NHL Rookies News & Stories

Ben Kindel and Harrison Brunicke made the NHL ahead of schedule, and now they'll be looking to stick around for the long run.

In the first edition of the Calder Trophy Power Rankings for the 2025-26 NHL season, the Elite Prospects scouts put together a top-10 list of front runners to win Rookie of the Year.

Ranking the hockey's best young talent: Who stands out, who’s rising, and what it means for the future.

Lane Hutson's big week, Zayne Parekh hits 30 goals and makes history, Ben Kindel nears 100 points, and more in this week's Roundup.

It's no surprise that Macklin Celebrini's the top rookie so far, but it is surprising just how strong he's been.

Lane Hutson's skill set has changed the Montreal Canadiens offensive zone play. Here's how he does it, and how teams try to contain him.

Elite Prospects' first Calder Power Ranking is here, and just in time for the what looks like the most competitive race in years.

It looked like Pavel Mintyukov would need a year to adjust to the NHL. Try a few weeks. This Rookie Midterm looks at how he's made the jump with such ease.

Preseason is always full of surprises, but preseason success doesn't equal NHL success.

Lukas Reichel has a chance to link up with Connor Bedard and the two could make magic together

Logan Cooley is leaving school and heading for the desert where he has his eyes set on climbing the rookie mountain and taking home the Calder Trophy.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European Scouting takes you into the Film Room to look at how Juuso Pärssinen has developed into a top-six centre in Nashville.

The subject of today's Rookie Mid-Term is Carolina Hurricanes winger Seth Jarvis. EP Rinkside's Mitch Brown looks at how the 5-foot-10 forward creates at the NHL level with physicality and adaptability as a rookie, and what it means for his projection.

The subject of today's Rookie Mid-Term is Detroit Red Wings defenceman Moritz Seider. The former sixth-overall pick is well ahead of schedule, looking the part of a No. 1 defenceman already.

In a sport without much credible star power or many must-watch talents, Trevor Zegras is already the exception to the rule. And he's the subject of today's Rookie Mid-Term.

Next up in our Trophy Watch series, Ryan Lambert looks at the field of candidates for the Calder Memorial Trophy in the 2021-22 NHL season, awarded to the league's best rookie.

The New York Rangers are banking on Nils Lundkvist and Braden Schneider to become big parts of their blue line long-term. Russ Cohen spoke to the two at Rangers training camp.

Marco Rossi is the next star in Austria's hockey sky. In this guest post from EP Rinkside Germany, we share a 1-on-1 interview with the next Austrian NHLer, looking at his traumatic year and how he hopes to bounce back.

The Canucks have recalled Jonah Gadjovich from the Utica Comets, with his debut expected to come any day now. EliteProspects Rinkside film scout Daniel Gee takes an exhaustive look at the 2017 second-round pick's game.

Joey Daccord won his first-career NHL game on Sunday night. Maren Angus has the story.

David St-Louis goes into the film room to examine Tim Stützle's game, and the early returns are pretty spectacular, in some respects. Get the full breakdown in this exclusive film room deep dive on Rinkside.

K'Andre Miller has been one of the season's best early storylines, proving once and for all that last season was the exception, not the norm, for this high-flying, super-mobile defender. Mitch Brown goes into the film room to break his game down in detail.

The Minnesota Wild are suddenly appointment viewing, and Dimitri Filipovic lays most of the responsibility at the feet of Kirill Kaprizov.

There was trickery, highlight-plays and multi-point performances throughout Thursday night's 14-game slate.