Hockey headlines for September 25, 2025

Thursday, September 25, 2025

No stress, no mess in Thatcher Demko's pre-season debut (Vancouver Province)
Ottawa Senators' veteran summer signing finally hits the ice after lengthy surgery recovery (Ottawa Sun)
Isles' Anders Lee will miss 1-2 weeks (New York Newsday)
Nashville Predators defenseman Nicolas Hague out 4-6 weeks with upper body injury (The Tennessean)
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk has starring role in Prime Video's NHL series (Ottawa Sun)
Will being the NHL's highest-paid player change anything for Oilers' Draisaitl? (Edmonton Sun)
How Kiefer Sherwood can avoid the contract-extension dance (Vancouver Province)
Red Wings focused on 2 areas to improve; James van Riemsdyk absence 'going longer' (Detroit Free Press)
Red Wings continue search for best fit with Larkin, Raymond (MLive.com)
Jets working on ‘recession proof’ power play at training camp (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jeff Blashill shouldn't let intense Blackhawks training camp stray into Jeremy Colliton territory (Chicago Sun-Times)
Senators suffer blow as Drake Batherson sidelined with muscle injury (Ottawa Sun)
Dallas Stars’ Jamie Benn is day-to-day with an upper body injury, reports say (Dallas Morning News)
Macklin Celebrini became the Sharks’ best player as a rookie. What can he do for an encore? (San Jose Mercury News)
Jason Robertson was lost last season. How Stars forward plans to find his best in 2025-26 (Dallas Morning News)
It’s all positive as Marco Sturm, Bruins continue the buildup after a disastrous 2024-25 season (Boston Herald)
Casey Cizikas’ Identity Line past is helping forge Islanders’ new persona (New York Post)
Noah Cates is a smart player for the Flyers, which earns him points with his new coach, Rick Tocchet (Philadelphia Inquirer)
'Reckless' Calgary Flames forward Sam Morton pushing for NHL playing time with strong play (Calgary Sun)
Red Wings' Carter Mazur has new body, new number, same snarl (Detroit News)
Buium’s experience with Wild late last season helps him for this one (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Avalanche defenseman Keaton Middleton’s NHL dreams finally came through, but his identity is unchanged: ‘I know who I am’ (Denver Post)
Newcomer Pius Suter gets the first crack at centering Blues' second line (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
'Pathway to success': Alec Regula could get a look on the Oilers blueline this season (Edmonton Sun)
What does Max Sasson need to do to stay with the Vancouver Canucks? (Vancouver Province)
Hunter Haight’s hard-charging ways earning notice by Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Easton Cowan impresses: Key takeaways from Maple Leafs training camp (Toronto Sun)
Sam O’Reilly among Lightning’s first round of training camp cuts (Tampa Bay Times)
Gabe Perreault forcing Rangers into tough roster decision (New York Post)
Penguins roster hopeful Tristan Broz has goals in mind (like preventing them) (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
This prospect will replace Devils’ Luke Hughes if holdout continues (NJ.com)
Darcy Kuemper, Kings shut out Ducks in preseason tussle (Orange County Register)
Penguins fall to Blue Jackets in second preseason contest (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
What Ryan Leonard is learning from his landlord (and Caps teammate) (Washington Post)