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Anniversary
CONTENTS
YEARBOOK 2022-23 | VOL. 76 NO. 02
NHL TEAM PREVIEWS
SEASON | 40
PRIMER
NHL parity has never been more pronounced as we approach 20 seasons with a salary cap. We break
down each team’s odds with analysis, depth charts, stats and predictions – including who will win it all.
COLUMNS FEATURES
7 10 36
FIRST WORD 10 THINGS TO WATCH KYLE CONNOR
GGabriel
With so many huge trades and signings Keep an eye on these storylines in A nifty 50 isn’t out of reach for the
Landeskog at this summer, you’d think it was the NBA. a ‘return to normal’ NHL season. Western Conference’s other Connor.
the Celebration 178 14
wrapped in the
Swedish flag LAST WORD ROOKIE REPORT STATS & SCHEDULE
Getting back to life on the road a sure Will the Calder Trophy race be a Power
sign we’re close to the good old days. play? Or perhaps a Wright-in vote?
170
16
2021-22 STATS & DRAFT
TOP 50 NHLERS
From Matthews’ 60 to McDavid’s 123,
Auston Matthews won the Hart but all the numbers from last season.
Connor McDavid is still No. 1 on our list.
174
Colorado Avalanch e 22
2021-22 Champs!
2022-23 NHL SCHEDULE
STEVEN STAMKOS
Who’s playing where and when? Find
What does a two-time Stanley Cup all 1,312 regular-season games here.
champ do as an encore? Career year.
26
JACK EICHEL
ON THE COVER
The Golden Knights are banking on big
things from the healthy superstar.
30
MITCH MARNER
There’s more to come from last season’s
breakout gem. Maybe playoff success?
32
JUUSE SAROS
Nashville’s star stopper isn’t a big dog in
vital stats, but he sure in a goalie stats. PHOTOS BY USA TODAY SPORTS
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shooter Patrik Laine (who was acquired in from the situation, while others suffered.
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for Pierre-Luc Dubois). For a market that has tages taken, it seems.
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pionship that began on Dec. 26, 2002 and
ended on Jan. 5, 2003, and June 2018.
Brind’Amour resigned even though he was
OF THE GAME
only named chairman in November 2018,
after both alleged assaults took place.
I Hockey Canada’s chairman during the
2002-03 World Junior Championship was
HAVE BEEN
run- ey League for shutting down the only Sheldon Lanchbery, and in 2018 it was Joe
ning businesses now for 44 Canadian professional hockey league for Drago, and these alleged sexual assaults
years, everything from cutting women. The board, led by its chair Laurel apparently took place on their watch.
grass in Florida using Fergie Walzak, voted to shut down and dissolve Scott Smith became Hockey Canada’s CEO
Jenkins blue-and-white 1976 (cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:144)(cid:145)(cid:150)(cid:486)(cid:136)(cid:145)(cid:148)(cid:486)(cid:146)(cid:148)(cid:145)(cid:976)(cid:139)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:138)(cid:145)(cid:133)(cid:141)(cid:135)(cid:155)(cid:3)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:131)(cid:137)(cid:151)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:153)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:3) on July 1, 2022 and was not the CEO in
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the way up the corporate food chain to erything to ensure it stayed open. (cid:151)(cid:131)(cid:142)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:149)(cid:149)(cid:131)(cid:151)(cid:142)(cid:150)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:145)(cid:145)(cid:141)(cid:3)(cid:146)(cid:142)(cid:131)(cid:133)(cid:135)(cid:484)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:884)(cid:882)(cid:882)(cid:885)(cid:481)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:6)(cid:8)(cid:18)(cid:3)
being the chairman of a publicly traded (cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:135)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:152)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:149)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:133)(cid:150)(cid:139)(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:133)(cid:131)(cid:149)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:3)(cid:134)(cid:131)(cid:148)(cid:141)(cid:3)(cid:133)(cid:142)(cid:145)(cid:151)(cid:134)(cid:3) was now Edmonton Oilers chairman Bob
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rate-governance expert. they stated that after 12 years of a grow- (cid:21)(cid:135)(cid:144)(cid:144)(cid:135)(cid:155)(cid:484)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:138)(cid:131)(cid:152)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:135)(cid:135)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:133)(cid:148)(cid:139)(cid:150)(cid:139)(cid:133)(cid:131)(cid:142)(cid:3)(cid:145)(cid:136)(cid:3)(cid:23)(cid:145)(cid:143)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:135)(cid:144)-
(cid:12)(cid:495)(cid:152)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:131)(cid:148)(cid:144)(cid:135)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:3)(cid:137)(cid:148)(cid:135)(cid:131)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:134)(cid:135)(cid:131)(cid:142)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:132)(cid:145)(cid:151)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:146)(cid:135)(cid:145)(cid:146)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:3) ing fan base, sponsors and revenues, the ney in his role as CEO of Hockey Canada
(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:140)(cid:145)(cid:151)(cid:148)(cid:144)(cid:135)(cid:155)(cid:481)(cid:3)(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:137)(cid:3)(cid:138)(cid:145)(cid:153)(cid:3)(cid:149)(cid:145)(cid:143)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:146)(cid:135)(cid:145)- league was “economically unsustainable.” and Bob Nicholson for his role with the
ple forget they are merely stewards of an They did this even though they had a sur- (cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:136)(cid:145)(cid:148)(cid:3)(cid:153)(cid:138)(cid:131)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:135)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:152)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:145)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:148)(cid:3)(cid:146)(cid:142)(cid:131)(cid:155)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:137)(cid:3)
organization for a short period of time in plus of revenue and a willing investor (me politics described in my Publisher’s Note
the leadership positions as a chairperson, and likely others) to continue to grow the in the 2020-21 Yearbook.
director, CEO, executive director, presi- CWHL. Again, it was at that moment that My sense is that these chairmen and
dent or any other top position of author- (cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:135)(cid:142)(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:152)(cid:135)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:131)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:143)(cid:131)(cid:140)(cid:145)(cid:148)(cid:139)(cid:150)(cid:155)(cid:3)(cid:145)(cid:136)(cid:3)(cid:134)(cid:139)(cid:148)(cid:135)(cid:133)(cid:150)(cid:145)(cid:148)(cid:149)(cid:3) CEOs didn’t understand they were actu-
ity in an organization. didn’t understand they were mere stew- ally brought in to Hockey Canada to be
These tip-of-the-spear leaders are put ards of the CWHL, and their duty was to stewards of the game, there to protect it
in place to ensure the organization is al- keep it operational and not shut it down. and all of its stakeholders and to leave it in
ways acting in the best interests of all of Chair Walzak had been in that position a better condition than when they arrived.
their stakeholders. This includes their em- approximately one year of its 12-year ex- (cid:12)(cid:136)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:148)(cid:3)(cid:145)(cid:148)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:148)(cid:3)(cid:134)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:135)(cid:144)(cid:134)(cid:135)(cid:148)(cid:149)(cid:495)(cid:3)(cid:148)(cid:135)(cid:132)(cid:151)(cid:150)(cid:150)(cid:131)(cid:142)(cid:3)(cid:139)(cid:149)(cid:3)
ployees, customers, vendors, sharehold- istence before it was dissolved. that Hockey Canada is much better off
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nity they are a member of, which includes (cid:138)(cid:145)(cid:153)(cid:3)(cid:143)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:155)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:139)(cid:143)(cid:135)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:133)(cid:145)(cid:143)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:133)(cid:148)(cid:145)(cid:149)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:148)(cid:148)(cid:145)(cid:137)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:150)(cid:3) (cid:146)(cid:145)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:134)(cid:151)(cid:148)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:137)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:148)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:135)(cid:144)(cid:151)(cid:148)(cid:135)(cid:481)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:134)(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:495)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:135)-
those people who come in contact with chair, director or CEO who thinks of the or- lieve they really get what being a steward
anyone associated with the organization. (cid:137)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:139)(cid:156)(cid:131)(cid:150)(cid:139)(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:148)(cid:3)(cid:145)(cid:153)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:146)(cid:135)(cid:148)(cid:149)(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:131)(cid:142)(cid:3)(cid:976)(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:136)(cid:134)(cid:145)(cid:143)(cid:484)(cid:3) (cid:139)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:132)(cid:145)(cid:151)(cid:150)(cid:484)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:136)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:137)(cid:131)(cid:150)(cid:139)(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:148)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:146)(cid:148)(cid:145)(cid:152)(cid:135)(cid:144)(cid:3)
They too must have their best interests They act like they can do no wrong, and true, then all directors should resign or be
protected. They do this, in part, by setting how dare any shareholder ask them tough removed.
the tone at the top in the boardroom, which questions. This arrogance often extends We are all here for a limited amount
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meate throughout the organization. which include employees, customers and have a small window to effect change and
On June 5, 2015, as the past chairman members of the community. improve the lives of others now and that
of Bauer and possibly owning the larg- When some people get into powerful follow us. We are all stewards of the envi-
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across the table from chairman Bernard CEO of any organization, they feel entitled family and hockey. All of us should strive to
McDonnell with director and CEO Kevin to the discretion to do or not do what they leave the world, our relationships and or-
(cid:7)(cid:131)(cid:152)(cid:139)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:149)(cid:139)(cid:150)(cid:150)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:137)(cid:3)(cid:148)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:138)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:144)(cid:135)(cid:154)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:145)(cid:3)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:143)(cid:481)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:145)(cid:142)(cid:134)(cid:3) like. This happens at every level in organi- ganizations better off than when we arrive
them both that, in my opinion, they col- zations, including youth hockey all the way on scene. Heads of organizations whose
lectively were not acting in the best long- up to professional and international hock- hubris gets in the way of proper steward-
term interests of Bauer. They actually (cid:135)(cid:155)(cid:3) (cid:145)(cid:148)(cid:137)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:139)(cid:156)(cid:131)(cid:150)(cid:139)(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:149)(cid:484)(cid:3) (cid:12)(cid:150)(cid:3) (cid:139)(cid:149)(cid:3) (cid:146)(cid:135)(cid:148)(cid:152)(cid:131)(cid:149)(cid:139)(cid:152)(cid:135)(cid:3) (cid:131)(cid:133)(cid:148)(cid:145)(cid:149)(cid:149)(cid:3) (cid:149)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:146)(cid:3)(cid:149)(cid:138)(cid:145)(cid:151)(cid:142)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:139)(cid:134)(cid:135)(cid:144)(cid:150)(cid:139)(cid:976)(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:133)(cid:131)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:135)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:145)(cid:151)(cid:150)(cid:481)(cid:3)
smirked, rolled their eyes, and there was every industry and country around the and if still at the helm of an organization,
an audible giggle from one of these two world. The common thread throughout all they should be removed swiftly.
grown men in response. of the bad behavior that occurs in organiza- Chairs, directors, CEOs of every organi-
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were mere stewards of Bauer for this brief short period of time in its history, and they to serve all of the stakeholders of THE
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YEARBOOK 2022-23 THE HOCKEY NEWS | 9 |
10 THINGS TO WATCH
BY KEN CAMPBELL
TRYING
SOMETHING
NEW
CONNOR
BEDARD
The 2022-23 season should look
‘normal,’ but that doesn’t mean the
NHL isn’t still in a constant state of
change. The number of new faces in
NHL creases may be exceeded only
by those behind the benches. The
league will explore new frontiers –
from the look of the sweaters to the
barns that house them. And while
some experiments will go better than
others, there’s an awfully enticing
prize for the teams that fizzle out
F
INALLY, BACK TO
normal. That Contrast that with Paul Maurice, who will celebrate his
is, if your normal consists of an NHL team silver anniversary of coaching this season with his fourth
playing in a college arena, John Tortorella and team (he’s coached the Carolina Hurricanes twice). Tor-
Tony DeAngelo in the same organization and torella (Philadelphia) and Peter DeBoer (Dallas) will be on
a summer in which many consider the Ottawa (cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:139)(cid:148)(cid:3)(cid:976)(cid:139)(cid:136)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:135)(cid:131)(cid:143)(cid:149)(cid:484)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:144)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:133)(cid:142)(cid:151)(cid:134)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:137)(cid:3)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:149)(cid:150)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:150)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:149)(cid:149)(cid:139)(cid:149)(cid:150)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:150)(cid:512)(cid:131)(cid:149)-
Senators the big winners. sociate coach, Rick Bowness will begin his 34th NHL coach-
(cid:23)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:884)(cid:882)(cid:884)(cid:884)(cid:486)(cid:884)(cid:885)(cid:3)(cid:149)(cid:135)(cid:131)(cid:149)(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:153)(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:142)(cid:3)(cid:143)(cid:131)(cid:148)(cid:141)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:138)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:976)(cid:139)(cid:148)(cid:149)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:133)(cid:131)(cid:143)(cid:146)(cid:131)(cid:139)(cid:137)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:149)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:133)(cid:135)(cid:3) ing season and join his ninth organization with the Winni-
2018-19 that the league will not feel any of the direct ef- peg Jets in 2022-23.
fects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope. It has been a long, Meanwhile, Barry Trotz is taking some time off from
sometimes tricky, slog to get here, but we made it. With that coaching but will run his fourth NHL bench when he inevita-
in mind, here are 10 things to watch for in 2022-23. It is the bly returns. And Scotty Bowman just left the Chicago Black-
NHL’s 106th season, but the 105th with actual games be- (cid:138)(cid:131)(cid:153)(cid:141)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:139)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:142)(cid:145)(cid:145)(cid:141)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:137)(cid:3)(cid:136)(cid:145)(cid:148)(cid:3)(cid:153)(cid:145)(cid:148)(cid:141)(cid:484)(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:135)(cid:495)(cid:148)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:141)(cid:139)(cid:134)(cid:134)(cid:139)(cid:144)(cid:137)(cid:3)(cid:514)(cid:3)(cid:149)(cid:145)(cid:148)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:145)(cid:136)(cid:484)
cause of that lockout thingy a while back. No, not that one,
>TANKS FOR SOMETHIN’
the one before that.
>MUSICAL BENCHES
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often-contending Arizona Coyotes joined by the Blackhawks,
New York Islanders coach Lane Lambert has had a longer (cid:16)(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:150)(cid:148)(cid:135)(cid:131)(cid:142)(cid:3)(cid:6)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:131)(cid:134)(cid:139)(cid:135)(cid:144)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:131)(cid:144)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:19)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:142)(cid:131)(cid:134)(cid:135)(cid:142)(cid:146)(cid:138)(cid:139)(cid:131)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:142)(cid:155)(cid:135)(cid:148)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:514)(cid:3)(cid:153)(cid:145)(cid:144)(cid:495)(cid:150)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:135)(cid:3)(cid:150)(cid:135)(cid:148)-
tenure with the same team than nine other coaches cur- ribly fascinating to watch, but the prize awaiting the winner
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