LAS VEGAS — Macklin Celebrini headlined the NHL draft by going first overall to the San Jose Sharks on a Friday night hockey and Las Vegas royalty mixed company under the visual spectacle of the Sphere. And to top it off, the newly established Utah Hockey Club leaned on NHL pedigree in making Kelowna center Tij Iginla the franchise’s first …
Tij Iginila doesn’t shy away from his famous last name, instead embracing the expectations that come with being the son of a Hockey Hall of Famer. The 17-year-old is so comfortable being Jarome Iginla’s son, he welcomes the possibility of following his father’s footsteps should he be selected by the Calgary Flames in the NHL draft this weekend in Las …
Last week, I released my first 2025 NHL Draft ranking. Today, I’ve answered 13 of them in depth, ranging from a combined 2023 and 2024 draft ranking to the NHL readiness of this year’s top prospects, Tij Iginla’s game relative to Jarome’s, the D in this year’s draft and a theoretical question of scouting. If this draft class and last …
TORONTO — The Hockey Hall of Fame’s pandemic class finally got its moment in the spotlight. The former captain of the Calgary Flames was joined by Marian Hossa, Kevin Lowe, Doug Wilson and Canadian women’s national team goalie Kim St-Pierre, while Ken Holland went in as a builder to round out the group voted in by the hall’s 18-member selection …
