Ranking the NHL’s 32 Starting Goalies – 2022-23 Season Stephen Ground | January 29, 2023 The poet John Donne famously wrote, “no man is an island unto itself.” But he wrote that in 1623, long before the game of hockey was invented. Had he survived…
Blues Should Explore Horvat Market Stephen Ground | January 29, 2023 As the All-Star Break approaches, the St. Louis Blues are in a stretch of form that has many fans finally convinced that a rebuild or at least a short-term retool…
Shattenkirk Trade Was Key to Blues’ Success Stephen Ground | January 27, 2023 The St. Louis Blues’ 2019 Stanley Cup victory seems in hindsight like the culmination of 10 years of sustained success. But a closer look at the decade shows that the…
5 NHL Records That Will Be Broken Stephen Ground | January 26, 2023 The NHL is notorious for having many of the most unbreakable records in sports. This is due somewhat to the evolving rules, speed, and athleticism of the game, and in…
2023 WJC Final Preview Stephen Ground | January 5, 2023 It all comes down to this. Two games to determine three medals in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Canadians overcame the United States in the semifinal, and Czechia won a nail-biter…
2023 WJC Day 8 Preview Stephen Ground | January 4, 2023 Day 7 of the 2023 World Junior Championship brought a lot of intrigue and a ton of goals and also gave us our four semifinalists: Czechia, Sweden, the United States,…
2023 WJC Day 7 Preview Stephen Ground | January 2, 2023 The seventh day of the 2023 World Junior Championship will be the busiest, with all ten teams playing. Two will be sparring in a best-of-three series to avoid relegation, and…
2023 WJC Day 6 Preview Stephen Ground | December 31, 2022 The 2023 World Junior Championship (WJC) has been spectacular so far, and Day 6 is shaping up to be the best day yet. The relegation matchup, Austria vs. Latvia, is…
2023 WJC Day 5 Preview Stephen Ground | December 30, 2022 Day 4 of the WJC was finally a bit of a return to normal for a tournament that has seen plenty of chaos so far. All four of the presumed…
2023 WJC Day 4 Preview Stephen Ground | December 29, 2022 After just three days, the 2023 World Junior Championship (WJC) might be one of the most fascinating tournaments to date. In our Day 3 Preview, we argued, “With Canada’s disappointing…
2023 WJC Day 3 Preview Stephen Ground | December 28, 2022 Day 3 of the 2023 World Junior Championship (WJC) in Halifax and Moncton will feature the return to action of the tournament’s two presumed powerhouses. But Canada and the United…
2023 WJC Day 2 Preview Stephen Ground | December 27, 2022 Day 2 of the 2023 World Junior Championship (WJC) has big shoes to fill. Day 1 will be remembered as one of the most eventful first days of the competition…