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
Beauts Add More Versatility With Sara Bustad
September 18th, 2019 The Buffalo Beauts have made their 17th player signing, as the start of the 2019-20 NWHL season is just around the corner. Word was released on the morning of Sept. 18, 2019 that the team had added defender-forward Sara Bustad. This is the second signing the team has made of a player listed in such a category....
Leksands IF's Betty Jouanny Is in a Very Good Place
September 17th, 2019 French forward Betty Jouanny is in a good place right now, though that wasn't always the case. She has gotten a fresh start in her SDHL career by joining a new club. This will be Jouanny's seventh season in the league but her first with Leksands IF. She feels welcomed with her new squad and very much at home. "I decided to play for...
Buffalo Beauts Mailbag Volume One
September 17th, 2019 For the week of Sept. 16, 2019, all five NWHL teams are beginning their training camps. The 2019-20 season is the league's fifth, and it is bound to be the most compelling season yet. There are plenty of new faces on all of the rosters, but especially that of the Buffalo Beauts. For a third straight season, I will be serving as...
Ireland's Current State of Women's Ice Hockey
September 16th, 2019 Oftentimes we do not realize how good we truly have it. Countries with deep hockey roots tend to have at least some form of women's hockey league, and most certainly are blessed with a women's national team at least. The NWHL has five teams based in the United States, which are comprised of American, Canadian, Russian,...
Dale Hawerchuk Trade Revisited
September 10th, 2019 Beginning in 1981, Dale Hawerchuk became one of the most dominant centers in the National Hockey League and was the face of the Winnipeg Jets. After a junior career in the QMJHL in which he scored 81 goals and 102 assists in all of 72 games for the 1980-81 Cornwall Royals , he was at the top of the draft charts. Winnipeg selected...
Top-5 Ukrainians in NHL History
September 9th, 2019 Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, the NHL has found player representation from many countries that were once part of the Soviet Union. 1994 saw the first Russian-born players win the Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers, and they have won Cups ever since. Additionally, Latvians, Lithuanians, and Belorussians have found names for...
