Ryan Szporer
After 10 years of writing hockey, Ryan decided it was as good a time as any to actually join The Hockey Writers for the 2014-15 season. Having appeared as a guest on such programs as CBC Radio One's Daybreak, Ryan has written for such publications as the Montreal Gazette and Bleacher Report and worked for the NHL itself and his hometown Montreal Canadiens. He currently fills an at-large position at THW, covering the NHL and hockey in general.
Author's Posts
Top Wild Head Coaches in History
November 30th, 2020 It was maybe too much to ask for Bruce Boudreau to survive one Minnesota Wild general manager change. He likely wasn’t going to survive two. Sure enough, Guerin opted to take the Wild in a different direction, replacing Boudreau with Dean Evason in July. There are a few reasons that Evason may have a tough hill to climb as the new...
The Race to Become the Canadiens’ Next Seventh Defenseman
November 28th, 2020 The top two Montreal Canadiens pairings are for all intents set in stone, but not so much the bottom four on the depth chart. The Canadiens may very well keep just seven defensemen on the roster instead of eight though, heightening competition for the highly sought-after single depth position. Breaking the situation down: if the top...
Canadiens Can't Go Wrong Between Poehling and Evans
November 26th, 2020 One way to look at it would be that the Montreal Canadiens don’t have a bona-fide No. 4 center heading into 2020-21. However, the glass-half-full optimist would say they have two waiting in the wings and the current situation is the perfect proving ground for either Jake Evans or Ryan Poehling to show their worth in the...
Canadiens’ Top 5 Keys to a Successful 2020-21 Season
November 22nd, 2020 It needs to be said: For the Montreal Canadiens to have a successful 2020-21 season, there needs to be a 2020-21 NHL season in the first place. Of course, analysts generally still believe there will be one, but a lot of loose ends need to be tied together, and it’s no different for the Habs. Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc...
Lehkonen Right Where He Needs to Be with Canadiens
November 20th, 2020 Montreal Canadiens forward Artturi Lehkonen’s supposed breakout campaign has failed to materialize up to now. And 2020-21 is unlikely to be the season that it does. Nevertheless, his value to the Habs is undeniable. Lehkonen a Likely Third-Liner Following general manager Marc Bergevin’s productive offseason, Lehkonen is far...
Canadiens’ Window is Open for 2020-21 Season
November 17th, 2020 The NHL’s salary cap can be a fickle mistress. True, with it set to stay flat at $81.5 million this coming season (and potentially for the foreseeable future), it hasn’t shown many teams much love recently. The Montreal Canadiens had been a notable exception heading into this offseason, but things change, though. Bergevin's Big...
