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Joseph Vito DeLuca

As an American based in Amsterdam, Joe provides a unique hockey insight, bringing a global perspective to the game. Joe has several years of experience covering the game on both a domestic and international level, including being credentialed for multiple World and World Junior Championships.

NHL Makes Right Play with Latest Commercial

Joseph Vito DeLuca | October 5, 2016

While the World Cup of Hockey was met with mixed reviews, the NHL’s marketing around the event and its ability to relate it back to its original product offering (the NHL…

Categories The Business of Hockey, Trending

Sabres Left Wing Shrouded in Uncertainty

Joseph Vito DeLuca | August 10, 2016

After making a 27-point turnaround last season and bolstering the roster with the signing of Kyle Okposo, the Buffalo Sabres enter the 2016-17 NHL season with high hopes. Although the…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Editor's Choice

Antarctic Hockey: The Game’s Most Ambitious Project

Joseph Vito DeLuca | June 24, 2016

Given the nature of how the game is played on a frozen sheet of ice, there’s always been a symbiotic connection between hockey and cold weather climates. So why not try…

Categories International Hockey

Finland to Be a Favorite at the World Cup of Hockey

Joseph Vito DeLuca | May 26, 2016

With the IIHF World Championship concluding, our international hockey focus now shifts to the World Cup of Hockey. With the tournament being played out in Toronto and Team Canada winning…

Categories International Hockey, World Cup

Hockey Heaven Shining Through in Buffalo

Joseph Vito DeLuca | April 20, 2016

For some it may be a long time coming, while for others it always has been, but Hockey Heaven is shining through in Buffalo. This was reaffirmed when the NHL released its…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Sabres Will Carry Strong Finish into Next Season

Joseph Vito DeLuca | April 7, 2016

During the waning days of 2015, while most of the World prepared for a new calendar year permeating with a renewed sense of hope, those in Hockey Heaven were filled with doubt…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Ranking Sabres 5 Overtime & Shootout Winners

Joseph Vito DeLuca | March 13, 2016

Hockey Heaven has been abuzz after wunderkind Jack Eichel got into the March Madness action by draining his own buzzer beater to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes with one second left in…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Tough Sabres Season Could End With Strong Finnish

Joseph Vito DeLuca | March 6, 2016

Fully entrenched in the dull overcast doldrums of March days, those in Hockey Heaven should be focusing their attention on what should be another exciting summer, even if the last seasons have…

Categories Buffalo Sabres

Sabres Trade Deadline About Asset Management & Cap

Joseph Vito DeLuca | February 21, 2016

Here we are on the cusp of another NHL Trade Deadline and the Buffalo Sabres are once again sellers. With the team further along with the rebuild, this deadline has…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Trade Deadline

Replace The All-Star Game with Meaningful Hockey

Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 31, 2016

There’s been a number of different proposals to fix the NHL All-Star Game from THN’s Matt Larkin suggesting to make teams comprised of players of similar skill sets to THW’s own…

Categories All-Star Weekend, International Hockey

Finland’s Golden Boys: Can Kasperi Kapanen Emulate Rasmus Ristolainen?

Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 9, 2016

For the second time in three years Finland has captured World Juniors gold by way of the overtime golden goal. First it was Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen knocking off…

Categories International Hockey, Maple Leafs Prospects, World Junior Hockey Championship

How Finland Won World Juniors Gold

Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 5, 2016

HELSINKI, FINLAND – The host nation of Finland has captured World Junior gold for the second time in three years thanks to a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over Russia. Let’s…

Categories International Hockey, Trending, World Junior Hockey Championship
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