Will Smith, Leonard’s center and former National Team Development Program linemate, chose to leave BC after his freshman season and sign with the San Jose Sharks. Leonard did not follow. He wanted one more go with the Eagles alongside fellow sophomores Drew Fortescue, Jacob Fowler and Gabe Perreault, all NHL picks. Leonard did not regret it.

After attending Leonard’s Capitals debut some 24 hours earlier, the crew of Eagles players headed to New York to support Perreault.

Leonard's path to the NHL has been nothing short of astounding. After showcasing his skills at Boston College for two seasons, where he scored an impressive 30 goals— the highest in the NCAA this season—Leonard was drafted by the Capitals as the eighth overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.

Leonard won a battle on the wall and then two races to loose pucks to keep the play alive before feeding Aliaksei Protas at the point, which began a tic-tac-toe passing sequence that led to Dylan Strome’s goal with 9:23 left in the game.

Friday night’s game between the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks will forever be remembered as the night Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history.

Amherst native Ryan Leonard will make his NHL debut against the Bruins in Washington's Top 6 on Tuesday night.

Boston College’s Ryan Leonard was selected as one of three Hobey Baker finalists, the organization announced on Thursday. The other finalists for the award, which goes to the top men’s college hockey player in the country, are Denver defenseman Zeev Buium and Michigan State forward Isaac Howard.

Ryan Leonard's whirlwind week, NFL rule changes, the two centers of the baseball universe, a Masters prelude, MLB power rankings, and more.

Two days after wrapping up his career with the Boston College Eagles, Ryan Leonard will hit the ice for the Washington Capitals against the Bruins at TD Garden.

Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard wasn’t born yet when Alex Ovechkin was drafted in 2004. He was only eight months old when the Russian scored his first two goals in his NHL debut in 2005.