Meredith Turits

Greenwich

Editorial Director at Front Office Sports

editorial director, features at @FOS. debut novel JUST WANT YOU HERE out now. aspiring hockey trashposter. does fifth-wave emo count as a personality?

Articles

Stars’ $96M Rantanen Bet Paying Off Big at Other Teams’ Expense

4 weeks ago | frontofficesports.com | Meredith Turits

Revenge is a dish best served on ice for Mikko Rantanen. The Stars forward has had second helpings as one of the Stanley Cup playoffs’ best players, capping off a turbulent—and ultimately lucrative—season. In late January, the Avalanche unexpectedly moved Finnish-born Rantanen, who’d played with Colorado since he was drafted as the 10th pick in 2015.
NHL Will Sub 2026 All-Star Game With International Event

1 month ago | frontofficesports.com | Meredith Turits

The 2026 NHL All-Star Game has been frozen out—for the second year in a row. The league will replace next year’s All-Star Weekend with an international event, the AP reported Monday. The new event will kick off the winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, which will see the return of NHL players to the games for the first time since 2014. The nature of the substitute event next February has not yet been announced.
Rangers’ Panarin, MSG Sports Paid Settlements to Accuser

1 month ago | frontofficesports.com | Meredith Turits

Rangers star Artemi Panarin and team owner MSG Sports paid settlements to a woman accusing the forward of sexual assault, The Athletic reported Thursday. A company representative did not deny the report. “The matter has been resolved,” the spokesperson told Front Office Sports. The pair of settlements include nondisclosure agreements and no admission of wrongdoing by the athlete or the company, according to The Athletic.
Islanders Charge $45 to Print Ticket for Ovechkin’s Historic Game

2 months ago | frontofficesports.com | Meredith Turits

Tickets for big events are big collectors’ items—and the New York Islanders want in. On April 6 at UBS Arena on Long Island, Alex Ovechkin became the NHL’s all-time goal leader with a one-timer power play snipe that downed a record held by Wayne Gretzky since 1994. Ovechkin notched his 895th goal in front of a full crowd, many of whom had already paid hundreds, even thousands, for secondary-market tickets.
Ovechkin Nets 895th Goal, Breaks All-Time NHL Scoring Record

2 months ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher |Meredith Turits

The GR8 Chase is over. Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin tallied his 895th goal on Sunday, making him the top scorer in National Hockey League history and new owner of one of the most hallowed records in sports. With a second-period power play snipe against the Islanders at UBS Arena, Ovechkin broke the NHL record of 894 goals, held by Wayne Gretzky since 1994 and long considered an impossible bar to clear.
The San Jose Sharks Are Bad-But the Vibes Are Immaculate

2 months ago | frontofficesports.com | Meredith Turits

The biggest victory in the past year for the San Jose Sharks hasn’t been on the ice. On May 7, 2024, the franchise won the NHL draft lottery after finishing its 2023–2024 season with the worst record in the league: 19-54-9. The run was dismal, but from that moment, spirits were incongruously high. “The vibes around the franchise—that’s the word we’ve always used—just fundamentally changed,” Sharks president Jonathan Becher tells Front Office Sports.
Kendall Coyne Schofield Wants More for Mom-Athletes

2 months ago | frontofficesports.com | Meredith Turits

After Kendall Coyne Schofield won the inaugural PWHL title in 2024, she placed her infant son, Drew, into the Walter Cup. It was an iconic moment for the Minnesota Frost captain herself, but also the visibility of motherhood in professional sports. Coyne Schofield, 32, has been one of the most impactful presences in women’s hockey on the world stage as well as within the new North American pro league: She is both a star player and leading advocate for the game.
Trump, Putin Discuss Thawing International Hockey's Russia Exile

2 months ago | frontofficesports.com | Meredith Turits

Russia’s role in international competition is once again at the forefront of hockey discourse. On a phone call Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the possibility of organizing games between the U.S. and Russia involving players from the NHL and Russia’s professional league, the KHL. According to the Kremlin, Trump supported the idea on the call, which was scheduled to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Meredith Turits’s music playlist for her novel Just Want You Here

2 months ago | largeheartedboy.com | Meredith Turits

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Meredith Turits’s novelJust Want You Here is a compelling and thought-provoking debut.
4 Nations Face-Off Spectacle Gives Way to NHL Injury Carnage

Mar 4, 2025 | frontofficesports.com | Meredith Turits

The NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off exceeded the league’s—and ESPN’s—hopes and expectations. The international best-on-best tournament, which replaced the 2025 All-Star Game, drew record ratings as an average of 9.3 million viewers in the U.S. alone tuned in for the U.S.–Canada final. It was ESPN’s most-watched NHL game ever in the U.S.Players’ promised intense play and delivered. But some of their NHL teams have paid the price.