> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Thursday's FTB: The NHL is slowly waking up - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursdays-ftb-the-nhl-is-slowly-waking-up/ - Published: 2025-08-28T10:00:36.000Z - Updated: 2025-08-28T10:00:36.000Z - Description: You can smell training camp coming. - Author: Cathy Squires - Tags: From The Branches [3 questions facing Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL.comReplacing Marner’s production, finding forward depth among unknowns![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/favicon-apple-touch-icon-124.png)NHL logoMike Zeisberger![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/fv6ldipn4596lbwdl0kf.jpg)](https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/32-in-32/toronto-maple-leafs-three-questions-for-2025-26-season-32-in-32?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Top prospects for Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL.comForward Cowan could be ready this season; Danford, Chadwick are promising defensemen![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/favicon-apple-touch-icon-125.png)NHL logoMike Zeisberger![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/vhrqoksx8mphmxv1e0wl.jpg)](https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/32-in-32/toronto-maple-leafs-top-prospects-for-2025-26-season-32-in-32?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Carolina Hurricanes sign Oliver Kylington, Givanni Smith to PTOs | TSNThe Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenceman Oliver Kylington and forward Givani Smith to professional tryout agreements on Wednesday.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-286.png)TSNTSN.ca Staff![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/oliver-kylington-1-2352011-1756324808977.jpeg)](https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/carolina-hurricanes-sign-oliver-kylington-givanni-smith-to-ptos-1.2352000?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Hurricanes also signed a prospect to an ELC. No trades again for another day. [Matthew Caldwell leaving Florida Panthers, becoming CEO of Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx | TSNMatthew Caldwell is stepping down as the business operations president of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and accepting a 10-year deal as CEO of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-287.png)TSNThe Canadian Press![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/matthew-caldwell-leaving-cup-champion-panthers--becoming-ceo-of--1-2351889-1756309067395.jpeg)](https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/matthew-caldwell-leaving-florida-panthers-becoming-ceo-of-minnesota-timberwolves-and-lynx-1.2351888?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Surprisingly honest: [Calgary Flames Mikael Backlund: ‘It’s obvious’ Rasmus Andersson is getting traded | TSNCalgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund doesn’t expect teammate Rasmus Andersson to remain in a Flames jersey.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-288.png)TSNTSN.ca Staff![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/mikael-backlund--11--and-rasmus-andersson-1-2213980-1733288710357.jpeg)](https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/calgary-flames-mikael-backlund-it-s-obvious-rasmus-andersson-is-getting-traded-1.2351873?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Interesting CBC article with some specifics about how CHL players going to the NCAA affects teams: [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ncca-changes-resshaping-canadian-hockey-1.7618402](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ncca-changes-resshaping-canadian-hockey-1.7618402?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Meanwhile, Canadian universities are noticing a change in where their men's hockey players are coming from. > "As players came to the end of their CHL careers, 45-50 per cent of players that would be recruited to U Sports came from the CHL," U Sports's Arsenault said. > But in the first season following the NCAA changing CHL players' eligibility, the percentage of recruits from the CHL for the 2025-26 U Sports season is 16 per cent, down from 44.4 per cent the previous year. > However, U Sports is seeing a jump in the percentage of Canadian Junior A and BCHL players coming to it – 62.6 per cent from 50.2 per cent — as well as a jump across other categories the governing body tracked. Another take: [How NCAA money is changing the traditional path to pro hockeyCan Canadian junior teams still compete with NCAA schools for top talent? Gavin McKenna’s Penn State deal shows dramatic shift in landscape.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/icon-tsun-7.png)Toronto SunDan Barnes![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/HKO-McKenna.jpg)](https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/how-ncaa-money-changing-traditional-path-pro?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And read this and ask yourself what the rules even are: [Beavers finalize 2025-26 roster; former pros cleared to skate in NCAA through Eligibility CenterThrough the NCAA Eligibility Center, the Bemidji State men’s hockey team was cleared to add two former professional hockey players to its 2025-26 roster. A look under the hood of the Beavers’ newly finalized roster.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-289.png)Bemidji PioneerJared Rubado![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/90-6)](https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/beavers-hockey/beavers-finalize-2025-26-roster-former-pros-cleared-to-skate-in-ncaa-through-eligibility-center?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And finally, the NHL announced a host of game time changes, so check the schedule anew if you're after tickets. Broadcasters have released their schedules as well. That's it have a good day, everyone.