Gavin McKenna remains Button’s No. 1 prospect, but a surge from several young defencemen is reshaping the early 2026 draft ...

Gavin McKenna's shaky start to his freshman season at Penn State threatens to stir up the projected top five picks. For the ...

After a less-than-stellar first month in his freshman season at Penn State, Gavin McKenna isn’t a lock to be the No. 1 pick ...

Prospect Gavin McKenna isn't excelling at Penn State as much as many thought. That and other prospect storylines for the 2026 ...

Editor's note: This is a part of an occasional USA TODAY Sports series on the best moments, teams, players and figures in sports over the last 25 years. Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, the ...

The 2025-26 National Hockey League season is off to a terrific start. But don't take our word for it — let the evidence speak for itself. There were 109 goals scored during Frozen Frenzy last Tuesday, ...

USA TODAY Sports' NHL points projections saw pretty much the status quo from the 2024-25 playoff field. Mark Scheifele has passed Blake Wheeler as the franchise's all-time point leader and is the ...

Kudos to the prescient hockey-watchers among us. Given their respective No. 16, No. 21, and No. 24 slots in last season's overall standings, it would have taken a true ice guru to suggest the New ...

The start to the 2025–26 season for the Calgary Flames has not been pretty. In game one of the year, they drove a comeback against the Edmonton Oilers that was heavily filled with luck. Now nine games ...

The NHL's annual draft lottery is usually held in early May. It involves the 16 teams that didn't qualify for the playoffs to determine which club will win the first overall selection. The lottery is ...

Much has changed around the NCAA and the NFL since our last mock draft. The standings look a lot different compared to a month ago, and a handful of top 2026 draft prospects have either enhanced or ...