For a league built on atmosphere, the Walter Cup keeps getting won in silence. The Minnesota Frost won the Walter Cup on the road in both 2024 and 2025. In 2026, the Montréal Victoire came ready to do the same in Ottawa, becoming the first Canadian team to lift the Walter Cup – not in front of their own fans, but by silencing nearly 13,000 opposing ones.

Following a disastrous season in Vancouver, things are beginning to look up with several major front-office changes. After a round of interviews, the Canucks hired Ryan Johnson as the franchise's new general manager. Alongside Johnson, franchise icons Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin have been named co-presidents of hockey operations.

Ottawa had scored what looked like a season-saving goal late in Game 3 against the Montréal Victoire, sending nearly 17,000 fans into chaos before the play was sent to review. White towels stopped spinning. Fans froze mid-celebration. Some stared at the jumbotron while others refused to look at all.

For the first time in 10 years, the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t make the playoffs, and their subsequent reward for that was landing the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. For a team that was nervous they wouldn’t even get a first round pick, first overall pick seems almost unbelievable. And in a draft class as stacked as the 2026 one is, we know Leafs fans are happy.

The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) just announced its ninth team, expanding to none other than Hockeytown! With the turnout on PWHL tour stops and the city's love for hockey, it was a no-brainer that the next PWHL team would go to Detroit.

Though the Buffalo Sabres have had many good draft picks recently and have a roster studded with talent, for the past 14 years, they have been unable to make the playoffs. Their last appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs was in 2010-2011, where they lost in the first round to the Philadelphia Flyers – 14 years ago. Their appearance in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs feels long overdue, and thus, they have a little bit more motivation than the rest of us to go all the way.

After a 2-1 victory in Game 1 on Thursday, the Boston Fleet returned to Tsongas Center on May 2 looking to take a commanding lead in Round 1 of the Walter Cup Playoffs. Instead, the Ottawa Charge responded with a strong performance, earning a 3–1 win to even the series.

After 20 seasons, Anže Kopitar's illustrious NHL career came to a close on April 26. He retires as one of the most accomplished players in Los Angeles Kings history: a two-time Stanley Cup champion, a three-time Lady Byng Trophy winner (with another nomination this year), recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award, and a two-time Frank J. Selke Trophy winner.

The Professional Women's Hockey League playoffs are already delivering exactly what fans wanted: overtime chaos, elite goaltending, and proof that there are no easy outs in this league. If the opening games are any sign, the road to the Walter Cup is going to be messy, dramatic, and must-watch hockey.

On the final day of the regular season, the Boston Fleet took on the New York Sirens in a game with major playoff implications. A regulation win combined with a Montréal loss of any kind, or an overtime/shootout win paired with a Montréal regulation loss, would have secured first place in the league for Boston—and with it, the right to select their playoff opponent. With the first game of the day, it was up to the Fleet to put themselves in a good position and see how the sta

With the NHL regular season now wrapped up, it’s the perfect time to look back at the players who made a significant impact on the league. From rookies to veterans to debuts and retirements, there were many special players across the league. One name that stands out is Frank Nazar of the Chicago Blackhawks.

The University of Denver added another chapter to its storied legacy this season with a thrilling run to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Frozen Four. As one of the top programs in the country, it was no surprise that they got there.

The Penguins are playing postseason hockey right now—a sentence that would have seemed improbable to most people at the start of the season. With a first-year head coach, an aging core, and outside expectations low, Pittsburgh entered the year with little national belief. Inside the room, though, belief never wavered. If you followed the team closely, you knew this group thought differently.

Just before the July 1st trade deadline in 2025, the Leafs completed a sign and trade with the Vegas Golden Knights, with Marner heading to Vegas and the Leafs getting Nick Roy in return. It’s difficult to assess exactly how that trade panned out – Marner was a UFA, so many Leafs fans were just grateful they got a return at all – but looking at Marner’s stats from his first year in Vegas certainly paints an interesting picture.

The doors opened early on Causeway Street on April 11, and by the time the puck dropped, 17,850 fans had devoted their Saturday nights to filling the stands for a historic moment. For the first time, the Boston Fleet took the ice at TD Garden, hosting the Montréal Victoire in front of a sold-out crowd that felt equal parts celebration and statement. Women’s hockey had arrived on one of the sport’s biggest stages, and the crowd was ready for it.

No one deserves appreciation more than Aerin Frankel. The Boston Fleet netminder has seven shutouts thus far into the season, has posted a 0.954 SV%, and is, safe to say, someone we should be talking about.

For one night at the Canadian Tire Centre, this didn’t feel like an occasion for women’s hockey in Ottawa. It just felt normal.

Calgary didn’t just host a hockey game; it hosted a movement. When the Ottawa Charge and the Toronto Sceptres faced off in the PWHL Takeover Game, the result on the scoreboard almost felt secondary. What mattered more was the energy in the building, the statement being made, and the unmistakable feeling that women’s hockey has arrived, loudly, in Western Canada.

While the Pacific Division has turned into a self-proclaimed "pillow fight," the teams in the Eastern Conference continue to battle for position as the race for the NHL playoffs heats up. Both the Atlantic and Metropolitan Divisions remain tightly contested, with teams fighting to come out on top while others push to make the final cut.

For the past four years, the gold medal game in the women’s Frozen Four tournament has come down to the Ohio State Buckeyes and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers. The Badgers defeated their rivals in this year’s tournament by a score of 3-2, capturing their ninth National title and focusing our attention on women’s hockey along the way.