NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was in attendance for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ home opener against the Montreal Canadiens. Not to announce anything specific, but just because he wanted to be there. Bettman took questions from the media ahead of the game and spoke fondly of the Maple Leafs, who recently topped Sportico’s NHL franchise valuations, … Read more
Quinnipiac’s Markus Vidicek tries to get the puck away from Boston College captain Andre Gasseau during Friday night’s game (photo: Meg Kelly). Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the preseason USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Sept. 22 fared in games over the weekend of Oct. 3-5. No. 1 Western … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays’ season is closed, but there are a lot of former Rays competing in the upcoming Wild Card series. All of the Wild Card teams other than the Tigers have at least one former Rays player. As of this writing not all teams have released their Wild Card rosters so this list … Read more
It looks like Max Pacioretty is ready to hang up his skates. According to The Leafs Nation’s Nick Alberga, Pacioretty is set to retire from the NHL despite interest from multiple teams across the league. Per Alberga, the 36-year-old is now working with the University of Michigan. Despite interest from multiple clubs over the summer, … Read more
Trey Augustine has been a wall in net for Michigan State (photo: Michigan State Athletics). Two-time defending regular-season champion Michigan State is favored to win the 2025-26 Big Ten championship according to the Big Ten hockey preseason coaches poll released on Thursday. Preseason All-Big Ten teams were also selected in voting conducted by conference head … Read more
Quinnipac captain Zach Metsa lifts the coveted Belpot Trophy after defeating Massachusetts in the 2022 Friendship Four final at the SSE Arena, Belfast (photo: William Cherry/Presseye). The competing teams for the 2026, 2027, and 2028 Friendship Four hockey tournaments have been announced, marking a major milestone as the event celebrates its 10-year anniversary in Belfast … Read more
Never underestimate the intensity of the Toronto Maple Leafs-Montreal Canadiens rivalry, even if it’s during a prospects tournament game. The first period of Sunday’s game between Toronto and Montreal’s prospects teams turned into a heated affair, rather quickly. Maple Leafs forward Braeden Kressler dropped the gloves, taking on Canadiens forward Mark Estapa, after both players … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that $8.4 million was raised over the course of the 2024-25 season by the AHL and its 32 member clubs for donation to various charitable causes and relief funds across North America. In addition to the hundreds of local hospitals, food banks, charitable foundations, scholarship programs … Read more
Just three weeks remain before MLB teams shift their focus to the postseason — or for some, to an offseason with the hope of fixing whatever kept them from reaching the playoffs. Before attentions shift entirely, Yardbarker’s MLB writers took a look at identifying each club’s most valuable player this season. (Records and stats are … Read more
Hockey season is about to be back in full swing, and the playoff conversations will soon follow. The Metropolitan Division will not be very strong this season, but who will earn the top three spots? 3. New York Rangers / Washington Capitals There are a handful of teams that could back into the number three … Read more