For the first time since 2012, the World Junior Championships had a winner other than Canada, USA, or Finland. Exorcising ...

The world juniors are a small sample size, but NHL scouts value these high-pressure events. So did Ivar Stenberg and Gavin ...

Connor Bedard isn't too concerned with the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery , which ultimately will determine his NHL destination. "I mean, I've said 100 times no one knows who's going No. 1," Bedard said. "I ...

The 2026 World Junior Championship is particularly loaded with high end prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft. You might be seeing close to half of the first round on display in this tournament including a ...

Gavin McKenna of Penn State University in the Big Ten will file a draft diary for NHL.com this season leading up to the 2026 NHL Draft. The 17-year-old freshman left wing (5-foot-11, 170 pounds), who ...

This year, we will be doing something different with our mocks. Instead of running a draft lottery of our own, we will take the order as originally laid out by Tankathon and use that without any ...

Keaton Verhoeff, Gavin McKenna and Ethan Belchetz are among the top propspects for the 2026 NHL Draft. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Courtesy of North Dakota Athletics, Joe ...

The World Junior Championship features many of the top teen players in hockey. Here are some notable names to know.

It's almost impossible to predict anything about the NHL Draft in December. Outside of the first overall spot (and even that one is tricky), the best we can do is give it our most educated guess.