Follow the entire 2019 NHL draft, pick-by-pick. Chris Peters, Greg Wyshynski and Emily Kaplan provide detailed breakdowns of each first-rounder's skill set, as well as how he will fit with his new NHL team. And be sure to check out all of our draft-prep content to learn more about this talented draft class.Best of Round 1 | Draft order Top…

We saw it all in Round 1 of the 2019 NHL draft. Two generational talents were drafted atop the board. Seven Americans went in the opening 15 picks. The Coyotes traded up. A goaltender was the 13th prospect to be selected. And a 51-goal scorer fell to Day 2.So which teams had especially strong first rounds? Which picks leave more…

Noelle Needham's hockey journey almost ended on her family's cow farm.When knee injuries and surgeries cut short her playing career at Minnesota State Mankato in 2007, the 21-year-old figured she should try the family business. So she returned home to Elkton, South Dakota, and took out a "beginning farmer" loan. Then she and her mother drove seven-plus hours to Theodore…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- After several embarrassing officiating controversies overshadowed the Stanley Cup playoffs, the National Hockey League significantly increased the scope of its referees' video review capabilities and added a third category to its coach's challenges at Thursday's general managers meeting in Vancouver."We view this as evolutionary. We don't want it to be perceived as an overreaction," NHL commissioner…