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
Quinnipiac's Grace Markey Goes One-On-One
September 11th, 2018 The first game of the 2018-19 Quinnipiac University Bobcats Women's Hockey season will be an exhibition game against the University of Guelph Gryphons on Sept. 22, 2018. This will be followed shortly thereafter by the Bobcats first regular season game on the road against Ohio State University. The team has been anxiously counting down to...
Dale Hawerchuk Trade Revisited
September 10th, 2018 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...
Martina Mašková Is All Smiles for Czech Hockey
September 10th, 2018 One thing you cannot help but notice when Martina Mašková is out on the ice is that she routinely has a big, bright smile on her face. She smiles a lot, and she smiles for the love of the game. Picture this if you will - it is the 2016 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The Czech Republic is on the...
Peslarová Excited to Be Back in SDHL, With MODO
September 8th, 2018 A familiar face has returned to the SDHL (Svenska damhockeyligan) for the 2018-19 season. One that the league has not seen since the 2016-17 campaign. There are many proponents of women's hockey who feel that the SDHL - Sweden's topmost level for the women's game - is the premier league in the entire world for their sport. There is a lot...
One for the Ages: Tom Barrasso’s 1983-84 NHL Season
September 7th, 2018 The 1983-84 Buffalo Sabres belonged to Scotty Bowman. The winningest coach in NHL history - and arguably the all-time greatest hockey coach at any level - was also the team's GM and had his fingerprints all over that team. From pulling off some of the bigger trades in Buffalo history, to maintaining longtime veterans, to drafting a core...
Hockey Hall of Fame Debates: Rick Middleton
September 7th, 2018 His nickname was "Nifty", and if you ever saw Rick Middleton play you would understand why. Few snipers could skate in on a goaltender or dangle the puck the way that he could. In fact, the term "dangling" in hockey might best belong to Middleton. It was the way he did it. When lovers of the game think of "danglers" or players that...
