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[Brad Elliott Schlossman @SchlossmanGF]

Bowling Green is getting D Mazden Leslie after all. The offensive defenseman was projected to go to BGSU in 2025, but opted late in the summer to go to Kelowna. He's now coming in this fall.

[Bulldogs Communications @Bulldogs_PR]

SIGNING: After acquiring the rights of two-time BCHL Champion Jack Good, the Brantford Bulldogs are proud to announce his signing to a Standard Players Agreement.

Details: https://t.co/LkKnA8Bg44

#BFD #OHL

[Emily Kaplan @emilymkaplan]

Rod the Bod 💪

How Rod Brind’Amour sets the standard for the @Canes work ethic, leading by example.

[Sportsnet @Sportsnet]

A well-deserved honour 🎙️

Sportsnet's Chris Cuthbert receives the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster 🏆

[Brad Elliott Schlossman @SchlossmanGF]

Prince Albert D Daxon Rudolph, who will go in the first round of the NHL Draft this month, has informed teams he will be going to Denver this season.

[Greg Cowan @GregCowanST]

The Owen Sound Attack have a new general manager.

Tyler Nother has officially added the GM title to his portfolio, alongside president, governor and co-owner on behalf of his partners at Ecological Dynamics Sports Partners.

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

Jonathan Toews is likely to be retiring following his return season to the NHL, per @DarrenDreger.

[Scott Morrison, CFP® @SMorrison_]

A quarterback came to me last spring.

I’ll call him Matt.

Matt had just signed his first NIL deal. $900,000.

He was 18 years old. Enrolled early. Hadn’t played a single college snap yet.

His phone was blowing up. His family was excited. His teammates were asking questions.

Nobody was talking about taxes.

When we finally sat down, I asked him one question.

“Matt, what did you set aside for the IRS?”

He got quiet.

“I didn’t think I had to do anything until April.”

April came.

His tax bill was deep into six figures.

He had set aside nothing.

The IRS classifies NIL income as self-employment income. You are not an employee. You are a business. And the IRS expects quarterly payments throughout the year. Not one lump sum in April.

Here is what we built together:

→ A cash, tax and savings plan with accurate projections so we knew exactly what he would owe from day one

→ An LLC with S-Corp status so he could be paid as an employee of his own company

→ A real business with tracked expenses that reduced his taxable income

→ A quarterly tax payment schedule based on our projections, eliminating penalties and interest

$900,000 is life-changing money.

Only if you keep it.

I work exclusively with athletes navigating exactly this. If that is you, or someone you know, my DMs are open.

♻️ Repost this. There is a NIL athlete somewhere who needs to read it today. Trust me.

[Riz @RizNHL]

Oliver Moore Breakout season is coming. High praise for the kid. #Blackhawks

[Da Beauty League @DaBeautyLeague]

Beauties, this is it… ⬇️

2026 will be Da Beauty League’s final summer. A decade of the best hockey players in the world lacing them up at Braemar Arena in Edina, and a community that showed up every single summer.

We’re going out the right way. Stay tuned.

[Carolina Hurricanes @Canes]

All class from a couple legends

[Dallas Stars Elite @DSEHC]

Congratulations to our own Carson Janko (2010) on signing with the Prince George Cougars (WHL)! 💚🖤

#gostarselite #elitedna #GreenHelmets

[Jackie Redmond @Jackie_Redmond]

Rod Brind'Amour told me this on K’Andre Miller this AM:

“At the start of the year, we told him 'pretend we don't know anything about you. What kind of player do YOU want us to THINK you are?’
And I thought from day 1 of training camp, he was our best player.
He wants to take his game to the next level and learn as much as he can. He's ALWAYS asking questions and as a coach, what more could you want?”

[Chris Johnston @reporterchris]

Frederik Andersen was one of Claude Lemieux's oldest clients and considered him a member of his family. Andersen had an amazing performance while playing with a heavy heart tonight.

[Hobey Baker Award @HobeyBakerAward]

2026 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Recipient, Max Plante, signing some pucks. We can't wait to follow your journey.

[Cam Robinson @Hockey_Robinson]

Logan Stankoven is out here ripping apart the Stanley Cup Playoffs as a 5-foot-8 centre.

And we’re still going to watch teams convince themselves Viggo Björck is too small to draft early.

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

Rod Brind’Amour setting the tone for the Canes a few years ago. No shock they’re now in the Stanley Cup finals.

[Tom Chorske @hockeylogic]

Just added this photo to my profile because
Me with Marty, Scotty, Claude, Billy G., and Dano.
Me with legends…

[Scott Wheeler @scottcwheeler]

Great interaction at the podium looking back on birthday boy Landon DuPont’s time with Everett tonight.

HC Steve Hamilton: “It became pretty apparent, I would say only a practice or two eh CB (Carter Bear), that he was going to make the team.”

Carter Bear: “I thought he was my age when he came in.”

Hamilton: “He’s got the best 16-year-old beard in the league.”

Landon DuPont: “17.”

[Newmarket Hurricanes Jr. A Hockey Club @OJHLHurricanes]

Congrats to Alumni ‘07 F Illia Shybinskyi on his commitment to NCAA D1 Hockey at St. Lawrence University.

Illia graduated from JRC/Hurricanes program after the 24/25 season after being selected in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection by the Guelph Storm.

Congrats Shibby!