Nathaniel Oliver
Buffalo Beauts lead writer for "The Hockey Writers". Credentialed for Buffalo Beauts/NWHL and the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships in Buffalo, NY, USA. Born and raised in Buffalo, NY. Lifelong hockey fan for over 35-years. Proponent of the women's game.
Author's Posts
Paul Coffey & the Whalers: Brief but Memorable
November 9th, 2018 Few hockey players have ever been distinguished by a particular sound. One player however, skated so precisely - seemingly as if he possessed the legs of a Clydesdale - that every time he took a stride, the noise of steel cutting through ice resounded throughout the arena from his sheer power alone. There are many who believe that Paul...
The Whale's Mrazová: Opening Doors for Czech Women's Hockey
November 8th, 2018 The Connecticut Whale have seemingly set the standard for European influx into women's professional hockey in North America. The Whale presently have players from Russia, Sweden, Finland, and the Czech Republic on their 2018-19 NWHL roster. They are the first NWHL team in league history to have either a Swede or a Finn on their roster....
Brian Bellows Trade to Montreal
November 8th, 2018 For an entire decade, Brian Bellows was a staple of the Minnesota North Stars and the team's premier sniper. Selected with the second pick of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, he represented the franchise at three different All-Star Games (1984, 1988, 1992) and was even named an NHL Second Team All-Star in 1990. Playing in 753 regular season...
One for the Ages: Alex Delvecchio's 1972-73 NHL Season
November 6th, 2018 One of the greatest players that hockey has ever seen, Jaromir Jagr, is presently 45 years old. There is a great deal of speculation—possibly too much—about where he will be playing for his 28th professional season (at the time of writing this). Certainly, there have been aged talents like Jagr before. "Mr. Hockey," Gordie Howe,...
Marie-Philip Poulin: Fun Facts With the Captain of Les Canadiennes
November 6th, 2018 Through six games of the 2018-19 CWHL season, Les Canadiennes de Montréal captain Marie-Philip Poulin has six assists. An assist per game is nothing new for her, but it is a reminder of how exceptional of a player - particularly a playmaker - she truly is. Not only is the 27-year-old forward the squad's captain but she is arguably the...
Julia DiTondo: No Overlooking the Beauts' Third Goalie
October 26th, 2018 Sometimes it seems odd to fathom that legendary goalie Shannon Szabados and recent USA Olympic gold medalist Nicole Hensley are each playing in their first professional seasons. The Buffalo Beauts netminders are quite conceivably the best goaltending tandem in all of women's hockey. Through the team's first two regular season games of...
