IIHF World Junior Championships

ECHL: Bogdans Hodass Signs With Wheeling Nailers

The Wheeling Nailers have announced that they’ve signed defenseman Bogdans Hodass for the 2025-26 season. Hodass, 22, is coming off his rookie season, where he put up three goals and six assists for nine points in 40 games with the Iowa Heartlanders. He would pick up a goal and an assist in his first game […]

2025 World Junior Championship: USA Scores 10 in Opening Statement Game

The Americans wasted no time making an opening statement at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, rolling past Germany with a dominant 10-4 win on Thursday at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. It was a reminder of why the defending champs, who returned ten from their Gold Medal-winning club last year in Sweden, are […]

2025 World Junior Championship: NHL Roster Breakdown

With the ongoing World Junior Championship, we wanted to break down each country’s roster and which NHL teams have prospects in the tournament. By The Numbers: Canada Forwards: Gavin McKenna (2026 NHL Draft Eligible)Bradly Nadeau (Carolina Hurricanes)Brayden Yager (Winnipeg Jets)Jett Luchanko (Philadelphia Flyers)Luca Pinelli (Columbus Blue Jackets)Berkly Catton (Seattle Kraken)Carson Rehkpof (Seattle Kraken)Ethan Gauthier (Tampa […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Team Canada Players to Watch

With the 2025 World Junior Championships underway, there are a few players on Team Canada that I want to highlight as players to watch. Team Canada is full of very talented players this year, but I think these are a few that will really break out during this tournament. Related: A Quick Guide to the […]

Philip Tomasino of the Pittsburgh Penguins

Player Profile: Philip Tomasino

Philip Tomasino was born on July 28, 2001, in Mississauga, Canada. Catch the newest Pittsburgh Penguins forward wearing number 53 this season. See all of Philip Tomasino’s Stats Here! Tomasino began his junior journey when he was drafted by the Niagra IceDogs fifth overall in the 2017 Ontario Hockey League Priority Draft. He played 61 games […]

Player Profile: Erik Karlsson

Erik Karlsson, number 65 for the Pittsburgh Penguins, is an elite defenseman in the NHL. He was born on May 31, 1990, in Landsbro, Sweden, and has proven his elite status his entire career. See Erik Karlsson’s Full Stats Here! Karlsson began his amateur career in Sweden, playing in the junior leagues before finding a […]

Brady Skjei skating as a Nashville Predator

Player Profile: Brady Skjei

Brady Skjei, number 76 on the Nashville Predators, is entering his ninth full season playing in the NHL. Born on March 26, 1994, in Lakeville, Minnesota, Skjei has become one of the league’s top defensemen and hopes to continue his dominance in the first year with his new club. Click Here for Full Brady Skjei […]

Player Profile: Barrett Hayton

As the Utah Hockey Club inches closer to their first season in the NHL, they signed center Barrett Hayton to a 2-year, $5,300,000 contract. The young center is entering his sixth season in the NHL and looking to have a bounce-back year after an injury-plagued 2023-2024 season. Early Career Hayton was drafted fifth overall in […]

Player Profile: Filip Forsberg

On August 13, 1994, Carl Filip Anton Forsberg, better known as Filip Forsberg, was born in Östervåla, Sweden. Forsberg was drafted by the Washington Capitals but has played every game in his professional career with the Nashville Predators Organization. See All of Filip Forsberg’s Stats Here In his youth, Forsberg played in Sweden with Leksands […]

Victor Söderström Is Entering a Make-Or-Break Season

In the 2019 NHL draft, John Chayka and the Coyotes made the surprising move to trade up to the 11th overall pick and draft the Swedish-born defenseman giving up the 14th and 45th picks in the same draft. Pre-draft scouting reports had Söderström as a good two-way defenseman with excellent skating and the potential to […]