With the 2025-26 season around a month and a half old, ClutchPoints presents its first 2026 NHL Mock Draft of the campaign.

After a less-than-stellar first month in his freshman season at Penn State, Gavin McKenna isn’t a lock to be the No. 1 pick ...

Editor's note: This is a part of an occasional USA TODAY Sports series on the best moments, teams, players and figures in sports over the last 25 years. Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, the ...

The NHL's annual draft lottery is usually held in early May. It involves the 16 teams that didn't qualify for the playoffs to determine which club will win the first overall selection. The lottery is ...

The 2022 NHL Draft is quickly approaching, so it's time to get caught up to speed on which picks the Blackhawks have this year and how they got them before the big event in Montreal. The opening round ...

Between poor play and likely returns to college, the 2026 quarterback class has dwindled down to two. Unfortunately for NFL teams, there's far more than two in the market for upgrades at the ...

Gavin McKenna and Tynan Lawrence are No. 1 and 2 in Corey Pronman's latest draft ranking. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Michael Miller / ISI Photos / Getty Images, Chris ...

Entering play on Thursday, the top-four scorers in the NHL were Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Macklin Celebrini, and ...

Quarter-season MVP: Connor Bedard. The Blackhawks might have something in this kid, after all. With 29 points through 19 games in his third NHL season, Bedard is on pace for 118 -- and Chicago is ...

The CHL-USA Prospects Challenge is now less than a month away as the top NHL Draft prospects from the CHL’s three leagues join forces to take on the U.S. National Under-18 Team from USA Hockey’s ...

USA TODAY Sports' NHL points projections saw pretty much the status quo from the 2024-25 playoff field. Mark Scheifele has passed Blake Wheeler as the franchise's all-time point leader and is the ...

Longtime Atlanta Falcons center Todd McClure acknowledged that he is unsure if Michael Penix Jr. is the right fit as the ...