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.

If you’ve been following along with the NHL’s 2025-2026 season, then (even if you’re not a Leafs fan), you’ve inevitably seen someone on your favourite team get injured. It might have been a bad hit into the boards, it might have been a brutal check, or maybe unrelated to hockey all together, but you’ve been upset about injuries frequently this season. But… do you feel like you’ve been shedding tears about stars being injured perhaps a little too much?

It has been almost 12 years since we have seen players from the National Hockey League participate in the Olympics. Since then, players have been itching to return to the Olympics, and they finally have the opportunity. On January 2, USA Hockey released its roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Let’s take a look at who Team USA has and the kind of season they’ve had so far.

Being named captain of an NHL team is an honor that very few players receive. Some players wait their whole careers for the “C”