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Aug. 3 Aug. 2 was a big day for the Buffalo Sabres as they pulled off a big trade to…
NHL Rumours: Habs Trying to Sign Hage, Marchenko Price & McKenna’s Optimism
In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with the Montreal Canadiens as they continue to try to bring Michael Hage into the organization. Next, we look at Kirill Marchenko…
How Blue Jackets Can Become a Contender, Part 3: The Missing Pieces
We have recapped how the Columbus Blue Jackets got to this point. We talked about the importance of why the team must maximize their current core in order to become…
Canucks: Revisiting the Luongo Trade
After eight seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, Roberto Luongo was traded back to the Florida Panthers on March 4, 2014, along with Steven Anthony in exchange for Jacob Markstrom and…
Revisiting the Lightning’s Blockbuster Trade for Blake Coleman
For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2019-20 season was a make-or-break moment for a franchise that had become known as good enough to make deep runs in the postseason but…
New York Islanders’ Greatest of All-Time
On Feb. 4, 1978, Hockey Hall of Famer and a member of the 100 Greatest NHL Players club, Mike Bossy, recorded the first hat trick of his NHL career as the New…
3 Players the Oilers Should Consider Trading Before 2026-27
We are officially in the dog days of August, and NHL news is few and far between. The season is just under two months away, and we are gaining clarity…
Flames Have a Potential Superstar Prospect Nobody Saw Coming
It’s been some time since the Calgary Flames have had legitimate star talent on their roster. We all know that Jonathan Huberdeau hasn’t been anywhere close to that since arriving…
Maple Leafs’ Cowan Chasing a First in Hockey History
The Toronto Maple Leafs prospect is already two-thirds of the way to a feat that may never have been accomplished before. If he completes it, there will be a parade.…
3 Early Targets for the Canadiens in the 2027 NHL Draft
The 2026 NHL Entry Draft has been completed a bit over a month ago, but that does not mean NHL teams have stopped preparing for the next one. Scouts are…
Penguins’ $63 Million Gamble Makes 2026-27 a Bridge Season
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the offseason with the resources to make a major addition. President of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas explored moving up from the 22nd pick…
New York Rangers’ 2025-26 Report Cards: Mike Sullivan
The New York Rangers entered the 2025-26 season with hopes of making the playoffs, but they finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference. Though there were some positives…
Toronto Maple Leafs History of Black Hockey Players
*This article was originally written by Alex Hobson In their 109-year-old history, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a total of 1,214 players suit up to don the blue and…
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