The NHL Draft is a week away and the craziness of the buildup is well underway. Predicting the first round is always difficult, because so much information flies around and it's hard to separate fact from fiction. With smokescreens, misdirection and other sorts of gamesmanship afoot, one can never be too sure.

The 2025 NHL Draft is almost here and it has been one of the trickiest years to both predict and to project out players in. The class itself is not the most exciting top to bottom, but there is plenty of value to be mined out of this class. The work put in by scouts will only be more important in a season like this where that talent thins out a bit quicker than normal and teams have to dissect players even further to make their critical draft-day decisions.

FRISCO, Texas – There aren’t many firsts for Canada’s national hockey team, but we saw one Saturday night. For the first time in the history of the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship, Canada has won back-to-back gold medals.

OTTAWA – The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship is among the most memorable I’ve covered. The storylines were incredible, the results sometimes shocking and we were introduced to so many personalities over the course of the tournament that hockey fans will remember for a long time.

OTTAWA – The preliminary round is over and the quarterfinals are set. Team USA and Team Sweden have won their respective groups, earning the top seeds as the elimination round has begun.

Before the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship has even begun, Canada’s had to shift its roster, particularly on the blue line. Hockey Canada announced Saturday that defensemen Ty Nelson and Jorian Donovan have been named to the team’s roster as previously-announced defensemen Tanner Molendyk (NSH) and Tristan Luneau (ANA) will not be able to participate for medical reasons.

Canada’s bid for three straight gold medals at the World Junior Championship hit an important milestone Monday as the roster for Hockey Canada’s selection camp was announced. Thirty players will be competing for spots on the final roster and as usual, Canada will enter the tournament with a great chance at being champion.

It’s the final stages of the 2023 NHL Draft season as all of the draft-eligible players have completed anything they can do on ice at this point. The playoffs across junior hockey and relevant European leagues have all concluded, international tournaments have handed out their medals. All that’s left is the NHL Scouting Combine this week in Buffalo and then NHL teams start making picks in Nashville on June 28.