Defenseman William Hakansson of Sweden says he was "super pumped" to be the first player selected by the Stanley Cup ...

Headlining this year's crop is the 51st overall pick: 6-foot-4, 216-pound Swedish blueliner William Håkansson, who met with ...

After trading down twice, Carolina secured 6-foot-4 blueliner William Hakansson. The mobile second-round pick brings elite ...

The Carolina Hurricanes believe they found a perfect fit in William Hakansson. Hear why scouts call him "a monster" and how ...

From rangy defenders to high-motor forwards and athletic netminders, Darren Yorke details Carolina’s latest six-man haul in ...

The 2026 NHL Draft has plenty of offensively gifted defensemen in it, but when you watch William Håkansson play, you notice his defensive play more than anything else. After spending time in three ...

Hakansson was the 51st overall pick by Carolina in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft on Saturday. The appeal regarding Hakansson is obvious being he's already 6-foot-4, 210 pounds at age 18. He played a ton of ...

In recent years, the Calgary Flames have added some exciting young right-shot defencemen via the NHL Draft and some key trades. But as the Flames learned over Jarome Iginla’s career: it can be a ...

The Athletic's Corey Pronman recently released his latest 2026 NHL Mock Draft, where he made picks for the first round. When it came to the Buffalo Sabres, Pronman predicted that they would end up ...

The World Junior Championship is where so many hockey fans get their first impressions of the top prospects from around the world. The two-week tournament is one of the biggest events on the hockey ...