December Series Is Opportunity for Team Canada Hopefuls Dustin Nelson | December 16, 2016 This weekend, USA Hockey and Hockey Canada will smash a bottle of champagne to christen their brand new December Series. The inaugural installment of the two-game winter showdown comes just…
Players to Watch at the World Junior A Challenge Dustin Nelson | December 11, 2016 Now in its 11th year, the World Junior A Challenge is a top showcase for skaters across the world playing junior A hockey. This year’s tournament features two NHL draft…
6 Thoughts on the U.S. WJC Camp Roster Dustin Nelson | December 10, 2016 The 2017 World Junior Championship is just around the corner. National teams are gathering for selection camps to whittle down rosters one last time before the tournament starts in earnest…
Border Battle Provides Thrills Dustin Nelson | December 6, 2016 The big series in women’s hockey over the weekend pitted the no. 1-ranked Wisconsin Badgers against the no. 2-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. In the first Border Battle series split since…
8 Thoughts on Canada’s World Junior Camp Roster Dustin Nelson | November 30, 2016 Tuesday, Hockey Canada announced a 32-man roster they’ve invited to their World Junior Selection Camp, slated to get underway Dec. 10. While it doesn’t have the jaw-dropping surprises of last…
Philosophical Divide Shakes Up Panthers Dustin Nelson | November 28, 2016 Sunday night, the Florida Panthers shocked the hockey world by being the first team to fire a head coach this season. It was unexpected. Gerard Gallant recently received a contract…
Calder Race at the Quarter Mark Dustin Nelson | November 28, 2016 We have passed the oft-used (roughly) quarter-season mark of American Thanksgiving. Enough games have passed that we have a good sense of what’s going well and what’s a flaming dumpster…
Duluth Surprises No. 1 Badgers Dustin Nelson | November 22, 2016 DULUTH — Women’s college hockey saw a weekend full of surprising results that shook up the national rankings. Among the weekend’s unexpected results, the no. 2 Gophers tied North Dakota in…
Desperate NWHL Cuts Player Salaries Dustin Nelson | November 18, 2016 The NWHL, the first professional women’s hockey league in North America to pay players, is facing some tough financial realities. They announced Friday they will be slashing player salaries for…
Top Early-Season Trade Candidates Dustin Nelson | November 17, 2016 We’re still a fair stretch from crunch time, but a handful of teams are splashing cold water on their face and staring into a steamy mirror as Elliott Smith’s “Needle…
Who Gets Fired First? Dustin Nelson | November 16, 2016 The 20-game mark and the oft-used hallmark of American Thanksgiving are approaching like a world-destroying meteorite for many teams. The holiday is often used as a time to give your…
Best Line in Women’s College Hockey? Dustin Nelson | November 8, 2016 MINNEAPOLIS — The loss of Amanda Kessel and Hannah Brandt might be the biggest offseason loss for any women’s college hockey team this year. But the Gopher offense doesn’t appear…
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