Author: Mike Brehm, USA TODAY

The NHL free agency signing period opens at noon ET Wednesday. Here are the top 25 unrestricted free agents.

NHL teams drafted for the future and also made some major trades. Who are the winners and losers from the weekend?

Logan Mailloux had asked teams not to draft him and didn’t know the Canadiens’ plans until he was selected. He said he has been getting counseling.

Owen Power was taken No. 1 overall by the Buffalo Sabres after a flurry of major trades during the afternoon.

The schedule will feature a tentative Olympic break, a Winter Classic in Minnesota and a 13-game opening road trip for the New York Islanders.

The NHL offseason included the Seattle Kraken’s expansion draft, the entry draft and free agency amid a flat salary cap. Analyzing the big moves.

Bianca Andreescu, the world’s No. 5 women’s singles player, cites “all the challenges we are facing as it relates to the pandemic.”

A shirtless Nikita Kucherov didn’t hold back as he touched on a number of topics after the Lightning beat the Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup again.