Michael McCarron sticks out like sore thumb on the ice. Not because he’s bad – quite the opposite, actually. His hulking 6’5″ stature gives it away. Even for a big man, the kid has serious talent and it’s shown during his time with the U.S. National Team Development Program. Michael McCarron THW Close-Up: Date of ...
Kurt Etchegary THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 11/12/1994 Place of birth: St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada Ht: 5’11″ Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center Twitter Handle: @etchy19 NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Ranking (January 2013): 72 Other Rankings: CSS (N.A. Skaters): 52 Being injured for 3 months during your draft year can really hinder a player’s stock on his ...
by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor Terrestrial Date Oh Eight Two Two Twelve, Six-Fourtyone -6 GMT A couple of years ago, an editor decided we were all going to drop what we were doing and cover the All Star Games. What was supposed to be a weekend of catch up that included the second half of ...
Meanwhile, in Hershey, the Bears have announced their season schedule. For those of you who think all professional hockey is brought to you by the letter “N”, this team is a part of the AHL.
Somewhere in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the office that serves as nerve central for the administrative body that determines the fates of young hopefuls all over the country has been busy. While other hockey entities may lay claim to down time and an off-season, USA Hockey (originally known as AHAUS until 1989) has been in a state of perpetual motion since 1936.
The Seventh Man has been showing the NHL the money for quite some time and did so in a big way this year. Subjects of the Los Angeles Kings snapped up all but a little less than hundred premium season ticket packages on their July 30th Select-A-Seat event. On August ninth, the Sabres Organisation announced that their renewal rate for season tickets was at 99%.
by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor From a media person’s standpoint, the NHL is starting to resemble a koi pond at feeding time. Someone taps on the edge of the pond on one side and there is a frenzy of activity as everyone swims to the noise. Someone else taps the edge at a different spot ...
New Jersey Devils 1st Round selection, 29th overall: Stefan Matteau, LW If the last name sounds familiar it’s because his father, Stephane Matteau, scored one of the biggest goals in New York Rangers history, eliminating the Devils in double overtime of Game 7 in the 1994 East Finals. Stefan, was only three months old when ...
With the draft fast approaching writers here at THW are getting into draft mode. Our writers are acting as GMs of the teams they cover throughout the season. 1. Edmonton Oilers- Nail Yakupov (Marcy Di Michele) Sarnia Sting forward Nail Yakupov is the consenus number one pick by Central Scouting. He’s considered to the best ...
by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor Dr. Hook and Shel Silverstein may have been on to something* in 1973 when they wrote their tribute to that symbol of rock and roll success, getting the cover story of Rolling Stone magazine. Covers can mean a lot. Whether it’s the snooty prestige of the September issue of Vogue, ...
