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Trade grades: Kings deal from position of strength, land Fiala
The Wild needed cap space, and sent the talented winger to L.A. in exchange for a first-round pick and a prospect.
2022 NHL DRAFT
JULY 7-8, LIVE ON ESPN, ESPN+
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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NHL
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.
MACKINNON'S JOURNEY
NHL
How Nathan MacKinnon molded the Avalanche into Stanley Cup champions
After years of postseason disappointment, Colorado is on top thanks to the culture created by its young star.
NHL
Free-agency, draft plans for Avs, Lightning, every other NHL team
We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast their 2022-23 outlook.
NHL
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. Here is the story of that night, from the people who lived it.
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.
MLB
Avs celebrate at Rockies game with Stanley Cup trophy
The Stanley Cup champions Avalanche show up to support the Rockies as they face off against the Dodgers.
Top Headlines
- Host Saint John beats Hamilton for Memorial Cup
- Richardson accepts 'challenge' of coaching Hawks
- Wild dodge cap crunch, trade RFA Fiala to Kings
- Point quad tear among Bolts injuries in Final
- Hamilton wins in OT, heads to Memorial Cup final
- Sedin twins, Luongo among 2022 HOF inductees
- Bruins' Sweeney gets new deal as he seeks coach
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Playoff beards: Hockey's wackiest tradition
- illustration by Two Fresh and Alejandro Parilla
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.