Maxim Golod – 2018 NHL Draft Prospect Profile Mark Scheig | March 29, 2018 Maxim Golod 2017-18 Team: Erie Otters (#77) Date of Birth: August 18, 2000 Place of Birth: Concord, ON Ht: 5’11” Wt: 163 lbs Shoots: Left Position: LW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2018 first-year…
Evaluating Evan Bouchard (His 2018 NHL Draft Value) David Chernish | March 2, 2018 London Knights defensemen and captain Evan Bouchard has been one of the CHL’s best defensemen thus far, ranking first among all CHL defensemen with 76 points in 58 game played.…
Oliver Wahlstrom’s Untapped Potential David Chernish | February 28, 2018 The United States has been a hotbed for goal scoring forwards the past three NHL Entry Drafts, with the likes of Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel, Toronto Maple Leafs center…
US Olympian Hilary Knight: 5 Quick Facts Meghan Dillon | February 21, 2018 There is a reason that Hilary Knight is considered the star of the USA Women’s Olympic Team. She has one of the most impressive resumes in hockey and is looking for…
What Happened to Pavel Brendl? Nathaniel Oliver | February 7, 2018 It’s never supposed to happen. When it does, the “guilty” player is typically (and often unfairly) spoken of in mockery or with scoffing for many years. Hockey fans take their…
10 Best American Players in Hockey Today Jeff Seide | January 23, 2018 American hockey has taken significant steps forward in the past 20 years. Today, USA Hockey is a top-five hockey country in the world and is a major contender in every…
Hockey Family Tales: Nikita Kucherov’s Mom & First Coach Alessandro Seren Rosso | January 23, 2018 From time to time, THW translates Russian materials where the focus is less on great hockey players, but is rather on their family. We already published stories about Alexander Radulov…
Kevin Westgarth and the Road Less Traveled Jackie Spiegel | December 26, 2017 This past April, Kevin Westgarth stood in the visitor’s locker room at the Prudential Center grinning ear-to-ear. The former Los Angeles King had just wrapped up a charity ice hockey game with…
Remembering Gus Mortson Rick Cole | November 30, 2017 Gus Mortson, the man they called “Old Hardrock” (as much for his playing style as for his origins in Northern Ontario mining country) was known as one of the toughest…
Ball Hockey Star Danick Martel Makes Flyers Debut Jackie Spiegel | November 23, 2017 This past June Danick Martel was dominating the international ball hockey scene in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The 22-year-old netted not only a silver medal with Team Canada, but was the…
Adrian & Mario Kempe Shining as Rookies Louis Pannone | November 14, 2017 A year ago at this time, neither Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe nor his older brother, Arizona Coyotes forward Mario Kempe, were close to playing in the NHL. Mario, a…
Q & A With Windsor Spitfires Captain Aaron Luchuk Mark Scheig | November 5, 2017 Windsor Spitfires captain Aaron Luchuk is off to an incredible start this season. Saturday night in Erie, he made sure that start continued. Luchuk scored unassisted at 2:02 of overtime…