National Hockey League

Johnson retires from NHL after 19 seasons, will join Canucks as pro scout

Jack Johnson announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday after 19 seasons and will join the Vancouver Canucks as a ...
National Hockey League

Players in NHL training camp on professional tryout

Unsigned veteran players can earn a contract with an NHL team by impressing enough in training camp and during the preseason on a professional tryout contract (PTO). The following notable players ...

How Oilers, and NHL, could effectively use ECHL as a development league

The ECHL is a good development league, often helping goaltenders and defencemen find their way in the early days of their pro ...
Yardbarker

NHL seeking agreement to allow 19-year-old players into AHL

It appears a rumor from the preseason could soon come true. The NHL is seeking an agreement with the CHL that would allow teams to assign one 19-year-old to the AHL each season, per Sportsnet’s ...
The New York Times

Pro hockey’s minor leagues are in a heated labor battle: What I’m hearing

Labor negotiations are hanging over the 2025-26 ECHL season. Steve Russell / Toronto Star via Getty Images With the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement being extended, painlessly, more than a year ...