This is what NHL GM’s were looking for when the Calder Cup Playoffs expanded to 23 teams. High-pressure, late-season games, one after the next after the next, all in a bid to put their prospects through the toughest of trials.

While the long-term outcome on the NHL’s 2022 draft class is still to be determined, it is increasingly looking like the Buffalo Sabres may have found themselves a bargain in the 28th spot.

Kirsten Welsh quickly became an obvious candidate for the National Hockey League’s officiating Exposure Combine back in the summer of 2019.

With 12 games to go in the AHL regular season, time is running out quickly for the defending Calder Cup champion Chicago Wolves.

Calgary is home for Sandra Prusina, and now the Scotiabank Saddledome broadcast booth is becoming her home as well. The Calgary Wranglers named her their play-by-play voice last fall, making her the first woman to hold that role in AHL history.

Katie Guay had built an extensive hockey resume long before she ever stepped on AHL ice last season, when she became the first woman ever to officiate a game in the American Hockey League.

Aisha Visram had a clear goal in mind growing up in Toronto. She wanted to work in hockey. Somehow, some way.

The New York Rangers have long been aggressive in signing top NCAA free agents. This time, they completed the much-anticipated signing of one of their own draft picks.

Megan Cahill’s climb through hockey took her away from home before it brought her back again. And along the way, she saw what makes for a good front office.

Tera Black did not grow up anywhere near hockey, really, but she has built a life in hockey.