20 h. ago Dolphins trading CB Jalen Ramsey and TE Jonnu Smith to Steelers for S Minkah Fitzpatrick

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins are sending All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey, Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round pick. Ramsey announced the trade Monday in a post on his X account. Both his […]

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38 h. ago Hornets acquire Sexton from Jazz for Nurkic, draft pick, AP source says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets acquired guard Collin Sexton from the Utah Jazz for centre Jusuf Nurkic and a future second-round draft pick, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been made official by the NBA. Sexton, […]

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60 h. ago Oilers focus on skill, competitiveness in late rounds of NHL draft

When you are picking 83rd, 117, 131, 191 and 223 in the NHL draft, the burning question is probably whether captain Connor McDavid, GM Stan Bowman and head of hockey ops Jeff Jackson will still be here in Edmonton when any or all of the kids the Oilers selected Saturday are anywhere near the NHL […]

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61 h. ago Incubator for future NHL stars, Brick Invitational hockey tourney back on at WEM

You’d have to go back to when they were 10 to see what Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini first had in common. Besides the early love of the game, and besides being in that hockey ultra-elite club of top draft pick s — Bedard to the Chicago Blackhawks in 2023, and Celebrini to the San […]

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66 h. ago The Edmonton Oilers pick highly skilled center as first pick in 2025 NHL Draft

The Edmonton Oilers first pick in the 2025 NHL Draft did not arrive until the third round, eighty-third overall, when the club selected Tommy Lafreniere. The Oilers acquired this pick as compensation from the St. Louis Blues as a part of the Dylan Holloway offer sheet a year ago. The eighteen-year-old Lefreniere is out of […]

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66 h. ago Centres Tinus Luc Koblar and Tyler Hopkins are first two Leafs picks at NHL draft

The Maple Leafs waited a long time for their first pick at the NHL draft, then went a long way to find him. Welcome to Toronto Tinus Luc Koblar, a wispy 6-foot-3 centre of Norwegian-Slovenian descent, who played for Leksands juniors in the Swedish league. He was ranked 56th among international skaters by Central Scouting and […]

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66 h. ago Leafs add some interesting life stories among their six draft picks

The Maple Leafs waited a long time for their first draft picks, though nothing compared to how far life journeys will have taken a couple of them to training camp. A Norwegian-Slovenian centre and a behemoth forward born in China, who learned to skate atop a shopping mall, were part of their six-prospect gamble on […]

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67 h. ago Canucks select Braeden Cootes with 15th overall pick at NHL draft

The five-foot-11, 183-pound forward from Sherwood Park, Alta., currently the WHL Seattle Thunderbirds' captain.

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67 h. ago 'Frothing at the mouth': Edmonton Oilers country losing its mind over draft day rumours

The Edmonton Oilers had few picks at the 2025 NHL entry draft, but that didn’t mean Oil Country wasn’t boiling with hope, disappointment and anger over various rumours and expectations. Many in Edmonton’s fanbase are desperate for the team to trade away Darnell Nurse, others for the team to acquire another goalie, with star Islanders […]

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3 d. ago LEAFS NOTES: Toronto not feeling a first round draft as picking starts

The Maple Leafs weren’t out to quench any thirst for a first in Friday night’s first round of the National Hockey League draft. Having made their bed, trading the 25th pick to Chicago for Jake McCabe two years ago, they seemed ready to sleep through the opening chapter versus trading up and get back to […]

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3 d. ago Emotional tribute to ‘Johnny Hockey’ as Meredith Gaudreau announces Blue Jackets’ first draft pick

LOS ANGELES — Meredith Gaudreau announced the Columbus Blue Jackets’ first pick in the NHL draft Friday night, 10 months after her husband, John, was killed along with his brother while riding bicycles on the eve of their sister’s wedding. Fans at the Peacock Theater chanted “Johnny! Johnny!” in honour of the late player nicknamed […]

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3 d. ago Montreal Canadiens acquire defenceman Noah Dobson from New York Islanders

The Montreal Canadiens acquired offensive defenceman Noah Dobson from the New York Islanders, according to media reports. In return, the Islanders reportedly receive forward Emil Heineman and the 16th and 17th overall picks in Friday night’s NHL draft. The Islanders also hold the top pick, with defenceman Matthew Schaefer expected to go first overall. Dobson, […]

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3 d. ago NHL Draft: Aleksei Medvedev set to be picked, then carry London Knights net

The London Knights this season managed to develop one of the top NHL goaltending prospects in franchise history with the emergence of rookie Aleksei Medvedev

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4 d. ago 'A special hatred in your heart': Vancouver sports commentator rages over Evander Kane trade

Evander Kane is known for upsetting and outraging other NHL players, but he’s evidently also got a knack for enraging hockey commentators and fans, given the reaction in Vancouver to the trade that sent him there for a fourth round draft pick. On Sportsnet’s Halford and Brough show, in particular, there was no shortage of […]

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4 d. ago Maple Leafs’ head scout Mark Leach hopes to find late gem at NHL draft

In 1969, at the first universal draft, the Philadelphia Flyers picked bruising Don Saleski 64th, who made the NHL in two years and won two Stanley Cups. Such home runs at that particular position have been very hard to come by since. And in today’s well-researched 32-team league, Mark Leach and the Maple Leafs amateur scouts know the youngster […]

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4 d. ago Winnipeg Jets to make selections from boardroom for new decentralized NHL Draft

The Jets will pick at 28th overall and hold just five picks in the seven-round NHL Draft this year.

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4 d. ago What does recent history tell us about the Flames' options with the 18th pick?

Is there any one thing that the last 10 years of No. 18 picks in the draft can teach us? There’s almost always real, high-end talent available

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4 d. ago 199 London Knights have been picked in the NHL draft. This may be No. 200

Henry Brzustewicz was interviewed by 23 NHL teams ahead of the first round of the draft, set for Friday night in Los Angeles.

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5 d. ago New Toronto Raptors draft pick looks like he doesn't want to be in Toronto

New Toronto Raptors player Collin Murray-Boyles sure made quite the impression on NBA Draft night.It just maybe wasn't the one Raptors fans were expecting.When the 6-foot-7 forward out of South Carolina was shown on the broadcast after the Raptors picked him at ninth overall, Murray-Boyles appeared to let out an expletive caught by the cameras.Look I don't know what the situation is, but Collin Murray-Boyles did shake his head and drop an f-bomb after getting picked by the Raptors pic.twitter.com/dy00yEdIeB— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) June 26, 2025As expected, social media didn't exactly handle the viral reaction calmly.Was Murray-Boyles disappointed to be selected by Toronto? Unsure about going to Canada? Forgetting where he was for a second?Whatever you thought of the clip, it seemed like just about everyone had a theory about his motivation behind the reaction.While the video didn't exactly appear to be an angry expletive, it certainly led to all sorts of specul...

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5 d. ago McQueen, Reschny lead Saskatchewan contingent of prospects ahead of 2025 NHL Draft

Saskatchewan's top draft-eligible prospects Roger McQueen & Cole Reschny are both expected to be first round picks at the 2025 NHL Draft in Los Angeles.

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