When looking retrospectively at the 2025-26 New York Islanders campaign, there are many positives. Most revolve around Matthew Schaefer and the dominance he showed as an 18-year-old.
The New York Islanders are coming off a good season, but the team will be hoping to be able to take a step forward this coming year. As the Islanders entered the summer, there was a lot of speculation about what the plan for the team might be.
The 2025-26 season for the New York Islanders has gone better than many expected. While sitting in a playoff spot around the trade deadline, General Manager Mathieu Darche looked to reward the team by upgrading the roster via trade.
A surprise return right before the Olympic break. When speaking to the media, New York Islanders forward Calum Ritchie stated that he will be in the lineup on Thursday night when the team goes up against the New Jersey Devils, the two rivals’ final contest before the league-wide pause.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
According to a team announcement, the New York Islanders have reassigned forward Calum Ritchie to the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders. Ritchie had begun the year on the season-opening injured reserve, working his way back from a lower-body issue.
An unfortunate injury so close to the regular season. On Thursday night, New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy revealed that Calum Ritchie is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Calum Ritchie was the centerpiece of the trade between the New York Islanders and Colorado Avalanche, which was based around veteran Brock Nelson heading to the Avalanche.
Welcome back to another summer edition of Around the NHL. The free-agent market has dried up considerably on the unrestricted side, however, there’s plenty of restricted free agents, who remain unsigned.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Colorado Avalanche have had one major weakness on their roster the past couple of seasons that has really held them back come playoff time: the lack of a legitimate second-line center.
The Easton Cowan Show is officially underway at the World Juniors. Cowan led Canada to a commanding 4-0 victory over Finland during its opening game of the tournament, scoring a key insurance goal in the second period.
The 2025 World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Ontario is set to kick off action on Dec. 26, with 10 teams vying out to win gold at the premier junior hockey event of the season.
Welcome to the Colorado Avalanche Prospect Update, November Edition! Each month, we will examine Avalanche prospects playing in various leagues and see how they perform.
The Colorado Avalanche sent top prospect Calum Ritchie back to the OHL’s Oshawa Generals on Wednesday after watching the 19-year-old make the team out of training camp.
The Colorado Avalanche announced Wednesday night that forward Calum Ritchie had been reassigned to the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Oshawa Generals. Through seven games with the Avalanche, Ritchie had one goal and a team-worst minus-seven plus-minus rating.
Colorado Avalanche forward Calum Ritchie still had three games to play before burning the first year of his entry-level contract but the organization has opted to make its move prematurely.
It wasn’t a Macklin Celebrini moment in his first career game, but Colorado Avalanche rookie Calum Ritchie achieved the same feat — scoring his first career NHL goal — in just his third career game.
Calum Ritchie would’ve never envisioned the past 16 months playing out the way they have. After falling in the first round of the 2023 draft to Colorado at No.
Well, preseason hockey anyway. The first official (though not-counting) Colorado Avalanche game of the year saw Ball Arena host the Dallas Stars. Avalanche faithful from all-around tuned in to watch most of this game.
DENVER — The Avalanche are at Ball Arena Monday night for their 7 p.m. preseason opener against the Dallas Stars. And young center Calum Ritchie will be making his preseason debut.
On Monday, the Colorado Avalanche officially signed Calum Ritchie to a three-year entry-level contract (ELC). Ritchie was by far the most talented player at the development camp last week and was rewarded for it.
It’s been a few years since the Colorado Avalanche had a top prospect from the CHL in their system, but if the last few months are any indication, they may have found a good one in Calum Ritchie.