One of the busiest and most critical days on the hockey calendar is us. This is July 1, and the NHL free agent starts to come. But, in some ways, the day’s name is a bit inappropriate. While NHL teams are increasingly signing players and are in place before they reach free agents, the AHL…
Patrick Williamstheahl.com writer NHL free agents are opening today at noon ET, but action involving familiarity with the AHL name is already in progress. While the top name that dominated the NHL’s headlines, the work done by the NHL organization this week goes a long way to shaping the fate of the AHL branch that…
LeBron James didn't ask from Los Angeles, at least not yet. The 40-year-old locked in his 23rd NBA season after getting a $52.6 million player option, but speculation has not stopped the long-term future spin with the Lakers. With the front desk still under pressure to build a competitor, some around the league want to…
Patrick Williamstheahl.com writer Of course it is Artūrsšilovs. Time and again, Šilovs is the difference in Abbotsford Canucks' Calder Cup Championship. Last Monday, he led 3-2 and 3-2 in Charlotte's final game 6, and the Ganaks once again needed their goalkeeper to come. šilovs shot 11 third shots in the last two minutes and was…
Sometimes you have to sit down and turn back mentally to see how far you have gone and everything you have done. Three years ago, Napheesa Collier covered WSLAM Vol. 2 with cover “Super Female”. Just two weeks after giving birth, Collier and her newborn daughter Mila demonstrated her power as a hoop and mother….
LeBron James has chosen the $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 NBA season, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. The move ensures James will return to 23 years in the league, extending his record career for at least one season, but his agent Paul hints that if a better chance of winning would appear, it…
Patrick Williamstheahl.com writer Until the last minute of their 96 games, Abbotsford Canucks represented one thing. Elasticity. This is the word for the first-year head coach Manny Malhotra Used several times, especially on the Canucks' journey through the Calder Cup playoffs. Lead sometimes shakes. Their control over the series sometimes seems unstable. Accumulated damage. The…
Photo: Casey Saussaman Minnesota Field has gained unlimited free agent defenders Chase Priskie No. 123 overall in exchange for defenseman at the 2025 NHL Draft in Washington Capitals Declan Chisholm and the 180th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Priskie recorded 12 goals and 23 assists in 61 games with 35 points, in 2024-25, his…
While most top picks entered the league with little help and highest expectations, 18-year-old Cooper Flagg found himself in a rare position: joining a roster filled with championship recovery veterans, including Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson. “A lot of people or this situation has not given this situation,” Flag said at his introductory…
Photo: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Avalanche has been obtained Gavin Brindleyselected the third round choice at the 2025 NHL Draft, and the conditional second round choice in the 2027 NHL Draft in exchange for the forward Charlie Coyle and Mile Wood. Brindley, 20, was Columbus' second round pick in the 2023 NHL…