The 2026 NHL Scouting Combine took place this week at KeyBank Center and LECOM HarborCenter in Buffalo. The combine allowed NHL teams an opportunity to conduct interviews and provide physical and medical assessments of the top prospects eligible for the 2026 Upper Deck NHL Draft on June 26-27. NHL.com provided all the sights and stories.

On Friday, the NHL officially announced that Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki had won the Selke Trophy as the league’s best defensive forward (although he really won for his dominant two-way play) for the 2025-26 season.

The NHL and Players' Association announced the upper salary cap limit in 2026-27 will be $104 million, which means the maximum allowed player salary is more than $20 million.

The next player we are taking a look at is skilled Swedish center Viggo Bjorck, who could be a franchise-altering player for the St. Louis Blues in the 2026 NHL draft.

It is usually a time when general managers rush to sign up the best available talent within hours of the market opening. However, the pickings are slim this year, with all the top pending UFAs re-signing with their current teams months beforehand.

Who could be next season's Trevor Zegras or Kirby Dach? Here are 12 candidates from around the league.

The Stanley Cup playoffs have featured five players with LI roots; 11 played at least one game in the NHL this season.

Gerry Meehan, who most notably played with and managed the Buffalo Sabres during his decades-long career in the hockey world, died Friday at age 79. The Sabres announced the news of his death in a social media post on Saturday morning,

Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb was hit by an 87 mph slapshot