It might seem counter-intuitive to write about the Western Conference final loser Phoenix Coyotes when Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final is starting after a long layover. But for the obsessed, strategy never sleeps. In the sports team assembly business, thinking about the possibilities about what might have been is useless, but thinking about ...
Underdogs and longshots. Those are what the Shawinigan Cataractes were considered at the 2012 Memorial Cup, despite the fact that they were the host team. The Cataractes had a month-long layoff after their premature exit from the QMJHL playoffs, losing in Game 7 of a second-round series against the upstart Chicoutimi Saguenéens, an early departure that ...
The 2012 Memorial Cup is quickly approaching (we at The Hockey Writers are eagerly excited), with the tournament opener coming on Friday night, and it may go down in history as one of the deepest in recent memory. With many NHL draft picks and hopefuls between the four teams, as well as bragging rights as ...
The Memorial Cup is the most prized possession in Canadian major junior hockey. Presented each year to the champion of the Canadian Hockey League, the Memorial Cup tournament is round robin-style, with the champions from the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and the Western Hockey League, all competing for the trophy. This year, ...
Brandon Gormley DOB: February 18, 1992 NHL Rights: Phoenix Coyotes Drafted: 1st round (13th overall) 2010 Height: 6’2″ Weight: 190 Position: Defence ◊◊◊◊ In this week’s edition of “The Prospect Report” we profile Phoenix prospect Brandon Gormley. Gormley was the 13th overall pick in 2010 to the Coyotes by way of the Moncton ...
Welcome to the latest of many weekly columns on The Hockey Writers: The Prospect Panel. Each week, three of our prospect writers will be answering your questions, as well as some that many others that people will be wanting to have answers to very soon. In The Prospect Panel there will be discussions of all ...
Canada’s World Junior Roster, not as many easy choices as in years past.
The final day of Team Canada Selection Camp began with cuts, also contained a collision with a CIS All-Star Team, and then ended with more cuts. Such is life at a camp where half the attendees go home empty-handed. The important things to note heading into Tuesday night’s game against the CIS All-Stars: the players ...
Every year around Christmastime, hockey fans across the globe gather in front of their television screens to watch the game they love with a passion. No, they aren’t getting together to watch their favourite professional team. They’re getting together to watch the world’s top junior hockey stars battle it out in a fierce two-week competition ...
Countdown To Buffalo, N.Y. 2011 WJCs U20s Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst It’s the be all and end all for many hockey fans and media– especially those with a special interest in the young guns of the game. It is a chance for the futures of the game to shine on a ...
