December 21, 2025

Patrick WilliamsTheAHL.com Features Writer The NHL's roster freeze begins at midnight Saturday and suspends activity until Dec. 28. Some organizations are taking action ahead of the deadline to put together AHL rosters. After all, the midpoint of the 2025-26 season is just a few weeks away. From there, it's going to be an all-out sprint…

Three months ago, I couldn't name five NHL players. Now, I wake up at 1 a.m. to watch West Coast games and argue with strangers online about whether the team should take the goaltender off with two minutes left in the game. I didn’t choose hockey. TikTok chose it for me. The algorithm discovered my…