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Nail Yakupov, the first overall pick in the 2012 NHL draft, has been suspended from playing in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League while an international turf war wages on over his status.

Even though the 2012 NHL Draft was just put to bed, it's never too early to start looking to next year. That's exactly what NHL.com's Mike Morreale did today, providing a preview to the upcoming Central Scouting 2013 grades, breaking down players ...

2012 NHL draft picks Matt Grzelcyk, Jimmy Vesey, Brendan Collier are Charlestown's pride.

In recent years, we've seen top free agents take their time instead of joining the frenzy to sign with a team on July 1. If Tier 1 free agents Ryan Suter and Zach Parise delay their decisions, which players and teams does that help? Who does it hurt?

Blog | Conversation | June 27, 2012

Despite a thin free-agent crop, several strong Cup contenders may undergo some drastic offseason changes. Craig Custance examines the potential upcoming moves for the Penguins, Wings, Canucks and Sharks.

Blog | Conversation | June 26, 2012

Sean Allen updates his top 100 forwards for the 2012-13 fantasy hockey season in light of the player selections and trades at the 2012 NHL draft.

Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesStefan Matteau Here is a recap of what happened in this weekend's NHL draft for our three locals: DEVILS Matteau! Matteau! Matteau! Hard to believe, but that name might have a nice ring to for New Jersey, in a ...

It should come as no surprise that the top three players of this weekend's draft are projected to be among the first picks to reach the NHL. But the 13th pick? ESPN Hockey Insider Grant Sonier analyzes how soon he thinks each first-round pick will...

ESPN Insider's Grant Sonier ranks the top 10 prospects for the 2013 NHL draft, a crop with the potential to be the best since the legendary 2003 class.

Story | Conversation | June 24, 2012

If there is a theme for the 2012 NHL draft, it might well be O Brother, Where Are Thou? For the second time in three days, a major trade brought two brothers together. In this case, late Saturday afternoon the Philadelphia Flyers bolstered their b...

Grant Sonier provides the NHL ETAs for all first-round picks in the 2012 NHL draft.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2012

PITTSBURGH -- Day 2 of the 2012 NHL draft for the Chicago Blackhawks was about getting variety. General manager Stan Bowman wanted to "round out" his "depth chart" after selecting highly skilled Finnish forward Teuvo Teravainen in the first round on ...

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings made five selections on the second and final day of the 2012 NHL draft in Pittsburgh. The Kings selected forward Nikolay Prokhorkin in the fourth round (121st overall). Prokhorkin, 18, spent the last two seaso...

2012 NHL Entry Draft * Oilers select forward Nail Yakupov with 1st overall pick (3rd straight year Oilers had No. 1 pick) * Yakupov: 3rd Russian player to be selected No. 1 ('01 Ilya Kovalchuk, '04 Alex Ovechkin) * 8 of top 10 picks were defensema...

ESPN Insiders Grant Sonier and Craig Custance review each team's picks and trades to see who came out on top following the 2012 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2012

Born in the U.S. to parents with French and French-Canadian lineage has made for an interesting journey for Ducks' second-round pick Nic Kerdiles, writes Scott Burnside.