Welcome to a September edition of around the NHL, as training camps open up in a couple of weeks, and we’ll be seeing some preseason action this month. The free-agent market is paper-thin of talent at this point, as professional tryout agreements have been handed out like school supplies recently, meanwhile, Jack Roslovic has yet … Read more
In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we have a look at why Lane Hutson may have been left off of the USA Hockey Olympic Orientation Camp invite list. Elsewhere, William Nylander spoke about Mitch Marner’s departure from the Toronto Maple Leafs and his decision to join the Vegas Golden Knights. Finally, a former NHL goaltender spoke … Read more
Today (Aug 19th), Team USA’s Olympic management group announced the 44 players that have been invited to the 2025-26 men’s Olympic orientation camp. For the Toronto Maple Leafs, they will have at least one player representing them for Team USA, with their captain Auston Matthews getting the nod as one of the first six players … Read more
On Tuesday, USA Hockey released its list of 44 players who have been invited to the Olympic Orientation Camp for the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. Included in the group of 44 players were Utah Mammoth forwards Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley. After a successful 2024-25 season with Utah and capturing gold at … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs forwards Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies are among the 44 players named to the U.S. men’s Olympic orientation camp, USA Hockey announced Tuesday. The camp will take place from August 26-27, with no formal on-ice activity. Matthews was originally named to the team as one of the first six players selected, joined … Read more
Through his first few seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Matthew Knies has quickly become one of the team’s most exciting young players. Between his size, physicality, and rising goalscoring figures, his versatility is one of his greatest strengths, with many calling him a ‘unicorn’ of sorts. At the same time, it also makes it … Read more
In a move to help define the sport’s global governance, the International Pickleball Federation (IPF) and the World Pickleball Federation (WPF) are merging to form a unified international body under the WPF name. On Saturday, June 14, 2025, both bodies unanimously voted YES on a merger, multiple sources confirmed to The Dink. With this historic … Read more
Auston Matthews is among the first six players named to the United States roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Andiamo, Auston 🇮🇹 Matthews is Olympic bound! pic.twitter.com/lpZocmUfsi — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 16, 2025 Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli was the first to report the preliminary roster, which includes Matthews as captain. Matthews will be … Read more
Cricket is officially returning to the Olympic Games for the first time in 128 years, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirming its inclusion in the LA 2028 Olympics. Both the men’s and women‘s events will be played in the T20 format, featuring only six teams per gender. According to the official Olympics website, “Cricket at the LA 2028 … Read more