Trevor Beggs
KPU Journalism Graduate. Trevor has been writing for The Hockey Writers since October 2014. He has contributed articles related to the Ottawa Senators, Vancouver Canucks, and other issues/stories regarding the game of hockey. Trevor currently lives in White Rock, B.C.
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Burning Questions for the Atlantic Division
September 13th, 2018 The beginning of training camps has fans marking the days until Oct. 3. With just under a month until the real action begins, speculation, curiosities and questions are at the forefront. Answers to these burning questions could be season-defining. That's the criteria I look for when formulating a piece like this. In the first article in...
Best Teams at Preventing Scoring Chances
August 10th, 2018 In the NHL, shot volume and Corsi get a lot of attention, but what about scoring chances? I've been curious about the relationship between all three statistics and how it affects goal scoring. In my last article, I looked at the differences between teams who got a lot of shots, but not necessarily good scoring chances. Now, I want to...
Which Teams Excel at Creating Scoring Chances?
August 8th, 2018 If you ask any coach, he'll likely tell you that it's never a bad strategy to get pucks on net. However, some teams refine that strategy better than others. The curious case of getting pucks on net has only become exacerbated since Corsi reared its head in the last decade. Teams like the Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins were...
Top 6 Players at U20 Summer Showcase
July 31st, 2018 For those of you near beautiful Kamloops, British Columbia, you have a chance to catch the most talented hockey game on earth. Well, at least among hockey games going on in late July. The World Junior Summer Showcase is set to begin on Monday, July 30, with Sweden, Finland, Canada and the U.S.A. participating. Canada and the U.S.A. are...
8 Best Defence Pairings in the NHL: 2017-18 Edition
July 28th, 2018 Every team craves a rock-solid defensive pairing that can do it all. Keeping scoring chances away from your net is usually the goal for top pairings, but being able to contribute offence as well is a completely different skill. There aren't many defencemen who are talented at both, never mind one or the other. Related: 8 Best Lines...
What's Next for Jannik Hansen?
July 22nd, 2018 We're deep into the summer, yet one of the greatest Danish hockey players of all time remains without a contract. Jannik Hansen should have more in the tank, but one sub-par season has demolished his value on the market. This begs the question, what's next for Jannik Hansen? Where's Hansen's Value Lies For nearly a decade, Hansen...
