The 2025 NHL Draft begins today. Everyone is willing to trade up! Everyone is willing to trade down! Everyone is willing to stand and pick! There is excitement everywhere. Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
How might the Devils approach this draft? Plus some thoughts on trade targets and free agents: [Infernal Access ($)] [Devils on the Rush]
Camp schedule is set:
#NJDevils will open Development Camp on June 30th with on-ice sessions!
Camp will run from June 30 (players report on June 29 for meetings) through to July 2nd.
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) June 26, 2025
Utica’s staff is set:
Hockey Links
A last group of mock drafts as we roll into the 2025 NHL Draft: [ESPN] [Bleacher Report] [NHL.com]
“The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are on the verge of unprecedented labor peace that will provide jet fuel for hockey’s growth over the next half decade. Sources indicate the NHL and NHLPA are putting the final touches on a Memorandum of Understanding for a four-year extension to their Collective Bargaining Agreement, the framework of which could be announced as soon as Friday ahead of the Draft.” [Daily Faceoff]
There are changes coming to the schedule, it appears:
More on the 84-game reg season starting in 26-27 season (reduce pre-season to 4 games max per team), the idea would be to start the reg season in last week of September as a result of shorter pre-season.
The added games likely coming within the division. https://t.co/INpKZwRanq
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 26, 2025
This is certainly a trade that happened:
We have acquired JJ Peterka from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Michael Kesselring and Josh Doan.
Peterka has been signed to a 5-year deal. pic.twitter.com/zvA3k1gUsN
— Utah Mammoth (@utahmammoth) June 26, 2025
Evander Kane heads to Vancouver:
End of the ride for Marc-Edouard Vlasic in San Jose:
The Sharks have placed Marc-Edouard Vlasic on waivers for the purpose of a contract buyout
Vlasic was drafted 35th overall by the Sharks in 2005 and has spent his entire NHL career in San Jose pic.twitter.com/T4d9fh6pMw
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 26, 2025
Jamie Benn re-ups in Dallas:
Assessing salary cap situations around the league: [The Athletic ($)]
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