Hannah Stuart
Hannah Stuart is a copywriter by day, hockey writer by night. Covering the Carolina Hurricanes for THW and working on a Masters in Sports Leadership from Duquesne University.
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In the Pipeline: Tolchinsky and Wallmark
January 3rd, 2015 Alex Nedeljkovic may have already gone back to the Plymouth Whalers, but the Carolina Hurricanes still have two prospects competing in the 2015 World Junior Championships: Sergei Tolchinsky of Russia and Lucas Wallmark of Sweden. Both forwards had strong showings in their quarterfinal games, and tomorrow they'll face each other in the...
Accentuate the Positive, Caniacs
December 22nd, 2014 I know what you're thinking. "How can she possibly be telling me to focus on the positive? Has she been watching the same Carolina Hurricanes I've been watching?" Yep, sure have. And believe me, I understand how easy it is to get bogged down by losing streaks, poor showings from highly-paid players, and the general sense of malaise...
Oilers Make Improvements, But It's Wins That Matter
October 18th, 2014 Last night was, without question, the most complete defensive effort that we've seen out of the Oilers this season. Improved defensive play was seen in almost every player on the ice, which is encouraging given that glaring defensive errors have without a doubt been the Oilers' biggest problem this season. But you can play the best...
Are You Sure Gretzky Done It This Way? - Lessons In Leadership
October 10th, 2014 “It’s amazing how some things don’t change over the years,” Paul Coffey said Wednesday during the ‘84 reunion press conference. “When Wayne asks for something, you usually do it. We were trained that way at an early age. Anytime you have your leader, that is your hardest worker, ask you to do something then you do...
Justin Schultz Must Step Up for the Oilers
October 6th, 2014 It's the question that causes a quick divide among Oilers fans — can Justin Schultz be the guy that the Oilers need him to be, and more than that, the guy they're already playing him as though he is? Edmonton re-upped him for a one year bridge deal this summer (amongst the eight million other things Craig MacTavish did, nearly causing...
Ford Ice Impressions – Nashville Predators
September 20th, 2014 We've saved the hosts for last. Normally I'd do that just because they hosted the tournament, but in this case I left the Nashville Predators for the last because, as a whole, their group of prospects impressed me the most. From the 4-on-3 unit of Kevin Fiala, Filip Forsberg, Brendan Leipsic, and Miikka Salomaki to Magnus Hellberg...
