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USA Hockey’s 2025 National Team Orientation Camp Begins Today
USA Hockey’s 2025 National Team Orientation Camp begins today, Aug. 26, in Plymouth, Michigan, and runs through Aug. 27 (USA Hockey, 2025). The two-day event is focused on administration and team building, with no on-ice sessions or public activities scheduled. Forty-four players representing 24 NHL teams will take part as preparations for the 2026 Winter […]
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Player Profile: Sean Kuraly
Sean Kuraly was born on January 20, 1993, in Dublin, Ohio. The left-shot forward played for the Ohio Blue Jackets from 2008-10 and registered 37 goals and 61 assists in 86 total games before joining the United States National Development Program, where he played four games for the U17 team. The Indiana Ice drafted Kuraly […]
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Nicklas Backstrom: An Underrated Capitals Legend
Long-time Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom officially stepped away from the NHL after his contract expired earlier this summer. The 37-year-old had not played a game since October 2023 due to continued issues after a hip-resurfacing surgery. However, Backstrom spent 16 seasons with the Capitals after being drafted in 2006. He was well known as […]
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Opinion: Why Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin Will Come Up Big This Upcoming Season
We hate to beat a dead horse here, but the New York Rangers were terrible last season. They missed the Stanley Cup playoffs, were inconsistent all season long, struggled in their own end, and their big-time players were too quiet at crucial times of the season. When you put all of these things together, you […]
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ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Hire Ryan Papaioannou as Head Coach
The Wheeling Nailers, in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Penguins, have announced that they have hired Ryan Papaioannou as the team’s 21st head coach in franchise history. He replaces Derek Army, who took a job with the Colorado Eagles earlier this Summer. Assistant coach Mitch Giguere and goaltending coach Karel Popper will both be back with […]
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Sidney Crosby: The Final Chapter of a Golden Legacy?
It’s been 14 years since Sidney Crosby scored the most iconic goal in Canadian hockey history. Vancouver, 2010. Overtime. Gold medal game. The puck slid to him, the crowd held its breath, and Crosby delivered a shot that sent the country into chaos. The “Golden Goal” wasn’t just a moment — it became a piece […]
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Opinion: Why the Rangers Can Bounce Back in 2025-26
Last season was awful for the New York Rangers in every single way. For starters, they missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2021 shortened season. The team was inconsistent in every area of their game and it ended up dooming them in the long run. Secondly, there was a lot […]
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Tom Wilson Invited to Team Canada’s Olympic Orientation Camp
Ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Tom Wilson was named to Team Canada’s list of potential members of their Olympic Squad. Hockey Canada announced that 42 NHL players were invited to its National Teams Orientation Camp taking place later in August. Among others, Wilson joins elite players like Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor […]
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ECHL: Jimmy Dowd Jr. Signs With Adirondack Thunder
The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they’ve signed defenseman Jimmy Dowd Jr. for the 2025-26 season. In 27 games last season with the Penn State Nitney Lions, Dowd put up a goal and nine assists for 10 games while also wearing an “A”. Dowd spent time at the New Jersey Devils Development Camp Last Month. […]
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Nicklas Bäckström Returns Home for 2025-26 Season
Washington Capitals forward is continuing his career back where it all started as he is playing in the Swedish Hockey League this season.
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