Vanacker, Blackhawks prospect, ready for 'key role' in OHL after surgery Forward had 82 points in 68 games for Brantford last season despite shoulder injury © Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images CHICAGO — Marek Vanacker clearly can play when he’s not 100 percent. The 18-year-old Chicago Blackhawks forward prospect, selected with the No. 27…

UBS Arena and the New York Islanders Add Adam Cross as Senior Vice President, Corporate Partnerships UBS Arena and the New York Islanders have named Adam Cross as Senior Vice President, Corporate Partnerships. In his role, Cross will oversee all corporate partnerships, partner activation and strategy for UBS Arena and NY Islanders. He joins an…

Canes Announce Wolves Assistant Coaches Price, Anastas and Stanier join Cam Abbott’s staff RALEIGH, NC. – Darren Yorke, Associate General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes and General Manager of the American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves, today announced that the organization has hired Dan Price and Spiros Anastas as assistant coaches and John…

NHL announces 2024-25 preseason schedule 15-day, 106-game slate highlighted by Utah debut, Kraft Hockeyville, Sabres playing in Munich NEW YORK — The National Hockey League announced today the 2024-25 composite preseason schedule, a 15-day, 106-game slate played across 40 NHL and neutral-site venues in North America and Europe from Sept. 21 to Oct. 5. Preseason…

Single-game tickets on sale Aug. 22 Single-game tickets for the 2024-25 season will go on sale Thursday, Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. Tickets for preseason and regular season games will be available online at ticketmaster.com (subject to availability). Fans that register to receive Blues Note-Worthy Offer email communications will get early access to purchase single-game…

Fantasy hockey top 200 player rankings Most valuable overall options for standard leagues; new podcast episode © Rebekah Mohrmann/Nashville Predators NHL.com ranks the top 200 overall fantasy hockey players in standard leagues for the 2024-25 season. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy. MORE FANTASY COVERAGE: Rankings: Forward | D-man | Goalie Fantasy spin: Free agent signings…