Around the Hockey World — Tuesday, September 29

PITTSBURGH — It is the next-to-last day of September on the eve of Sidney Crosby 's 22nd season. His team's opener across the state in Philadelphia less than 36 hours away looms. And there the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain is on a random early fall Tuesday, doing what he has always done: grinding through an hour-long practice with an intensity that shows no signs of waning as the player wh

Defenseman Thomas Chabot has been named the 11th captain in Senators history, the team announced Tuesday . The Senators' captaincy became vacant when Brady Takchuk was traded to the Florida Panthers on June 21.

This isn’t going to be the typical NHL opening-night column, but it’s the one that I think I need to write. This site, admittedly, has been a bit hollow lately. Part of that has been some personal struggles I’ve had the past few months. There’s been some grief, which I’ve written about here , and some other extenuating circumstances that I’ll keep to myself for now.

Matthew Knies is grateful to leave the rumours behind after Monday’s big trade between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets . Knies was dealt to Columbus on Monday, along with forward Steven Lorentz , defenceman Emil Andrae and a 2027 conditional second-round pick in a big trade that brought forwards Kirill Marchenko and Miles Wood , as well as goaltender Elvis Merzlikins , to Toront

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets completed a last-minute trade that centered around forwards Kirill Marchenko and Matthew Knies , with the Leafs immediately extending Marchenko to a six-year, $75-million contract with an annual cap hit of $12.5 million .

Newly acquired Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko will hit the ice on Tuesday night in the NHL’s 2026-27 curtain-raising evening, suiting up for his new team against the Montreal Canadiens . It took until the final hours before puckdrop for concerns to subside about Marchenko’s Leafs debut, with the Russian forward facing work visa complications with his first Canadian team, despite five

Players rocked some fierce looks before the first games of the NHL's 2026-27 season.

In a letter to fans on NHL.com , forward Leo Carlsson explained that he always wanted to stay in Anaheim, even though he signed an offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers over the summer. “The contract negotiations over the summer were a lot to deal with for everybody,” Carlsson said. “But when all is said and done, Anaheim is ultimately where I want to be for the rest of my life. That to me was

433 – Players who are Gen Z (59.9% of 723). Last season, 61% of NHL players were Gen Z.

Watched opening night and wish you'd gotten your picks in? You still can. I've pushed the deadline back to puck drop on night two, so anyone who found this after the first games still gets a shot. The clock above is counting down. Rank all 32 teams the way you think the season ends, and we'll see who called it. One entry per email. Already entered? Submit again with the same address before the…

NEW YORK -- Following are NHL club rosters, as of 10 a.m., Eastern time today. The 2026-27 regular season begins today with an opening-night tripleheader broadcast on ESPN in the U.S. and a doubleheader on Sportsnet in Canada .

Patrick Kane will play his first game for the Chicago Blackhawks since 2023 when they open the season against the Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena (10:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, TVAS2). The 37-year-old forward signed a two-year, $16 million contract on July 23 to return to Chicago, where he played the first 16 of his 19 NHL seasons, winning the Stanley Cup three times (201

NEW YORK -- Laila Edwards and her family showed Ice Hockey in Harlem players love when they visited the University of Wisconsin in October to see her play. IHIH returned the favor when Edwards, who made history as the first Black player on the United States women's Olympic team that won the gold medal at the at the 2026 Winter Games, came to Harlem on Monday night for dinner and a discussion with

Past two No. 1 picks talk about connections, pressure, upcoming matchup

While eight teams are worth over $3 billion this year, a staggering 20 franchises are now valued at over $2 billion, a new NHL record. In just five years, the “$2 Billion Club” went from being the Leafs alone to nearly two-thirds of the league. That’s insane, given the financial woes the NHL was facing coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Founded in 1971 by Dr. Charles Allard and hockey booster “Wild” Bill Hunter for a franchise fee of $25,000. It’s now worth $3.11 billion US according to Sportico.com’s Kurt Badenhausen, a former Forbes writer.

Clay Stevenson has been claimed off waivers from the Washington Capitals after he was unable to win the backup job from Charlie Lindgren. The 27-year-old appeared in four games in the NHL with the Capitals posting a 3-1 record, a 2.00 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. He spent the majority of his season in the AHL going 18-13-4 while posting a 2.62 goals-against average and a .912

The dust of the preseason has settled and it’s time to drop the puck on the 2026-27 NHL season. If your fantasy hockey teams look anything like mine, you probably already have Connor Bedard, Seth Jarvis, or someone else in your IR slot, opening up a spot to test-drive a couple of sleepers or start …

The fallout from the Marchenko-for-Knies trade, plus the latest on Connor Hellebuyck , Alexander Nikishin , Kirby Dach , and more in today’s NHL Rumor Mill. SPORTSNET : In his latest “32 Thoughts” column, Elliotte Friedman listed the factors that led to the multi-player trade in which the Columbus Blue Jackets shipped winger Kirill Marchenko to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Matthew Knies .

The NHL is ready to drop the puck on Tuesday. What are some of the big storylines we're watching ahead of the start of a new season?

RALEIGH, N.C. -- When the Carolina Hurricanes stand on the Lenovo Center ice Tuesday and watch the raising of the banner commemorating their 2025-26 championship season, it will represent the finish line of an offseason of celebration and reflection for each returning member of the team.

In the Edmonton Oilers’ first exhibition game, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl found themselves yanked off of the ice, 15 seconds into their first shift, after Draisaitl turned over the puck deep in his own end.

It's still unclear if Kirill Marchenko will be available for the leafs in tonight's season opener against Montreal. He still needs to complete the work visa process.

A s the curtain rises on the 2026-27 campaign, fans will be glued to the drama on and off the ice. They’ll get hyped over the fresh faces in the new places and will tune in as a new road to the Stanley Cup gets paved.

The breathlessly anticipated 2026-27 NHL season is here after an offseason reshuffling that included some blockbuster trades, some blockbuster trade requests and some record-breaking contracts. How will the campaign play out? It’s time to make another round of bold predictions – but with a twist this time. In the past, we’ve simply rolled them out as a randomized list and, if we’re being honest,

The 2026-27 NHL season begins on Tuesday, plus the latest on Red Wings defenseman Simon Edvinsson, Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, and more in today’s NHL Morning Coffee Headlines.