Ryan Dixon

Quiet consistency has Hurricanes positioned for playoff run

Ryan Dixon

Ryan Dixon has been covering pro sports— beginning with hockey — since 2006. After spending five years with The Hockey News, Ryan joined the Sportsnet team in 2011. He specializes in features and has written about everything from NHL stars to soccer in Northern Uganda. Ryan is the co-host of the Tape II Tape hockey podcast on Sportsnet.ca.

NHL Power Rankings: Standout stretch-drive storylines

This week’s power rankings highlight a second-half story — maybe good a good one, maybe not — for all 32 teams in the league.

New contenders bringing refreshing feel to NHL playoff picture

NHL Power Rankings: Looking at who's got puck luck — and who needs it

Here’s a rhyming power ranking that puts a green tint on all 32 clubs.

Leftover losers: Five teams facing rising pressure in wake of trade deadline

Not all fans are high-fiving in the wake of the trade deadline. After letting the deals breathe for a few days, Sportsnet's Ryan Dixon looks at five teams firmly now on the hot seat.

Jets' latest hot stretch quietly reviving playoff hopes

Trade deadline winners and losers: Islanders swing big, Maple Leafs strike out

The trade deadline has officially come and gone. Ryan Dixon looks at some winners — and a few losers — from the deadline season, 2026.

NHL Power Rankings: Checking in on job security for all 32 general managers

As the craziness of NHL trade deadline rumours whirl all around us, Ryan Dixon uses this week’s Power Rankings as a check-in on the job security of the GMs for all 32 clubs.

Surging Sabres shed years of trade-deadline dread with playoffs in sight

Why every contender in the East should be buying before the trade deadline

Even if their ultimate goals differ, every team in an Eastern Conference playoff slot should be looking to add ahead of the trade deadline. Ryan Dixon explains why.