Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThis is Part 3 of a 4 Part Series. Part 1: Barrie Colts, Belleville Bulls, Brampton Battalion, Erie Otters & Guelph Storm Part 2: Kingston Frontenacs, Kitchener Rangers, London Knights, Mississauga Steelheads, Niagara Ice Dogs Part 3: Oshawa Generals, Ottawa 67′s, Owen Sound Attack, Peterborough Petes, Plymouth Whalers Part 4: Saginaw Spirit, Sarnia Sting, Sault ...
Jarrod Maidens THW Close Up: Date of Birth: March 4, 1994 Place of Birth: Grimsby, ON, CAN Ht: 6-1 Wt: 178 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center/Left Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 1st year eligible THW Ranking (May): 45th *Click here for Notes Up Front for various topics covered below in the live updated NHL ...
Ever since the Canadian Hockey League has adopted its annual import draft, the talent pool of European players who have come over has been incredible. Nearly 190 imports who have come over to North America to play junior hockey have graduated to play at least one game in the NHL. Imports have been very helpful ...
Upon becoming a Flyer, if you’d have told Wayne Simmonds that he would be one of the most vital players to Philadelphia’s playoff success this season, he would probably have laughed at you. Many other people would have as well. If you were one of those people who found the thought to be quite humorous, ...
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist If there has been one consistent narrative over the past several NHL seasons, it has been the seeming epidemic of blows to the head that has fallen several big time stars. Whether it be David Steckel’s hit on Sidney Crosby, Matt Cooke’s on Marc Savard, or any of the other ...
Games To Watch: Thursday, Dec. 1 Kitchener at Brampton: Despite playing without arguably the best offensive defenseman in the country in Ryan Murphy, the Kitchener Rangers have been one of the league’s hottest teams of late. On a current three-game win streak and winners of eight of their last 10 games, the Rangers travel to Brampton ...
Games to Watch: Thursday, Nov. 3 Mississauga at Brampton: The top two teams in the Central division square off for the second time this season in what should be a hotly contested game. Brampton shocked the Majors in the first meeting between the two clubs back in early October; winning by a score of 5-1 and ...
Recently I published the first half of An Early Season 2012 NHL Mock Draft, and this is the second half. If you missed the first part, you can read it here: http://thehockeywriters.com/an-early-season-2012-nhl-mock-draft-selections-1-15/ The standings used in this mock draft are based on Stanley Cup odds, and the player rankings are based on a combination of ...
For Kootenay, it was their second attempt at an elimination game all season and they passed, again, for the second time this week. For Owen Sound, it was indicative of their play all tournament. They got out in front 2-0 before undisciplined play and loss of composure really hammered at them. The Ice won 7-3 ...
The Owen Sound Attack didn’t help themselves much, and ended up on the losing end of an ugly affair against the Mississauga-St. Michael’s Majors. It was the rematch of the OHL Championship series, but the game played closer to exhibition hockey. The first two periods were marred by a parade to the penalty box, a ...
