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Christopher Ralph is a sportswriter with a focus on hockey prospects, the entry draft, as well as occasional Flames coverage here at THW.
While the two videos I’m about to highlight are geared towards Canadians, I think even my American friends will enjoy and appreciate the message each presents. I’m sure a lot of you have [...]
By Rick Gethin
As Columbus wings on over to the Left Coast for a quickie road trip, let’s take a look at what’s happening in the land of Union Blue.
Since coming out of the Olympic break it’s become apparent that the Blue Jackets are playing out the string. While still mathematically in the hunt for the 8th [...]
While many of us have of the luxury of soothing our post Olympic hockey hangover…the NHL trudges forward into it’s stretch run.
And while the trade deadline, once must-see TV, has diminished thanks to the owners lockout and subsequent cap hell most G.M’s find themselves in these days, there is never a dearth of interesting nuggets [...]
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games couldn’t have gone any better for Canada, and I’m not referring to the fact that they set an Olympic record for the most gold medals won (14) either. I’m referring to the fact that they won the two medals that counted most to practically every Canadian citizen in the world: [...]
This just in from Scottsdale Arizona News
Edmonton Oilers‘ Nikolai Khabibulin has been charged with 28-1382A1 EXTREME DUI BAC .15 -.19 1ST, according to court documents. more info…
Bruce K. Hollingdrake is the Owner/Editor of The Hockey Writers. “I could shoot like Skrudland, skate like Gill, forecheck like Larouche and lay on the muscle like The Great [...]
Miami University–nestled a hard slap shot away from the Indiana border in Oxford, Ohio — is justifiably proud of its traditions — an academic pillar as one of the original eight “Public Ivy League” schools ; known as the “Cradle of Coaches” in football for producing Woody Hayes, Paul Brown, Weeb Ewbank, Sid Gilman, Ara Parseghian and Bo Shembechler, [...]
By Jon Gabrielle, Special to The Hockey Writers
Let the hype begin!
Unlike the Super Bowl, which has seemingly 48 days to hype it’s event, the IOC and NBC has less than 48 hours to dissect, analyze, pick apart and present hockey’s glorious showcase; the men’s Gold Medal game!
The United States of America versus Canada. Nothing more [...]
By Jon Gabrielle Special to The Hockey Writers
By now, if you were one of the eleven million Canadians, excluding a world-wide audience, that watched Team Canada’s thrashing of the Russian Olympic team last night, then you’ve seen the hit. Or should I say, “slew foot?”
With just under three minutes left in the route, Alexander Semin had the [...]
