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Feb 23rd, 18:22OGHow U23 NHL players and top prospects performed at the 2026 Olympics
The 2026 Olympics proved to be a stage well-suited for the NHL's young – and future – stars.
Feb 6th, 17:152026 NHL Draft'He's ready for the next step' Why Alberts Šmits will have scouts watching at the Olympics
After an impressive World Juniors, Alberts Šmits will have all eyes on him at the Olympics in Milan.
Jan 2nd, 16:51NHLElite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch: Canada and USA roster reactions
Cam and Ryan react to the official Olympic rosters for the U.S. and Canada.
2025-12-15, 15:16NHLElite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch Part 5: Canada and USA roster predictions
Cam Robinson and Ryan Lambert try to figure out who the United States and Canada will take to the Olympics.
2025-11-18, 17:27NHLElite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch Part 4: What's changed so far this season?
In Part 4 of our Olympic Stock Watch series, Cam Robinson and Ryan Lambert discuss how the first six weeks of the NHL season has shifted expectations for the United States and Canada.
2025-08-28, 12:48OGElite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch Part 3: USA Hockey orientation camp
This time we're tackling Team USA.
2025-08-18, 13:53OGElite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch Part 2: Hockey Canada orientation camp
Hockey Canada recently announced the roster of NHL players it would invite to its late-August Olympic orientation camp.That’s where the reigning Four Nations gold medal winners will start mapping out...
2024-02-02, 18:54NHLNHL to participate in 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympics
The NHL announced in a joint press conference with IIHF president Luc Tardif and NHLPA director Marty Walsh that the league will participate in the 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympics.
2022-03-16, 18:112022 NHL Entry DraftThe Elite Prospects March ranking of the top 64 prospects in the 2022 NHL Draft
The Elite Prospects team has ranked 64 players for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft with their second board of the season.
2022-02-28, 17:302022 NHL Entry DraftFilm Room: Breaking down Juraj Slafkovsky's extra large game
Cam Robinson profiles Juraj Slafkovsky, the 17-year-old Olympic Games MVP from Slovakia.
2022-01-12, 22:01NHLEP Rinkside Mailbag: Solving the Capitals goalie woes, getting Elias Pettersson back on track, and Owen Power at the Olympics
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert solicited your questions on Twitter, and now he's answering them in the latest edition of the Rinkside mailbag. Looking at the playoff picture, the sophomore slump, Owen Power at the Olympics, the Capitals crease, and Elias Pettersson.
2022-01-07, 16:302022 Winter OlympicsProjecting Team USA's 2026 Olympic Roster
Might Team USA be the favourites for gold in the 2026 Olympics? It's not out of the question.
2021-12-31, 21:17NHLEP Rinkside 3 Stars for Week 12 of the NHL season
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert is back in the saddle with the NHL 3 Stars on EP Rinkside, looking at the Vancouver Canucks run under Bruce Boudreau, the Florida Panthers defiance in the face fo poor goaltending, and how the NHL is handling the rapidly developing COVID situation.
2021-12-29, 23:15NHLEP Rinkside Mailbag: Connor Bedard's ranking among all-time greats, Chicago's rebuild, and Don Sweeney's work in Boston
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert solicited your questions on Twitter, and now he's answering them in the latest edition of the Rinkside mailbag. Looking at Connor Bedard's ranking among all-time greats, Chicago's rebuild, Don Sweeney's job in Boston, Michigan's ranking as a stacked college team, and more.
2021-11-26, 19:212022 Winter OlympicsThe Game is Global, Part 1: The state of play for Spain, Croatia, Serbia, and the Netherlands
The Game is Global series looks at the 32 highest-ranked hockey nations in the world and provides an update on where hockey stands within their borders in the lead-up to the Olympics. Today we start with Spain, Croatia, Serbia, and the Netherlands.
2021-04-07, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: Gordon looks back to guide the future
“I looked at the coach, and I said to myself, ‘That poor guy, I can't believe he's riding buses and coaching in the American Hockey League. Why would you want to do that?” Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach goes down memory lane with Patrick Williams.
2021-02-27, 13:002022 Winter Olympics2022 Olympics Preview: Team North America declares sovereignty, competes internationally for Olympic gold
We're giving JFresh a bit of a break from his Olympics preview series, as J.D. Burke fields a hypothetical Team North America roster for the 2022 games in Beijing.
2021-02-24, 13:002022 Winter Olympics2022 Olympic Preview: Team Russia
Can the Olympic Athletes from Russia pull off an improbable gold model repeat at the 2022 Olympic games?