2026 NHL draft order: Picks 1-224 including all 32 teams - ESPN
The 2026 NHL draft will take place at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on June 26 (Round 1) and June 27 (Rounds 2-7).
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Japan coach lauds fightback but draw with Dutch 'disappointing'
ARLINGTON, Texas, June 14 : Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu lauded his team's grit and determination in coming twice from behind to draw 2-2 with the Netherlands at the World Cup on Sunday, but said he was unhappy not to take all three points.
Second-half goal frenzy lights up World Cup prospects for Dutch and Japan
June 14 : Matches are often described as a game of two halves but seldom has the old cliche been more apt than on Sunday when all the goals in the Netherlands' 2-2 draw against Japan came in a pulsating second period after a cagey first 45 minutes.
Japan fight back twice to snatch late draw vs. Netherlands - ESPN
ARLINGTON, Texas — Daichi Kamada scored on a header off Koki Ogawa's corner kick in the 88th minute, sending the Samurai Blue fans into a frenzy and giving Japan a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their World Cup opener on Sunday.
Germany cruise to 7-1 win over debutants Curacao in Houston
HOUSTON, June 14 : Germany began their World Cup campaign with a thumping 7-1 victory over debutants Curacao on Sunday in a match where history was made on several fronts and the one-sided result could not overshadow the occasion for the island nation.
Iran squad get cheerful Tijuana send off ahead of World Cup opener in Los Angeles
TIJUANA, Mexico, June 14 : Iran's national soccer squad left their Tijuana base camp to a rousing sendoff on Sunday, with supporters lining five-deep on a packed sidewalk outside their hotel on the eve of their World Cup opener against New Zealand in Los Angeles.
'Every chance of making history': Japan tipped to shine at 2026 World Cup
ARLINGTON, Texas: Japan have never progressed past the round of 16 at the World Cup, but this could be the year that history is made, observers told CNA.