Of all the hockey players on the ice, the goaltender is probably the one who is least associated with the number on the back of their jersey. That’s because there are plenty of other visual markers to ...

The 2025-26 NHL season will feature two competitions. First, there is the battle for the Stanley Cup. The Florida Panthers will try to become the first NHL team to win three consecutive titles since ...

Welcome to The Athletic’s 2025-26 edition of the team season previews, a deep dive into what to expect from each team for the upcoming season by Sean Gentille, Shayna Goldman, and Dom Luszczyszyn.

The last two Stanley Cup Finals have had a familiar look, with the Florida Panthers downing the Edmonton Oilers both times. Are we looking at a third consecutive meeting and a three-peat for the ...

Note: This article originally appeared on the website of the NHL Players' Association. NHL.com is reproducing the article with the NHLPA's permission. Long before the Player Orientation Program became ...

The NHL’s biggest star is staying with the Oilers. Edmonton signed Connor McDavid to a two-year contract extension with an AAV of $12.5 million, the Oilers announced. McDavid has spent his entire ...

The Minnestota Wild and Kirill Kaprizov have worked out a record deal for the Russian forward. On Tuesday, Kaprizov signed an eight-year, $136 million contract extension that will keep him in ...

Matthew Schaefer had an assist in his NHL debut, a 3-2 shootout loss for the New York Islanders against the Philadelphia Flyers at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on Sunday. The 18-year-old defenseman, ...

The Nashville Predators claimed Tyson Jost off NHL waivers on Wednesday. Jost, 27, leaves the Carolina Hurricanes after one season. He recorded four goals and nine points in 39 games last year while ...

The Minnesota Wild locked down Kirill Kaprizov on a historic contract extension Tuesday, tying him to the organization for eight more years at a massive annual average value of $17 million. It's a ...

The NHL signed a seven-year media deal with ESPN/ABC to bring pro hockey back to the Worldwide Leader in 2021. Suffice it to say, MLB analyst Ben McDonald hasn’t been tuning in very much over that ...

Andrea Doan, wife of former Coyotes captain Shane Doan, will chair the new advisory group. The Matt Shott Arizona Hockey Legacy Foundation was named the official community pillar for the effort. Even ...