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Tim Bourcier

My name is Tim Bourcier and I am contributor for the Washington Capitals and hockey in Europe. Prior to working with The Hockey Writers, I worked with a professional hockey club in Budapest, Hungary. I also wrote articles for the MOL Liga and international hockey tournaments. I am near a PhD in Economics and I have eight years work experience as a statistician. You can check out my previous work, new stuff and wonky analysis over at my blog: bourciertm.wordpress.com. Also, check out my blog for the KHL team in my home city at www.bearshockeyblog.com

Caps Goaltending Woes Plague Another Potential Turnaround

Tim Bourcier | October 13, 2013

Offense Slows Now that the Capitals power play has fallen back to Earth a bit, their inconsistency in the net is under the spotlight.  They scored eight goals total in…

KHL Power Rankings – Weeks 5 & 6

Tim Bourcier | October 10, 2013

KHL Power Rankings – Weeks 5 & 6 We are about 1/5th of the way through the season and there is definitely some separation between the best and the worse…

Early Questions Surrounding the Caps

Tim Bourcier | October 8, 2013

Last year. the Capitals went from worst to first in their division during a lockout shortened season.  At only three games in, the 1-2 record is not necessarily an indicator…

KHL Power Rankings – Week 3/4

Tim Bourcier | September 24, 2013

First off, an apology on this late post.  The plan is to put this out there weekly on Tuesdays, but with only two games a week it is difficult to…

KHL Power Rankings – Week 2

Tim Bourcier | September 10, 2013

The season is officially one week over, but most teams have only played two games.  Record is important in how the teams move, but their first ranking also played into…

KHL Power Rankings – Week 1

Tim Bourcier | September 4, 2013

The KHL 2013-2014 season kicks off today with a rematch between last year’s two finalists:  Dynamo Moscow and Traktor Chelyabinsk.  St. Petersburg SKA grabbed the first edition top spot as…

Caps Back to Early Playoff Exit Status with Grabovski Signing

Tim Bourcier | August 25, 2013

The DC fan base exploded with joy this past week over the Grabovski signing.  While this is an improvement in the current roster, Grabovski does nothing more that put the…

Differences in North American and European Players: Truth or Myth

Tim Bourcier | August 16, 2013

I sat down with KHL Medvescak Zagreb Coach Mark French and captain Alan Letang to discuss the differences between playing and coaching in North America and Europe.  French was at…

Hockey Arena Investment in Hockeytown: No Brainer

Tim Bourcier | July 27, 2013

My Twitter feed has been filling up recently with a lot of articles talking about how bad an idea it is for the Detroit Red Wings to build a new,…

Bears to Bears: Mark French Gets Kane and Willsie

Tim Bourcier | July 16, 2013

Mark French is the former coach of the Hershey Bears who is taking over coaching duties for one of the two new KHL teams, the Medvescak Zagreb (Croatia) Bears, this…

Washington Capitals Draft Grades

Tim Bourcier | July 1, 2013

The Capitals selected Andre Burakovsky with the 23rd overall pick, as well as two second rounders, defenseman Madison Bowey (53rd pick) and left-winger Zach Sanford (61st pick).  Here is an…

Are the Washington Capitals’ Cup Chances Kaput?

Tim Bourcier | June 19, 2013

There have been a ton of articles discussing Ovechkin’s third Hart Trophy win.  Whether he “deserves” it or whether he “does not deserve it”.  An exasperated Casey Demarco with THW…

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