In the NHL, veterans tend to be given a longer leash. Whether it’s fair or not, coaches almost always trust the veteran with NHL experience more than they do the young forward who is trying to make ...

Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis was asked about the relatively low ice time given to rookie Ivan Demidov, who is currently second in rookie scoring, with 19 points in 24 games. His ...

Minor hockey and ringette associations spend the bulk of their budgets renting rinks, but with only so many arenas in Ottawa and a growing interest in girls’ ice sports, divvying up that ice time ...

This has been an ongoing point of contention for years with the Edmonton Oilers, dating back to the emergence of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl as bona fide superstars in the NHL. How much ice time ...

The impact several rookies are making on the NHL is one of the major storylines of the 2025-26 season. Each week, NHL.com will examine topics related to this season's class in the Rookie Watch. This ...

There has been plenty of controversy when discussing Montreal Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov’s ice time over the last few games. So far Demidov has been averaging 14:20 a night through the first 24 ...