After two seasons as an assistant in New York, Muse is now the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who open the 2025-26 season against the Rangers on Oct. 7. Behind the other bench, Mike Sullivan — who spent the past decade coaching the Penguins — will be making his debut with the Rangers.

Almost three years after he last played an NHL game, goalie Jaroslav Halak is calling it a career. Halak, 40, is retiring from hockey with immediate effect, he told Tomas Prokop of Dennik Sport in his home country of Slovakia per a Friday morning social media post. The goalie spent 17 seasons in the NHL split between seven teams.

The beginning of the NHL’s next collective bargaining agreement brings to an end the possibility that a former Zamboni driver or an accountant who plays beer league hockey could enter a game in the league.

It was the second time the NHL held the Broadcast Training Camp, which is part of the League's ongoing commitment to off-ice player development that began with the 2013 creation of the NHL/NHLPA Player Orientation Program.

Gavin McKenna, Penn State's 17-year-old ice hockey star, already is drawing comparisons to Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby.

The Panthers have beaten the Oilers in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals, and the regular-season rematches of the past two Cup Finals between the Panthers and Oilers are set for Nov. 22 in Florida and March 19 in Edmonton.

Two seasons of professional hockey can bring many learning opportunities for a young player, and Chase Stillman is ready to take a big step in his game and grow his skills to be an effective player for the Canucks’ organization.

Opening night of the 2025-26 regular season will feature a tripleheader that includes Penguins/Rangers and Avalanche/Kings