Articles for author: EdgeHockey Staff

September 23, 2025

Speed, Sweat & High Stakes at the Chicago Blackhawks’ Preseason Training Camp

The air inside Fifth Third Arena feels different this September. It’s not just the crisp chill of a freshly laid sheet of ice; it’s the palpable intensity, the heightened tempo, the unmistakable sense that the next phase of the Chicago Blackhawks’ revitalization project has officially begun. While the last few seasons have been about asset accumulation and foundational drafting, the message from General Manager Kyle Davidson and new head coach Jeff Blashill is clear: it’s time to take a step forward. Training camp 2025 is the crucible where that new identity—one built on speed, accountability, and relentless competition—will be forged.

September 22, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Edmonton Oilers

Drilling Down on the Oilers’ New Third Jersey: A Divisive Debut in Oil Country

In the world of professional sports, few things ignite a fanbase’s passion—and ire—quite like a new jersey. It’s more than just a uniform; it’s a symbol of identity, a canvas for history, and a lightning rod for debate. The Edmonton Oilers organization stepped squarely into that debate this week, unveiling a new alternate jersey for the 2025-26 season that aims to honour the region’s industrial roots. But as the digital dust settles, it’s clear this new look has split Oil Country right down the middle. Also on the EDGE – All Eyes Are on the Edmonton Oilers’ High-Stakes Training Camp

September 22, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Berube Mandate: Can William Nylander Become the Leader the Maple Leafs Need?

The winds of change have swept through Scotiabank Arena with the force of a prairie gale. With a significant piece of the “Core Four” now gone, the Toronto Maple Leafs are entering a season that feels less like a continuation and more like a hard reset. At the centre of this new era stands William Nylander, the sublimely skilled forward who now finds himself at a career crossroads. The challenge laid at his feet is clear and direct: It’s time to be more than just an offensive force. It’s time to be a leader. A New Voice for a New

September 21, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Detroit Red Wings

Gas Pedal Down: A New Era of Accountability Dawns at Red Wings Training Camp

For the better part of a decade, the start of training camp in Detroit has been accompanied by a familiar, if somewhat muted, chorus of “cautious optimism.” It was the sensible soundtrack for a team navigating the painful depths of a long rebuild. But as the puck dropped on camp this September, a different sound has emerged. It’s the roar of an engine, the insistent command of a new voice behind the bench, and the collective gritting of teeth from a locker room that is unequivocally done with waiting. Under the watch of Head Coach Todd McLellan and the steady

September 21, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Pittsburgh Penguins Vancouver Canucks

From Canucks Logjam to Penguins Opportunity: Arturs Silovs Gets His Shot

In the chess game of the NHL offseason, player movement is often dictated by a confluence of opportunity, necessity, and asset management. Few transactions this summer encapsulate this reality better than the July 13 trade that sent goaltender Arturs Silovs from the Vancouver Canucks to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It’s a move that solves a problem for one organization while creating a compelling new dynamic for another. For the 24-year-old Latvian netminder, however, it’s something far more elemental: a chance. A clear, unobstructed opportunity to prove he belongs in the National Hockey League on a full-time basis. Also on the EDGE

September 21, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Toronto Maple Leafs

Centre of the Leafs Nation Universe: Auston Matthews and the Dawn of His New Era

The air at the Ford Performance Centre feels different this September. It’s not just the familiar chill of the ice or the echo of pucks off the boards. It’s a change in gravity. For years, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ solar system had two suns, a complex and often turbulent gravitational dance between Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. Now, one of those stars has been traded to a desert oasis in Vegas, and the other, team president Brendan Shanahan, one of Matthews’ most ardent supporters, is gone. The result is an undeniable truth: the entire Maple Leafs universe now revolves around

September 20, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Edmonton Oilers

The Weight of Oilers’ Nation: Stuart Skinner’s Transformation and the Quest for Redemption

Goaltending in a Canadian market is a pressure cooker, a crucible that forges legends and exposes frauds. For Stuart Skinner, the Edmonton Oilers’ netminder, that pressure has been a constant companion. Now, heading into a season with Stanley Cup aspirations hanging heavy in the Alberta air, Skinner has taken matters into his own hands, transforming his body to better handle the weight of a city’s expectations. Also on the EDGE – All Eyes Are on the Edmonton Oilers’ High-Stakes Training Camp The Shrinking Man They say the camera adds ten pounds. In Stuart Skinner’s case, the off-season seems to have

September 20, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Montreal Canadiens

Kirby Dach’s Second Chance at Becoming a Key Piece of the Montreal Canadiens’ Success

The hum of skates carving fresh ice, the sharp crack of a puck hitting a stick—these are the familiar sounds of an NHL training camp, a symphony of renewed hope. For the Montreal Canadiens, no returning player embodies that hope, and the profound anxiety that accompanies it, more than Kirby Dach. Slated to start camp as the team’s second-line center, the 24-year-old is not just returning from an injury; he’s returning from a nightmare that played out twice, armed with a new body, a new mindset, and the weight of a franchise’s aspirations on his surgically repaired right knee. Déjà

September 19, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs Start First Training Camp in the Post-Marner Era

The air is always thick with a familiar blend of optimism and pressure when the Toronto Maple Leafs open training camp. But this September, as the team prepares for the 2025-26 campaign, there’s a new, undeniable current running through the rink. For the first time in nearly a decade, the slick, mesmerizing presence of Mitch Marner is absent. The franchise cornerstone is now a Vegas Golden Knight, and the team he left behind is facing the monumental task of forging a new identity. This isn’t just another training camp; it’s the beginning of a new era, and the battle to

September 19, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks’ Training Camp Gets Rolling as the Team Faces a Pivotal New Season

The familiar sounds of skates carving ice and pucks hitting boards are back in Penticton, a welcome chorus for a Vancouver Canucks organization facing a pivotal season. As training camp kicks off, the air is thick with a mixture of hope and apprehension. After a thoroughly mediocre 2024-25 campaign that saw them on the outside looking in come playoff time, the pressure is on. This isn’t just about bouncing back; it’s about defining the team’s trajectory for the foreseeable future. President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford set the tone with a statement dripping in cautious optimism. If “everything goes right,”