Andrew Fowlis
Chemical Engineer with a life long passion for hockey. I primarily follow the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames.
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Maple Leafs' Big Deals: Nylander Providing Value
January 9th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs' "big four" (referring to Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander) contracts take up $40.5 million in cap space. This accounts for just under 50% of the entire salary cap – the highest of any team in the NHL. Maybe more astonishing, the Leafs hold three of the seven largest contracts...
NHL’s Top 5 Centers of the Decade
January 2nd, 2020 Some of the National Hockey League's best talent has always been at center. The position is expected to play a defensively responsible game while also being the primary generator of offense. The Hockey News even believes that having an elite top line center is the single most important element a team needs to win a Stanley Cup. The...
Sharks' Interim Bench Boss Boughner Brings Experience
December 14th, 2019 Pete DeBoer joined the lengthy list of coaches relieved of their duties this season, following the San Jose Sharks dropping five straight games. Sources revealed that DeBoer’s firing was purely hockey-related – a distinction that is now important to make after Bill Peters of the Calgary Flames and Jim Montgomery of the Dallas Stars...
Sharks See Jones' Struggles Resurface...Again
December 9th, 2019 San Jose Sharks' goaltender Martin Jones was recently named the NHL's third star of the week, following a 3-0-0 week and a .935 save percentage (SV%) over that span. Unfortunately for the Sharks, Jones could not continue his recent success. He was pulled in consecutive starts against the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning,...
Sharks' Marleau Chasing Games-Played Record
November 29th, 2019 Mike Babcock, recently terminated by the Toronto Maple Leafs, spoke to the media approximately a month ago, giving praise to former player Patrick Marleau, and commenting that Marleau’s goal is to break Gordie Howe’s games-played record. Marleau, using his wife Christina's twitter account, was very quick to set the record...
Streaking Sharks Still Falling Short of Playoff Expectations
November 27th, 2019 The San Jose Sharks defeated the Los Angeles Kings Monday night, giving the team a three-game win streak, and an impressive 9-1-0 record over their last 10 games. Patrick Marleau was the hero in overtime against the Kings, scoring on a broken play after teammate Kevin Labanc's fanned shot led to an open-net opportunity....
