Handicapping the 2013 NHL Awards Tyler Kerdman | February 26, 2013 One-third of the way into the shortened NHL season, there has hardly been a lack of surprise and excitement. The Chicago Blackhawks have yet to lose in regulation, the Buffalo…
The Curious Hate of Nail Yakupov Tyler Kerdman | February 18, 2013 Each year, over 700 hockey players don the jersey of one of the 30 National Hockey League teams. Once they pull the sweater over their heads, they become a part…
The Week That Was: January 19th-25th Tyler Kerdman | January 29, 2013 It might have been four months late, but on Saturday, January 19th, 2013, the puck finally dropped to begin the 2013 National Hockey League Season. Despite the aggressive calls for…
Brian Burke: A Winner Off the Ice Tyler Kerdman | January 10, 2013 It feels like just yesterday that Brian Burke walked into the Air Canada Centre, seated behind a podium taking an onslaught of questions from a media group that represented the…
NHL: What We’ll Miss October 11th-20th Tyler Kerdman | September 21, 2012 As the clock struck midnight on Sunday morning, the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement expired. For the second time in under a decade, a work stoppage has halted play in the…
The Month That Was: July Tyler Kerdman | August 16, 2012 A couple of weeks ago, July changed to August and a new month began. In most people’s minds, the change in date symbolized the impending stoppage of warm weather, family…
The Impact of the Flyers’ Latest Transaction Tyler Kerdman | July 10, 2012 It was just over year ago when the identity of the Philadelphia Flyers completely changed. It was a quiet Thursday morning, and the hockey community was en route to Minnesota…
2012 Final: More Memorable Than it Appears Tyler Kerdman | June 13, 2012 It’s all over. The puck dropped just after 7:00 in TD Garden and the final whistle blew just past 10:30 at the Staples Center. The goals, saves, hits, injuries, controversies,…
The Weeks That Were: May 13th-27th in the NHL Tyler Kerdman | May 27, 2012 Another round has passed and the stage has been set. In one corner there is the New Jersey Devils. No, we have not gone back in time to the Scott…
The Weeks That Were: April 30th-May 11th Tyler Kerdman | May 13, 2012 Another two weeks have passed, and another playoff round has come and gone. Eight teams entered the fight and only half have moved on. Each year, the final four offers…
The Weeks That Were: April 15th-28th Tyler Kerdman | April 29, 2012 For the better part of two months, “The Week That Was” has provided an in-depth look at the past 7 days of what cannot be seen in the boxscore. From…
The Week That Was: April 11th-14th Tyler Kerdman | April 15, 2012 For the better part of two months, “The Week That Was” has been a weekly feature commenting on the parts of the hockey game that were not highly profiled, not…
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