The Hockey Writers

13 hours ago | thehockeywriters.com | Alex Chauvancy

Happy NHL Draft Day, hockey fans. It got started off with a bang earlier this afternoon, with the Montreal Canadiens announcing they had acquired defenseman Noah Dobson from the New York Islanders. They also announced they had agreed to an eight-year extension worth $9.5 million annually with Dobson.

17 hours ago | thehockeywriters.com | Matthew Zator

In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumours, Evander Kane will be wearing No. 91 with the blue and green next season after being acquired from the Edmonton Oilers. Meanwhile, Conor Garland is reportedly close to signing an extension that will likely be announced on July 1. The same goes for starting goaltender Thatcher Demko. In other news, the Abbotsford Canucks won their first Calder Cup in franchise history on Monday thanks to a 3-2 victory over the Charlotte Checkers in Game 6.

19 hours ago | thehockeywriters.com | Ryan Szporer

The Montreal Canadiens find themselves in a relatively unique position ahead of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, which starts tonight. It’s not just that they head in with back-to-back picks (Nos. 16, via the Calgary Flames, and 17), although that does afford general manager Kent Hughes a great deal of flexibility to accomplish what he needs to get done, whether that’s to use them as trade bait to shore up his current roster or use them as intended and add to one of the league’s top prospect pipelines.

1 day ago | thehockeywriters.com | Tony Wolak

Over the last few months, the Detroit Red Wings have been hard at work finalizing their game plan in preparation for the 2025 NHL Draft. And this weekend, Steve Yzerman, Kris Draper, and the organization’s scouting staff will have another chance to strengthen their prospect pipeline.

2 days ago | thehockeywriters.com | Declan Schroeder

The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward Reilly Smith to a one-year contract extension worth $2 million. The deal includes a no-trade clause, according to NHL insider Chris Johnson. The veteran left-shooting right winger will remain in Vegas after being traded there by the New York Rangers at the 2025 Trade Deadline.