With the OHL’s trade deadline of noon today, there have been some big names changing cities. In a year that is far from normal, with the NHL lockout looming large, there have been a number of star OHL players, and in the CHL overall, that may not have been available otherwise. With the lockout ending [...]
Each week, I participate in a WCHA Web Media Poll that is put on by the Tech Hockey Guide with 11 other people that represent both the print media as well as the hockey blogosphere. This week, Denver drops two places from the top spot after getting a single point in Grand Forks last weekend. The Minnesota Gophers are again the [...]
Photo by: Chip Crail/CHLPhotos.com @CHLphotosblog In a state where football is everything, even a small crowd at the Allen Event Center came out not only to support the Mary Kay Foundation with the Americans’ annual “Pink in the Rink” game, but to cheer on their home town team to increase their lead in the Central [...]
written by Ian C McLaren After a weekend that saw his team drop 2 out of 3 games, while also losing defenceman Andrey Pedan to a likely and possibly lengthy suspension after he was assessed a match penalty for kicking a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on Sunday, Storm coach Scott Walker had [...]
After posting a 1-5 record to start the season, the Peterborough Petes have fired general manager Dave Reid. Reid was in his third year of a four year contract. Reid’s duties in the interim will be shared by head coach Mike Pelino and director of player personnel Mike Oke. Business operations will be overseen by president Jim [...]
The Edmonton Oil Kings dismantled the Red Deer rebels 6-2 on Sunday with forward Curtis Lazar notching his first WHL hat trick. “I got a good playoffs under my belt last year and it’s about keeping it going. I’m playing with great guys in Legault and Samuelsson and we just work well…my job is to [...]
Well folks here it is, barring a boardroom miracle, for the foreseeable future the AHL is going to boast the top young NHL talent in North America. As bittersweet as it is, if you’re an AHL fan or a fan of the Albany Devils, things just got very interesting and you have to be pretty [...]
The Western Hockey League has never had to search too far for top-flight offensive talent. With the 2012-2013 season a couple of weeks away it looks like there will be plenty of red lights going off again this season. Last year the league leader in scoring was Tri City Americans’ Brendan Shinnimin who put up [...]
Due to the impending and inevitable NHL lockout this season a lot of hockey fans of the National Hockey league are going to be looking for other options to fill their NHL hockey void. May I suggest, giving college hockey a try to fill your NHL hockey void. For the college hockey fans this is [...]
As the September 15th expiration date for the collective bargaining agreement between the National Hockey League and its players association rapid approaches, there are several groups nervously awaiting the next steps. Chief among these are several aspiring future members of the NHLPA, presently awaiting to graduate from the junior ranks. When camps begun for the [...]
