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' Shureb Talks Hockey for Smaller Kids
April 21st, 2018 No one skates up to Hilary Knight, Connor McDavid, or Marie-Philip Poulin, grabs them by the scruff of their jerseys, checks the label and says, "what size jersey you got on?". It doesn't matter - small, medium, large, extra-large, or anything else - they're hockey players. No matter what size your own frame might be, you're a hockey...
5 Players We'd Love to See in "OneLeague"
April 20th, 2018 It's inevitable. We know it will happen at some point (soon), it's just a question of when. An agreement, a partnership, a merger, some sort of unity is destined to happen between the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) and the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). Fueled by the strong beliefs of the players and with fans dying to see...
One for the Ages: Roger Crozier’s 1970-71 NHL Season
April 17th, 2018 There was no player more valuable to the Buffalo Sabres in their first two or three years of the franchise than the acrobatic Roger Crozier. Oftentimes heralded as "The Artful Dodger" in between the pipes for the Sabres, the diminutive 5-foot-8, 160-pound goaltender truly lived up to the moniker. If you watch old footage of Crozier's...
One for the Ages: Alex Delvecchio's 1972-73 NHL Season
April 15th, 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,...
Kiti Seikkula: Women's Hockey's Next Great Finn
April 12th, 2018 As is the case for any sport, proponents of women's hockey want to be "in the know" as to who the up-and-comers of their game will be. Women's hockey turned the world on its ear at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games. It was easily the most popular event at this year's Games. Instilled with a new found appreciation of the sport, many fans...
Pride's Harrington Talks Hockey for Taller Kids
April 7th, 2018 As do everyday people, hockey players come in all shapes and sizes. The variety of people and their uniqueness is what makes our world so colorful, and it is also what makes our ice rinks so colorful. Hockey is undoubtedly for everyone and the spectrum of athletes who play our game gives us reassurance that we are doing something...
