Ryan Dixon

NHL Power Rankings: One reason for optimism for all 32 teams

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.

Highs, lows and best swearing in Amazon Prime's Faceoff series

Amazon Prime’s behind-the-scenes look at the best hockey league in the world is a six-part piece that drops as one package on Friday. Ryan Dixon binged it and tells us what he thinks.

3 teams that could trade for Bruins' Jeremy Swayman

Maple Leafs Notebook: Nylander at centre 'no big deal'; Woll will get his time

A of people in the Toronto Maple Leafs universe are going to sweat over whether or not William Nylander takes most of his shifts as a centre this season. Nylander, however, is not one of them.

One bold prediction for all 32 NHL teams

Dropping a pre-season prediction for every NHL team can leave you feeling more exposed than a goalie who’s wandered a little too far from his crease. So with our caveat firmly in place, let’s drop 32 nuggets that skew a little (to a lot) spicey.

Maple Leafs takeaways: Stolarz, Hildeby build back-up cases

Maple Leafs Takeaways: Pacioretty shines with two goals, assist as tryout continues

The guy in the middle of the action for the Maple Leafs on Sunday was the 35-year-old who’s in camp on a professional tryout attempting to prove he’s put all his injury issues behind him.

Maple Leafs' fortunes rely heavily on goaltending tandem stepping up

Leafs camp is rife with storylines, but for all the talk of new captains, new coaches, pending UFAs and young guys pushing for spots, the thing that figures to most directly impact Toronto’s fortunes is how well Joseph Woll, Anthony Stolarz and perhaps even old friend Matt Murray perform in net.

Maple Leafs GM Treliving wants to make one thing perfectly clear

Jets Training Camp Preview: Can Winnipeg take that next step?

It’s not quite deja vu all over again for the Winnipeg Jets, but — just like 12 months ago — there’s an air of uncertainty around the team as it prepares to open training camp ahead of the 2024-25 season.