(American) Thanksgiving in the NHL marks the quarter pole, a perfect time to step back and appreciate what has gone right for your team. The USA TODAY Sports NHL staff has put together a list of what ...

The 2015 NHL draft is one of the most anticipated in recent years because of the strength at the top with Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel. It's reminiscent of the Taylor vs. Tyler hype in 2010, when ...

The 2015 NHL draft is now history, but before summer vacation begins for real, we still have Wednesday, July 1, for one last major hockey fix. In a salary-cap world in which the best young players are ...

At the conclusion of each NHL Draft, I hand out team grades based on my assessment of the players they selected. It is an imperfect exercise though, as players change over time or my assessment can be ...

NHL Regular Season on NBCSN Averages 378,000 Viewers; Most-Watched For Full Season in Network’s History and Most-Watched Since 1993-94 Season NHL on NBC Averages 1.545 Million Viewers, Up 6% vs.

CHICAGO – When you talk to NHL players about the loaded 2015 NHL Draft, featuring Connor McDavid at the top, their reaction tends to depend on how it impacted them. Take, for instance, members of the ...

What a year Justin Faulk is having. The 23-year-old blueliner has emerged as the league’s top power play weapon and leads the Carolina Hurricanes, and all NHL defenseman, with 12 goals. He also ranks ...

A rule of thumb in the NHL is that if your team isn’t in a playoff position by American Thanksgiving, then you aren’t likely to be in one when the postseason begins in April. In each of the past two ...

Get out the sharpie, it's time to mark your calendars for the 2015-16 NHL Season. Oct. 7: Opening night - Regular season begins: 2015 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off (Fort Calgary, Alta.) Blackhawks ...

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks at a news conference before the NHL Awards show Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in Las Vegas. The NHL is officially exploring expansion. The league is opening a formal ...

Players from the surrounding drafts already have made an impact for the Detroit Red Wings, but five years out, the 2015 class is looking like a dud. The Wings made six picks at the June 26-27 event in ...

Jamie (right), the NHL's 2014-15 scoring champion, was a fifth round pick by the Stars in 2007. At 26, he's now a two-time All-Star and one of the team's feared offensive weapons. Older brother Jordie ...