The Hockey News

We've taken all the elements from our summer annuals to create a supersized, one-stop-shop, 228-page magazine that gives you all you need to know for the 2024-25 NHL season. In Yearbook + Fantasy Guide, you'll find team previews, predictions and features. We have four pages of analysis on each of the 32 NHL teams, plus our yearly Top 50 NHLers list and features on Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Cale Makar, Victor Hedman, Mark Scheifele and more. For the fantasy hockey players, you get projections for 850-plus skaters and goalies, full organizational rosters, our Points-O-Meter for each team, depth charts, Future Watch and our skater and goalie checklists.

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NEW SEASON, NEW STORYLINES

100TH ISSUE & COUNTING • THE HOCKEY NEWS HIT THE CENTURY MARK WHEN IT COMES TO NUMBER OF ISSUES UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP OF OWNER AND PUBLISHER W. GRAEME ROUSTAN

NO. 2: ALL TIME

DREAM JOB • MY EXPERIENCE AS PUBLISHER OF THE HOCKEY NEWS IS ONEI’LL NEVER FORGET

10 THINGS TO WATCH • A FLORIDA MAN NAMED STANLEY. WILL THAT BE TRENDING AGAIN IN 2025? THAT’S JUST ONE OF MANY HEADLINES TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS SEASON

ROOKIE REPORT • THE NEXT WAVE OF NHL FRESHMEN FEATURES DAZZLING TALENT UP FRONT AND A COUPLE OF GREAT GOALIES, TOO

NHL EDGE • THE LEAGUE’S INTRODUCTION OF A HOST OF NEW MEASUREMENTS PROVIDED SOME FUN – AND OFTEN SURPRISING – INSIGHT INTO THE GAME’S BEST

TOP 50 PLAYERS IN THE NHL • NOT THAT THERE WAS EVER ANY DOUBT, BUT CONNOR MCDAVID’S PROLIFIC PLAYOFF PERFORMANCE MAKES IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR: HE’S THE NO. 1 PLAYER IN THE NHL, AND HE’S ONLY GETTING BETTER

BETTER THAN BOBBY • IT’S SACRILEGE TO SUGGEST ANY DEFENSEMAN IS SUPERIOR TO ORR. BUT WATCH CALE MAKAR CONTROL THE PLAY WITH HIS SKILL, SKATING AND SAVVY, AND YOU JUST MIGHT BELIEVE THE BLASPHEMY

GLOBAL GOALS • AHEAD OF THE 2026 OLYMPICS, SUPER-SNIPER AUSTON MATTHEWS JOINS A CADRE OF NHL STARS HUNTING FOR A TITLE AT THE 4 NATIONS FACE-OFF

RIDE THE LIGHTNING • AFTER A SUMMER OF CHANGE IN TAMPA BAY, MAINSTAY VICTOR HEDMAN IS READY TO TAKE THE LEADERSHIP TORCH

MAKING HIS MARK • MARK SCHEIFELE HAS A CHANCE TO SPEND HIS ENTIRE CAREER IN WINNIPEG – AND MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, LEAVE A LEGACY SIMILAR TO THAT OF HIS MENTOR AND JETS ICON DALE HAWERCHUK

AS GOOD AS DUNN • HE NEVER RECEIVED MUCH HYPE COMING UP OR DURING HIS EARLY NHL DAYS IN ST. LOUIS, BUT VINCE DUNN HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE LEAGUE’S MOST PRODUCTIVE DEFENSEMEN SINCE LANDING IN SEATTLE

IT’S IN THE STARS • TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO THIS SEASON, DALLAS FELL TO NEW JERSEY IN THE 2000 STANLEY CUP FINAL. THIS TIME AROUND, THE STARS RETURN THE FAVOR

ANAHEIM DUCKS

BOSTON BRUINS

BUFFALO SABRES

CALGARY FLAMES

CAROLINA HURRICANES

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

COLORADO AVALANCHE

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

DALLAS STARS

DETROIT RED WINGS

EDMONTON OILERS

FLORIDA PANTHERS

LOS ANGELES KINGS

MINNESOTA WILD

MONTREAL CANADIENS

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

NEW YORK ISLANDERS

NEW YORK RANGERS

OTTAWA SENATORS

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

ST. LOUIS BLUES

SAN JOSE SHARKS

SEATTLE KRAKEN

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

UTAH HOCKEY CLUB

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

WINNIPEG JETS

INTERNATIONAL MEN OF MYSTERY • AT LEAST ONE PLAYER ON EVERY TEAM WILL BOOM OR BUST THIS SEASON

ASK THE EXPERTS • THN STAFF ANSWER 20 KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 2024-25 NHL SEASON

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