Player Features

My Top 5 | 2017 Ted Lindsay Award, By The Numbers

By: Chris Lomon

Will it be No. 87, No. 88 or No. 97 that receives this year’s Ted Lindsay Award? Before the winner is revealed on June 21, check out some of the big-time numbers posted by this trio of NHL talents.

June 20, 2017

Brendan Gallagher Finding Balance

By: Chris Lomon

Brendan Gallagher, happy to get into the swing of things well before the NHL season gets started, has found the perfect balance for the NHL off-season: training, tee shots, tracking fly balls and time with family.

June 20, 2017

Bonino's Bad Break Made Better

By: Chris Lomon

As far as bad breaks go, literally and figuratively, it couldn’t have been any worse for Nick Bonino. But in the end, things got better – much better.

June 15, 2017

Player Q&A | Eric Lindros

By: NHLPA Staff

With Father's Day around the corner, proud dad Eric Lindros answers why he wore No. 88, what his favourite jersey was growing up and more in this week's Player Q&A.

June 14, 2017

My Top 5 | Playoff Points Leaders

By: Chris Lomon

The 2017 Stanley Cup has been decided as the Pittsburgh Penguins skated away with hockey’s ultimate team trophy for the second straight season and fifth time overall. There were plenty of prime time performances throughout the Playoffs, including these five players who topped the charts in points.

June 13, 2017

J.T. Brown is Gaming for Good

By: Chris Lomon

Thanks to the popular gaming platform, Twitch, a streaming service that enables people to play video games while users watch live, J.T. Brown is now sharing his hobby with hundreds of others while engaging with fans.

June 13, 2017

Patric Hornqvist | Playoff Performer of the Night

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Patric Hornqvist, once a member of the Nashville Predators, scored the game-winning goal late in Game 6 on Sunday night that lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.

June 12, 2017

The Pittsburgh Penguins Are Back-to-Back Stanley Cup Champs

By: Chris Lomon

The Pittsburgh Penguins have won the 2017 Stanley Cup, defeating the Nashville Predators in the Final with a 2-0 victory in Game 6 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Sunday night.

June 11, 2017

Player Q&A | Alan Quine

By: NHLPA Staff

Who does Alan Quine share a coffee ritual with before every New York Islanders game? That and more in his Player Q&A!

June 8, 2017

Dominic Moore to Host Sixth Annual Smashfest® July 20 in Toronto

By: NHLPA Staff

Charity Ping-Pong Challenge supported by the NHLPA raises funds for concussion & rare cancer research.

June 7, 2017

Make Room for Frederick Gaudreau

By: Chris Lomon

Whether it’s in the Nashville home dressing room or on the ice, Frederick Gaudreau just can’t help be the centre of attention.

June 6, 2017

Roman Josi | Playoff Performer of the Night

By: NHLPA Staff

As the Stanley Cup Final moved to Nashville for Game 3 Saturday night, the Predators knew they had to put forth a strong effort to get back in the series.

June 4, 2017

Nick Bonino Doing What it Takes

By: Chris Lomon

He didn’t record a point or hear his name called as one of the stars in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, but Nick Bonino still found a big way to earn top marks from his head coach and teammates.

June 1, 2017

Player Q&A | Joel Edmundson

By: NHLPA Staff

Joel Edmundson isn't picky about his travel partner, and even though he's Canadian, he's not cheering for the lone MLB team north of the border. All that and more in his Player Q&A!

May 31, 2017

Jake Guentzel | Playoff Performer of the Night

By: NHLPA Staff

On a night when his team had a paltry 12 shots on net, Jake Guentzel made sure his only one was a big one.

May 30, 2017

My Top 5 | Brad May

By: Chris Lomon

Find out who has the edge in the Stanley Cup Final, according to Brad May, as the 2007 Stanley Cup winner with the Anaheim Ducks picks his game-changers in this edition of 'My Top 5'.

May 29, 2017

Behind the Poise and Resiliency of Craig Anderson

By: Chris Lomon

Would Craig Anderson be able to bounce back? It was one of the biggest questions heading into Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final - and No. 41 had an emphatic response. A major reason behind the poise and resilience Anderson displayed in the aftermath of a tough outing can be traced back to a life-changing meeting over 15 years ago.

May 25, 2017

Player Q&A | Vic Hedman

By: NHLPA Staff

Get to know Vic Hedman, the Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman who won the 2017 IIHF World Championship with Sweden in this week's Player Q&A.

May 24, 2017

Colton Sisson Rises to the Occasion

By: Chris Lomon

With a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line, Colton Sissons, playing on Nashville’s top unit alongside Filip Forsberg and Pontus Aberg came through in a big, big way.

May 23, 2017

My Top 5 | Steve Duchesne

By: Chris Lomon

Steve Duchesne carved out a reputation as a highly effective offensive defenceman over 1,113 NHL regular season and 121 playoff games. In this edition of My Top 5, the undrafted blueliner serves up his views on what a defenceman can do to boost their team’s post-season fortunes.

May 23, 2017