Ryan Dixon

'Like you’re getting drafted again': Toews has new lease on life with hometown Jets

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 Free Agency Winners and Losers: Panthers on top yet again

The rollicking trade deadline stole some of the fizzle from free agency, but the NHL landscape still saw some significant shifts. Sportsnet's Ryan Dixon sorts through the winners and losers of it all.

Jets 2025 Free Agent Preview: All eyes on Nikolaj Ehlers fallout

Propsect of Interest: Jets boost pipeline with Swedish defender Boumedienne

The Winnipeg Jets' defence corps, if all goes to plan, will have a serious Swedish flavour to it in the coming years.

Winners and losers from first round of 2025 NHL Draft

It was an emotional first round of the NHL Draft as 32 players experienced the culmination of a lifelong dream. Ryan Dixon takes a look at some winners and losers with Round 1 in the books.

Why Matthew Schaefer is a franchise-defining prospect — on and off the ice

Prospect of Interest: Porter Martone could be NHL-ready come October

This is the time of year when detailed scouting reports are flying around front offices. Scouts are picking apart players on a granular level, trying to find any tidbit that could be a tell, searching for any aspect of their game that indicates what the kid will or won’t be at the next level.

Prospect of Interest: Why James Hagens enters draft ready to silence doubters

At the NHL Scouting Combine in early June, there was a sense James Hagens believed he wasn’t getting enough credit for the year he put together with the Boston College Eagles. Hagens entered the season as the projected first-overall pick on many draft lists before slipping down most rankings in the back half of the season

Jets Draft Preview: Trading first rounder for immediate help could be tricky

Toews' homecoming the right move for Jets

When it came to wondering where Jonathan Toews might resume his NHL career, the obvious answer wound up doubling as the right one. Now we find out if it’s a perfect solution, too.