The Hockey News

Get absolutely everything you need to know about the upcoming NHL season in one book with our XXL-sized Yearbook + Fantasy Guide. Over 228 pages, you'll find four-page previews for each of the 32 teams – including top prospects and full rosters – and predictions. Plus, you get features on Connor Hellebuyck, Lane Hutson, Adam Fantilli, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Brandon Hagel and Rasmus Andersson. For the fantasy hockey players, you'll find projections for 850-plus skaters and goalies, our Points-O-Meter for each team, depth charts, and our skater and goalie checklists.

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HELLO, GOODBYE • With CBA changes on the horizon and seismic shifts underfoot, 2025-26 promises to be a season of transition and upheaval

CALDER CHASE • The race for rookie of the year promises to be an exciting one among a class buoyed by an older-than-usual cohort

NHL EDGE • The league’s puck- and player-tracking statistics provide a unique – and sometimes surprising – look at the skills of the game’s best players

IN GOOD COMPANY • Just one year into his NHL career and Lane Hutson has already etched himself into Habs lore. And like Ken Dryden before him, he’s only just getting started

MOST VALUABLE MINDSET • Fresh off a career-best year that saw him take home both the Hart and the Vezina, Connor Hellebuyck is staying even-keeled even as the accolades continue piling up

ADAM’S EVE • We saw a sample of the dominant player Adam Fantilli can be last season. Are we on the precipice of witnessing a full-on star emerge in Ohio?

FROM PAIN TO GAIN • Long gone is ‘Nuge’ the newbie. Now on the back nine of his career – all with the Oilers – he’s a well-seasoned grizzled veteran, even if he doesn’t have the playoff beard to match

DARE TO DREAM • Doors didn’t open for Brandon Hagel on his way to the NHL. He had to break them down himself. Now, no stage is too bright for the Bolts star

ANDERSSON UNFILTERED • The league’s death-stare D-man doesn’t suppress anything. Feelings, thoughts, words, emotions, cellys – what you see and hear is what you get

STANLEY RETURNS TO THE STRIP • Cue the clichés, as Vegas has gone all-in again after hitting yet another star-player jackpot. With Marner in the fold, the Golden Knights are set to cash in with their second Stanley Cup

ANAHEIM DUCKS

BOSTON BRUINS

BUFFALO SABRES

CALGARY FLAMES

CAROLINA HURRICANES

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

COLORADO AVALANCHE

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

DALLAS STARS

DETROIT RED WINGS

EDMONTON OILERS

FLORIDA PANTHERS

LOS ANGELES KINGS

MINNESOTA WILD

MONTREAL CANADIENS

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

NEW YORK ISLANDERS

NEW YORK RANGERS

OTTAWA SENATORS

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

ST. LOUIS BLUES

SAN JOSE SHARKS

SEATTLE KRAKEN

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

UTAH MAMMOTH

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

WINNIPEG JETS

FOUND MONEY • These players are flying under the fantasyradar for the time being but could pay offmassively if the circumstances are right

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