Gavin McKenna made an unprecedented decision. The presumed No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft didn't stay in the junior hockey world for his final pre-profe sional season. Instead, he enrolled at Penn State University to play for the Nittany Lions. The allure of college hockey drew McKenna Christian Wood Jersey in, and it could be a game changer if other top prospects follow suit in years...

The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered several notable injuries in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Defensemen Victor Hedman and Erik Cernak each left the game in the second period. So too did forward Michael Ey simont. That left the Lightning shorthanded as they closed out a 7-3 Game 1 victory. Here are the latest updates on each injured Lightning player as...

North American hockey fans, rejoice: the first-ever 4 Nations Face-Off between the USA and Canada comes to Montreal in mid-February! The 4 Nations Face-Off will be an international best-on-best tournament with top NHL players representing each of Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States. The 4 Nations Face-Off will be played in lieu of the 2025 NHL All-Star Game, which had been seeing...

The are continuing to head in the right direction and are now among the top teams in the Eastern Conference. It makes sense, as they have a fantastic core featuring Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Noah Dobson, and Ivan Demidov. With this, the future is looking bright in Montreal. They pulled off a huge victory on the road against an experienced team in Game 7 last...

Harvard standout Jimmy Vesey is going to get a lot of attention this week. Getty Images For the next few days, Jimmy Vesey is going to be the biggest name in the NHL. By midnight Tuesday he is expected to officially become an unrestricted free agent. The Buffalo Sabres, who currently own his draft rights following a trade with the Nashville Predators, have until then to sign him before he...

We've come to the point where most of today's NHL players grew up watching and idolizing Sidney Crosby. You would think that means the 38-year-old is at or nearing the end of his illustrious career, but instead, he remains one of the best in the world with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Crosby will once again captain and be a vital member of Team Canada at the upcoming 2026 Winter...

Don't tell the Lightning you're supposed to be a little off your game when you haven't played in a week. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final, their first game since they sentthe Bruins packing on Aug. 31, Tampa Bay claimed a dominant8-2 win over the Islanders. The two biggest contributors to the Lightning's lopsided victory were none other than Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov, who...

The NHL officially announced Wednesday that it is making significant changes to the format of the leagues annual All-Star Game starting with this years game on Jan. 31 in Nashville. The biggest difference is that the All-Star Game wont be a game at all. Instead it will be a three-game 3-on-3 tournament pitting the best players from each division against each other, as previously...

Can't get enough NHL rumors? Lyle Richardson's weekly serves as a one-stop guide to the latest rumblings around the league. Sabres center Ryan O'Reilly's regarding his club's culture of losing prompted some pundits to suggest he could be shopped this summer. The 27-year-old is among the league's best two-way forwards and would draw considerable interest on the trade market. The speculation died...

If Na sau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is trying to tell the something about the forthcoming move to Brooklyn, it might be Dont let the Zamboni door hit you on the way out. The old building that has given the Islanders so many great memories took one back Tuesday night against the .After the puck rimmed around the boards in the Islanders zone, it hit off the Zamboni doors and bounced away from...