Kyle Gipe
My name is Kyle and I am originally from Central Pennsylvania before relocating to Western PA for college. I grew up an avid Penguins fan, remembering Lemieux and Jagr when I was a child, but began to understand the sport with Crosby and Malkin. I am no longer a Penguins fan but prefer to watch the sport in its entirety. I approach writing with a focus on prospect coverage and statistics. When I am not writing hockey I can be found watching or playing the game, watching other sports, hiking or mountain biking, and cooking.
Author's Posts
Growing Fangs: Introducing Tolvanen, Fabbro, and Others
November 13th, 2018 "Growing Fangs" is going to be a series of monthly articles that allows Nashville Predators fans to learn how the team's prospects are doing. This includes their performances, how they are trending, and any news that pertains to them. The first installment serves as an introduction to the team's prospects I find most interesting and...
Rinne Extension Provides Predators with Plenty of Positives
November 11th, 2018 On Nov. 3, the Nashville Predators announced a two-year extension for longtime netminder, Pekka Rinne. The deal, which goes into effect next season, carries a $5 million cap hit, a sizable decrease from his current $7 million hit. The new contract, like his current one, has a no-movement clause and modified no-trade clause that includes...
Panthers' Blue Line Missing Its Bite
November 7th, 2018 The 2018-19 season hasn't exactly started the way the Florida Panthers had envisioned. With a 3-5-3 record through 11 games and tied for last in the league ahead of the Nov. 6 games, things haven't worked out in Sunrise. The reasons for their slow start are littered throughout: they rank 20th or worse in goals for, shot...
Overreaction Theater: Ovechkin, Rielly, Hurricanes & More
October 24th, 2018 This is the initial installment of what I intend to be a series of weekly articles I call 'Overreaction Theaters.' The idea is that I look at stats and trends, typically outliers from the norm, and make broad statements about them based on how each stat or trend projects before determining if my initial claim was an overreaction or an...
A Review of Hockey: A Global History
October 22nd, 2018 Hockey: A Global History will bring hockey fans something they've long been missing: a well-researched, all-encompassing text on the history of hockey. Authors Stephen Hardy and Andrew C. Holman, both university-level educators, combine decades of research to bring the latest installment in the "Sport and Society" series from the...
Giordano and Hamilton: Separate and Thriving
October 18th, 2018 When the Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes agreed to a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent defenseman Dougie Hamilton to Carolina, it had the potential to be monumental. It meant breaking up a defense pair of Mark Giordano and Hamilton that had been the Flames' best and one of the league's best pairs the past two seasons. It was a move...
