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Matt Larkin

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Matt Larkin

Managing editor and senior writer at Daily Faceoff. Matt joined Daily Faceoff in March 2022 after an 11-year run as a senior writer and editor with The Hockey News. He previously worked for Sportsnet and The Globe and Mail. Look to Matt for deep-dive player profiles, fantasy rankings, columns, big hair and bigger passion for the sport. He makes appearances on shows across The Nation Network. Educated at the University of Western Ontario (Honors BA, Media, Information and Technoculture & four years at The Gazette)

You can find Matt Larkin on Twitter at @MLarkinHockey

Matt Larkin Headlines

DateTitle
Mar 24, 2026Hear me out: Are we sleeping on Pacific Division teams as Stanley Cup threats?
Mar 23, 2026This Week in the NHL: Paul Maurice becomes Mr. 2,000
Mar 21, 2026Which 2025-26 bubble playoff team would be the scariest Round 1 opponent?
Mar 20, 2026Lightning have the single biggest advantage of any projected 2025-26 playoff team
Mar 19, 2026Scoring depth a more important Stanley Cup ingredient than superstars
Mar 17, 2026Size is no longer a crucial ingredient among Stanley Cup winning teams
Mar 16, 2026This Week in the NHL: Trevor Zegras returns to Anaheim
Mar 14, 2026Which 2025-26 Stanley Cup contender is a paper tiger?
Mar 13, 2026Auston Matthews’ injury presents a best- or worse-case scenario for Leafs’ season
Mar 12, 2026Top 50 NHL UFAs of 2026: There’s no way Ovechkin and Malkin ever change teams…right?
Mar 09, 2026This Week in the NHL: Legendary milestone for McDavid?
Mar 06, 20262026 NHL Trade Deadline winners and losers: Avalanche lap field as other Cup contenders whiff
Mar 06, 2026NHL Trade Board: The final list for Deadline Day
Mar 04, 2026NHL Trade Board: Centers Kadri, Trocheck, Thomas the key dominoes as deadline nears
Mar 02, 2026This Week in the NHL: 2026 Trade Deadline arrives
Feb 28, 2026Which 2026 Olympic snubs will play major roles in 2030?
Feb 28, 2026NHL Trade Board: When will the Blues’ fire sale begin?
Feb 27, 20262026 NHL Trade Deadline Pressure Gauge: Which teams are all-in?
Feb 24, 2026How will the new playoff salary cap affect the NHL Trade Deadline?
Feb 23, 2026Olympic Stock Watch: Whose NHL trade value changed for better or worse in Milan?
Feb 23, 2026This Week in the NHL: Will Quenneville become second member of 1,000-win club?
Feb 22, 2026Connor Hellebuyck finally wins The Big Game and cements himself as an all-time great goalie
Feb 20, 2026Grinding more than dazzling, is this Canadian team good enough to win gold?
Feb 18, 2026After surviving scare of a lifetime vs. Czechia, what must Canada fix in semifinal?
Feb 17, 2026Olympic men’s hockey quarterfinal preview: Slovakia vs. Germany
Feb 16, 2026Olympic men’s hockey playoff preview: Germany vs. France
Feb 15, 2026Tom Wilson showing he’s much more than a blunt instrument for Canada
Feb 13, 2026Thomas Harley’s elite play turns Canada’s Olympic weakness into a strength
Feb 12, 2026Canada’s forward depth already looks like an Olympic cheat code
Feb 11, 2026Why Canada should (!) start Jordan Binnington for Game 1 vs. Czechia