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From prep to draft to trades: How to win your league
The 2024-25 NHL season is nearly here, so play ESPN Fantasy Hockey with the same tips and tricks that the pros use.
Draft these forwards ready for their breakout season
Prepare for your fantasy hockey drafts by finding the forwards most likely to break out as scorers this season.
CHECKING IN WITH ROOKIES
Overheard at NHLPA rookie showcase: Memories of Gaudreau, plus McGroarty, Gauthier talk trade aftermath, other buzz
The NHL's top incoming rookies discussed key topics ahead of the 2024-25 season.
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DRAISAITL'S BIG DEAL
EIGHT YEARS, $112 MILLION
Winners and losers of Leon Draisaitl's eight-year, $112 million contract
The German center will be the NHL's highest-paid player -- with major ramifications in Edmonton and beyond. Who won big? Who came up short?
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2025
TOP PROSPECTS IN THE CLASS
2025 NHL draft prospect watch list: The players who will dominate the discourse this season
With the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in the rearview mirror, draft season has begun across the globe. Here are the most intriguing skaters right now.
CALDER TROPHY WATCH
A LOOK AT 12 TOP CANDIDATES
Way-too-early Calder Trophy watch for 2024-25: Is it Macklin Celebrini's race to lose?
Here are the top candidates to win the NHL's rookie of the year award next season, and the first overall pick will have some tough competition.
NFL
Dak Prescott joins biggest active contracts in NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL
The Dallas Cowboys quarterback's extension joins a group of the largest contracts across North American sports.
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- Leafs, Robertson end standoff with 1-year deal
- Kraken, Larsson agree to 4-year, $21M extension
- Crosby 'pretty optimistic' about Penguins extension
- Gaudreau brothers mourned at tearful funeral
- PWHL reveals team names, logos for 2nd season
- Gartner to take over as Hockey HOF chairman
- Defenseman Rifai inks 2-year extension with Leafs
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Offseason keys for NHL teams, including draft, free agency
We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast its 2024-25 outlook.
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Ranking every NHL team's prospects: Why the Sabres are No. 1
Clubs will add to their pools of young talent in the draft, but who has the best system right now? We count them down from 32 to 1.
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Keanu Reeves signs one-day contract with Windsor Spitfires
Keanu Reeves' autographed jersey from his ceremonial one-day stint with the team will be auctioned off for charity.
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Inside the Quebec factory where NHL jerseys are created
The NHL is confident that players and fans will be pleased with the changeover in designers since the manufacturer will remain the same.
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Panthers' celebration takes Stanley Cup into Atlantic Ocean
After winning the Stanley Cup Monday night, the Panthers took to the streets of Fort Lauderdale Tuesday morning to celebrate.
