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Visa Presents: Player Q&A with Melker Karlsson

By: NHLPA Staff

Find out Melker Karlsson's secret BBQ ingredient, favourite video game of all-time, and more in this week's Player Q&A!

January 24, 2018

Top 5: Shift Work Leaders

By: Chris Lomon

Who jumps over the boards the most so far in 2017-18? This week we take a look at the five players that lead the way when it comes to most total shifts taken.

January 23, 2018

Lewis Hammers Out Solid NHL Career

By: Chris Lomon

After a long, exhausting day helping his father construct cabins, Trevor Lewis, soaked from head to toe, turned to his dad during the car ride home and said, “I want to make it in the NHL because I don’t think I’d be any good at doing this for a living.”

January 23, 2018

NHLPA Off-ice All-Stars: Part I

By: NHLPA Staff

With the 2018 NHL All-Star Game around the corner, NHLPA.com and Sophia Jurksztowicz share some preseason findings on which players are All-Stars off the ice!

January 22, 2018

Savard Looking For His Next Adventure In Hockey

By: Chris Lomon

Savard's 13-season playing career spanned 807 NHL games with four teams.

January 22, 2018

NHLPA Members React to Passing of USA Hockey’s Jim Johannson

By: NHLPA Staff

On Sunday, many current and former NHLPA members reacted to the sudden passing of USA Hockey’s Assistant Executive Director, Jim Johannson.

January 22, 2018

Player of the Week | Nathan MacKinnon

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Nathan MacKinnon tallied two game-winners as part of a six-point week to help guide the Colorado Avalanche to a trio of wins while extending his personal point streak to 19 points over nine games.

January 22, 2018

The History of Salary Disclosure for NHL Players

By: NHLPA Staff

Former players Eric Lindros, Mike Gartner and Mike Liut, along with Executive Director Don Fehr and former Executive Director Bob Goodenow look back on the history of salary disclosure for NHL players.

January 19, 2018

In The Locker Room - Music Edition #2

By: Ryan Parker

Music is again the theme when we go 'In The Locker Room' to talk inspiration and the best concerts.

January 19, 2018

Be A Player: Rewind | Craig Conroy

By: Nadia Vocaturo

This week's BAP: Rewind episode features Craig Conroy. The former Calgary Flames captain recounts his first shot on the legendary Patrick Roy and later saddles up with Brett Lindros at an iconic venue.

January 18, 2018

Flyers cement Lindros' legacy with retirement of No. 88

By: Chris Lomon

Eric Lindros continues to make a difference in the hockey world off the ice, but further cements his legend as a Philadelphia Flyer when his No. 88 is raised to the rafters.

January 18, 2018

Visa Presents: Player Q&A with Jordan Eberle

By: NHLPA Staff

Jordan Eberle's favourite purchase this year reveals a romantic side to the winger! That and more in his Player Q&A.

January 17, 2018

Colton Parayko’s rapid rise helped by HHOF'er Larry Robinson

By: Tim Wharnsby

The opportunity for St. Louis Blues defenceman Colton Parayko to be mentored by Hockey Hall of Famer Larry Robinson this season has been the chance of a lifetime.

January 17, 2018

On the farm or at the rink, Hendricks knows the value hard work

By: Chris Lomon

It was 22 years ago when Matt Hendricks started a part-time job, one that would shape the way he played hockey at the big-league level.

January 16, 2018

Panthers, Lightning, NHL, & NHLPA Build Homes Affected By Hurricane Irma in Partnership With Habitat for Humanity

By: NHLPA Staff

In September, 2017 the Lightning, Panthers, NHL and NHLPA announced a joint donation of $2.7 million for hurricane relief to those affected across the state of Florida.

January 16, 2018

My Top 5 | Jakob Chychrun

By: Chris Lomon

He’s one of hockey’s top young defenceman, a blueliner that can log big minutes and deliver at both ends of the ice. In his second NHL season, Jakob Chychrun looks right at home whenever he takes a shift.

January 16, 2018

Player of the Week | Johnny Gaudreau

By: Nadia Vocaturo

2018 is looking like the year of Johnny Gaudreau.

January 15, 2018

Orpik and G&D Visit Tucker Road Ducks In Washington

The Capitals defenceman surprised local kids to present 25 sets of hockey equipment.

January 12, 2018

In The Locker Room - Music Edition

By: Ryan Parker

We recently went 'In The Locker Room' to find out musical tastes, who's got musical talent and what an NHL band might look like.

January 12, 2018

Be A Player: Rewind | Paul Coffey

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Originally aired Feb. 29, 1996, this week’s BAP: Rewind features a relaxed, lakeside Paul Coffey fresh off his 1994-95 Norris Trophy-winning campaign.

January 11, 2018