The Winter Classic: Cold With a Chance of Uncertainty Andrew Forbes | December 31, 2013 Stepping out of my hotel, it hit me like a blistering gust of wind that there wouldn’t be any issue when it came to maintaining the ice at Michigan Stadium.…
Winter Classic: The Original Backyard Game Andrew Forbes | December 26, 2013 Every young athlete who has laced up their skates or stepped to the plate has thought – at least once – about what it would be like to play professionally.…
HBO 24/7: Five Teams That Would Be Fantastic for Next Year T.J. McAloon | December 23, 2013 HBO’s 24/7: “Road to the Winter Classic” has been a huge hit in the three years of the reality series. We’ve gotten an all-access pass to the locker room of…
6 Reasons To Watch HBO’s 24/7 Leafs/Wings Chris McHugh | December 10, 2013 After the lockout deprived hockey fans of the Emmy-award winning series last season, HBO’s 24/7 series is back, premièring this Saturday. THW looks at why this season’s series will be…
8 Predictions For HBO 24/7: Maple Leafs Edition Dan Russell | December 7, 2013 On Thursday I mentioned eight things I expected to happen during this year’s HBO 24/7, specifically for the Red Wings. Now just because one team is a perennial contender and…
3 Places Better Than Washington For The 2015 Winter Classic Colin Pineau | September 23, 2013 On Saturday morning, the Washington Capitals announced they will play in their second NHL Winter Classic, which left every hockey fan not wearing a Caps #8 jersey asking… “Why Washington?”…
2014 Stadium Series: The Good and The Bad The Hockey Writers | August 30, 2013 The game was born outside. When the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins took to the man-made ice surface that was constructed at Ralph Wilson Stadium, it returned. In 2008, the…
NHL Leaves Wild, Blues Out of 2014 Outdoor Event Jeff Ponder | April 19, 2013 With the expansion of the outdoor game from one game to six, hockey fans may think that thriving hockey markets would get their first crack at the blockbuster event. …
Null of Novelty: NHL Schedules Six Outdoor Games in 2014 Katie Flynn | April 18, 2013 There’s something to be said for novelty. Nobody wants an Andy Warhol Campbell’s soup can screen print, but everyone wants one from 1962. It is one of the most iconic…
NHL Right in Scheduling More Outdoor Games James Neveau | April 17, 2013 In what many are classifying as a case of Gary Bettman attempting to kill the golden goose, the NHL has reportedly decided to go ahead with a plan to add…
Things Lost, Things Delayed – Maple Leafs Edition Mark Ascione | November 12, 2012 There’s some hope the NHL lockout, now about two months old, will end and there may even be a 60-70 game regular season commencing by December. There’s interest, if not…
Winter Classic Cancelled. Is The 2012-13 Season Doomed? Mark Ritter | November 2, 2012 Even with the NHL and NHLPA rumored to be discussing a possible return to the negotiation table, it is too late for the NHL to avoid the cancellation of the…