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Answering the big NHL offseason questions: Trade candidates, free agents, draft rumblings
With the Cup awarded to the Avs, we're looking at the latest buzz on Gaudreau, Giroux and Kadri, the next set of swaps, and the draft.
2022 NHL DRAFT
JULY 7-8, LIVE ON ESPN, ESPN+
Logan Cooley's hockey journey: From 'Little Penguin' to top 2022 NHL draft prospect
One of the first kids to participate in Sidney Crosby's youth program back in 2008, the Pennsylvania native is now a potential top-three pick in this month's draft.
Top prospects for the 2022 NHL draft, led by Shane Wright, Logan Cooley, Juraj Slafkovsky
The NHL draft is coming up on July 7 and 8. Who will your team take? Here are the top prospects according to NHL Central Scouting.
2022 NHL draft order: Full list of all 225 picks
Here is an ordered list of all 32 NHL teams' draft picks for the 2022 draft, set to take place July 7 and 8 in Montreal.
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LOOKING AHEAD
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Is this just the start of an Avalanche dynasty?
With a talented young core in place in Colorado, the 2022 Stanley Cup might be just the first of multiple championships in the next several years.
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NHL Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: The first look at 2022-23
The Cup champs lead the way. Here's how our voters see every team prior to the draft and free agency.
FREE-AGENCY TIERS
NHL free agency: Top options, best values, boom-or-bust players
The signing period begins July 13. Here is a guide to 121 unrestricted free agents looking for a new contract this summer.
Top Headlines
- Jets 'focusing on' Bowness as next head coach
- Boeser re-signs with Canucks on 3-year deal
- Stars re-sign backup goalie, add assistants
- Lightning re-sign Paul to seven-year, $22M deal
- Sharks fire coach Boughner after 3 seasons
- Bruins hire Montgomery as new head coach
- Avs live it up as they celebrate title at parade
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Rivalry revisited
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Fight Night at the Joe: Remembering the legendary Colorado Avalanche-Detroit Red Wings brawl of 1997
The March 26, 1997, matchup -- with 18 fighting majors, 148 total penalty minutes and one epic goalie fight -- was unlike anything the NHL had ever seen. In conjunction with E60's "Unrivaled," here is the story of that night, from the people who lived it.
Playoff beards: Hockey's wackiest tradition
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Playoff beards: Hockey's wackiest tradition
A staple since the early 1980s, we look at the best beards in 2022, the next generation of bushy beauties and the greatest facial forests in postseason history
Keys to the offseason
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Keys to the offseason for NHL teams, including draft, free-agency game plans
We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast their 2022-23 outlook.
