Why Minnesota Is Truly the State of Hockey
The State of Hockey… What does it mean? Where does it come from? It’s hardly a secret that Minnesota has long been a hockey Mecca. The first hockey teams in…
Bruins Sign Minten to 7-Year Extension
The Boston Bruins have come to terms on a seven-year contract extension with forward Fraser Minten worth $50.4 million. The deal carries a $7.2 million annual salary through the 2…
NHL Rumors: Minten Signs, Buium Balks, Batherson Talks, and McDavid to Toronto… Again?
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Boston Bruins have made a major long-term commitment to Fraser Minten, but questions remain about another young defenseman in Mason Lohrei. Mean…
One Key Question Facing Each Atlantic Division NHL Team Heading Into 2026-27
As part of a short series on TheHockeyNews.com, we're identifying a key question for each NHL team heading into the 2026-27 season. In this file, we're focused on the Atlantic Div…
Senators Notes: Batherson, Stutzle, Chabot
The Ottawa Senators held media availability today during their 2026 Senators Charity Open, and we received some clarity on the Drake Batherson contract front. According to Claire …
Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Pyramid – Start of 2026-27
It has been two full seasons since the last time we looked into the Toronto Maple Leafs’ prospect pyramid, back before the 2024-25 season. Having moved on from some of…
The Long, Strange Road That Led Gavin McKenna to the Maple Leafs
Gavin McKenna‘s journey to becoming the first overall pick in the 2026 draft has been a bit of a rollercoaster. And when you go back and look at how much…
Simon Edvinsson’s Contract Talks On Hold Until Red Wings Find New GM
RFA defenseman Simon Edvinsson's contract talks are on hold until the Red Wings find their new general manager.
2026 Tampa Bay Lightning Top 20 Under 25: #10 Oleg Kulebiakin
While growing up Oleg Kulebiakin modeled his game after Nikita Kucherov, now the 2026 draft pick has a chance to skate beside him in the pre-season. NameOleg KulebiakinPositionWin…
Philadelphia Flyers Reveal Concept Art For New Arena Slated To Open In 2030
The Philadelphia Flyers will be moving to a new arena in 2030 and the franchise has unveiled a visual plan for its design in collaboration with the NBA and WNBA .
NHL Rumor Roundup: Canadiens Not On Dylan Larkin’s List, Latest on Gauthier And Fantilli
Suggestions of the Montreal Canadiens as a trade destination for Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin won't go away. Meanwhile, contract talks continue for Anaheim Ducks winger C…
Boston Bruins Sign Fraser Minten To Seven-Year, $50.4-Million Extension
The Boston Bruins have decided to make a long-term commitment with forward Fraser Minten.
Bruins Sign Fraser Minten To Seven-Year Deal
The Bruins announced that Fraser Minten has signed a seven-year contract extension through the 2033-34 season with an annual cap hit of $7.2 million. The contract will pay him $50…
Flyers Notes: Jiricek, New Arena, Training Camp
David Jiricek, who is entering this season on the first year of a two-year, $1.5MM AAV contract, has faith from Flyers management. According to Kevin Kurz, Jiricek recently spoke …
Flyers unveil first look at new arena coming in 2030
The Philadelphia Flyers released new information and sketches about their new arena that they plan to move into sometime in 2030. And on first impression, it has a very familiar l…
Oilers Should Sign Veteran Forward Curtis Lazar to a PTO
Nearly 10 weeks have passed since NHL free-agency opened, and veteran centre Curtis Lazar remains unsigned after his one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers expired on June 30.…
Henry Brzustewicz Is an LA Kings Prospect Worth Watching
The Los Angeles Kings have plenty of young players to be excited about, but Henry Brzustewicz is someone I think deserves a lot more attention. The defenseman is only 19…
Fight Club: Best Fights of 2025-26
It’s no surprise that the Tampa Bay Lightning liked to drop the gloves last season. They fought anyone who looked sideways at them and led the league by a comfortable margin in fi…
2026-27 Norris Trophy is Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin’s to Lose
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin has carried major expectations ever since he was selected first overall in the 2018 NHL Draft. Now entering his ninth NHL season, he has fu…
Oilers 2026-27 Player Previews: Max Jones & Eduards Tralmaks
The 2026-27 season starts in a few weeks, so let’s continue our Edmonton Oilers player preview series. The last player we looked at was Kasperi Kapanen, and now we turn…
Changes in the new NHL CBA
Timely enough off the heels of the Labor Day holiday yesterday, the NHL’s new collective bargaining agreement, the labor rules agreed to by the NHL and the NHLPA, kicks in next we…
Suggested Trade Sees Blues Acquire Bruins’ Mason Lohrei
The Boston Bruins will be trying to make another playoff push this season, but they do have a logjam on their blue line that they need to figure out before…
Redoing the Red Wings’ 2019 Draft Class
With the Detroit Red Wings still searching for their next general manager, and training camp over a week away, I wanted to do a quick series re-drafting a few of…
Eight Penguins players featured in EA Sports NHL 27
Fans got a first look this week at what Pittsburgh Penguins players will look like in the upcoming release of EA Sports’ NHL 27. X user @TestOnAQuest shared screenshots of what ar…