Minor Leagues

Preseason Scouting Report: USNTDP Forward Ryan Leonard

Ryan Leonard is a 2023 NHL draft-eligible prospect from Amherst, Massachusetts, a town located approximately 90 miles west of Boston. Amherst is also home to the UMass Minutemen, but Leonard is committed to Boston College in Fall 2023. Leonard played prep school hockey at the prestigious Pope Francis in Springfield, MA. In the 2019-20 season, […]

Hockey Canada reopens investigation into alleged 2018 sexual assault, NHL players implicated

Hockey Canada has revealed in an open letter that they have re-opened the investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving members of the 2018 World Junior Championship team. A lawsuit was filed in May that stated that eight unnamed CHL players sexually assaulted a woman in June of 2018 at a Hockey Canada function in […]

Conor Geekie injured during first day of Coyotes Development Camp

The Arizona Coyotes dominated the NHL Draft, but the opening day of development camp was a disaster. Conor Geekie, the 11th selection, acquired in a trade with the San Jose Sharks for the No. 27 pick and two second-rounders (No. 34 and No. 45) last week, was injured Monday after taking a big hip check […]

Four prospects with Chicago Steel connections drafted in 2022 NHL Draft

After tying a franchise record with eight players selected last year, the Chicago Steel saw four players with ties to the team taken on Day 2 of the 2022 NHL Draft. The Chicago Steel-Toronto Maple Leafs pipeline continued with the selection of forward Nick Moldenhauer with the 95th overall pick in the third round. The […]

Brady Stonehouse makes case for NHL Draft

A lifelong dream realized for Brady Stonehouse. The five-foot-nine, 182-pound forward, who turns 18 on August 6, notched 18 goals, 17 assists and 52 penalty minutes in 68 games this past season with the Ottawa 67s as a rookie in the Ontario Hockey League. But Stonehouse, ranked 152nd among North American skaters in NHL Central […]

Jessica Campbell and Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser Break Hockey Barriers

As female fans, it can often feel ostracizing to be the “odd man out” in an overwhelmingly male-dominated hockey industry. It seems that 2022 has plans to change that. An already landmark year for women in NHL coaching and management has been bolstered even further by the hiring of Jessica Campbell as a Coachella Valley […]

Bruins ink two AHL depth players to new two-way contracts for 2022-2023 season

Having depth in the organization is a key to success as it allows an organization to deal with obstacles head-on. Every fan base knows how hard it is to lose a key player to injury and have their team struggle to replace the vacancy. The Bruins will need plenty of depth heading into the 2022-2023 […]

Alessio Beglieri moving to Canada to prepare for 22-23 OHL season

O Canada! 18-year-old goaltender Alessio Beglieri, of Switzerland, who was drafted by the OHL’s Missisauga Steelheads on July 1, will move to the capital of hockey by the end of August. Beglieri had already decided to move to Canada prior to the CHL Import Draft. “My agent had been in contact with Mississauga for quite […]

DuFour’s big night lifts Sea Dogs to Memorial Cup Final

The reigning MVP of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) added another memorable moment to his resume on Saturday in perhaps the biggest game of his team’s season to date. William DuFour, a fifth-round selection of the New York Islanders in 2020, was the star of the show for the hometown St. John Sea […]

Two Bruins’ Prospects Get Invites To USA Hockey Junior Evaluation Camp

Boston Bruins prospects Ty Gallagher and Riley Duran have been invited to the United States Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp, which will be held from July 24 to August 3 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. Gallagher and Duran were two of sixty players invited to camp who will be competing to join the […]