Eddie Rivkin

Lifelong hockey fan going back to the days of Olympia Stadium and Gordie Howe Hockey School. Finally combining my passion for hockey with my passion for writing at THW! Detroit born, Vegas since 89 and thanks to Direct TV (I hate to say that) get to watch the NHL every night!

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Gallant Sacked in Vegas as Golden Knights Search for Answers

January 17th, 2020 Shock waves reverberated through the Las Vegas Valley on Wednesday morning when most of us woke up to the news that the Vegas Golden Knights had relieved head coach Gerard Gallant and assistant coach Mike Kelly of their coaching duties. As we all know, that's fancy speak for, they were fired. And in the next breath after announcing...

Golden Knights Upstaged by Elvis on the Vegas Strip

January 13th, 2020 Rookie Elvis Merzlikins made 27 saves to record his first NHL shutout as the Columbus Blue Jackets sent the Vegas Golden Knights to their third straight home loss, 3-0. What started off as a bang of a seven-game home stand with the Golden Knights going 4-0 with wins over the Arizona Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks and St...