Urho Vaakanainen, Jack Studnicka and Trent Frederic anticipate an even better future after what they witnessed last season.

Hunter Miska aims to be the next man up behind Avalanche goalies Philipp Grubauer and Pavel Francouz.

Carsen Twarynski knows he’s a long shot to fill a Flyers roster spot this season. But he’s not any less enthused about the opportunity.

After a strong rookie showing in Stockton, Dillon Dube is another year older and wiser, but his goals remain the same.

Nick Suzuki and Ryan Poehling want to play in Montreal this season. But neither of them would consider it a failure to start in Laval.

Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin, Toronto’s 2017 and 2018 first-round draft picks, have their sights firmly set on earning NHL jobs.

The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed defenseman Roland McKeown to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2019-20 season.

Nick Paul has been called up and sent down more than the big forward wishes to count. He’s hoping the time is right for him to finally stick in the NHL.

Niklas Kronwall, who retired Tuesday, used his time with the Grand Rapids Griffins as a building block for a 953-game NHL career.

The Vancouver Canucks and Utica Comets have taken measures to ensure that they have sufficient depth on hand for the coming season.