Photo Credit: Buffalo Sabres Multimedia Photo Galleries Since he was drafted at 9th overall in 2025, Radim Mrtka has been somewhat of a polarizing presence for the Buffalo Sabres. As a young and talented defenseman with a unique combination of physical build and skill, Mrtka holds significant value both as a player and as a potential trade chip. Mrtka is a 6-foot-6, right-shot defenseman, originally from Czechia, who played for the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey L

After being selected 24th overall in this summer's NHL draft, Adam Novotný rightfully has a ton of hype surrounding him headed into the 2026-27 Ontario Hockey League season. Robert Lefebvre/OHL Images Drafted out of Peterborough, Novotný scored 34 goals and 31 assists for 65 points with the Peterborough Petes in the 2025-26 season headed into the draft. Novotný put up 5 points in 5 games at the Hlinka-Gretzky last summer and followed that up with 3 points at the World Juniors

chl.ca/ohl The NHL rookie class this season is absolutely loaded and the anticipation for who will win Calder Trophy as the league's best rookie is already on. The Ontario Hockey League has a great group of former players who will look to get their feet in the door and solidify themselves as NHL players this year. Last season, 2025 1st Overall pick, Matthew Schaefer, took home the Calder Trophy after a marvelous rookie year with the New York Islanders. Schaefer played his jun

Natalie Shaver/OHL Images Brady Martin’s travel to Canada’s National Junior Team training camp didn’t go quite as planned. Bad weather and cancelled flights delayed the Nashville Predators prospect’s arrival at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls by more than a day, forcing the 18-year-old forward into an early wake-up just to get to camp. “It took me about a day and a half,” Martin said. “Bad weather, flights getting cancelled, just delayed hours. It wasn’t ideal.” “It was a li