Tyler Leli
Tyler grew up playing hockey in the Raleigh, North Carolina, area, and attended the University of North Carolina. Now, Tyler lives in Brooklyn, types in the third person, and can be found watching sports at all times of the day.
Author's Posts
Carolina Hurricanes Prospect Pyramid
September 22nd, 2018 Prospect ranking lists come out annually for every team in the NHL, and I am always perplexed as to why these rankings still exist. The No. 10 prospect for the Carolina Hurricanes is going to mean an extremely different thing from year to year, and it often seems like the difference between the sixth and the ninth overall prospect is who...
Hurricanes' Svechnikov & His Potential Paths
September 18th, 2018 There is understandable optimism coming out of Raleigh as the Carolina Hurricanes prepare for the 2018-19 NHL season. Justin Williams was named team captain, ending an odd multi-captain situation between Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk. Rod Brind'Amour has transitioned from assistant to head coach, which helps to explain why Williams is...
Brind'Amour Sets Tone With Captain Selection
September 17th, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes named Justin Williams team captain over the weekend. My colleague, Mark Shiver, astutely noted that this ended a dual-captaincy model between Justin Faulk and Jordan Staal which left both men equally displeased. Beyond solving this one awkward personal dilemma, naming Williams captain marks a clear stamp from...
Book Review: My Last Fight by Darren McCarty
December 31st, 2013 When hockey fans drive their way to watch games every night throughout the winter they are often drawn to the arena by a simple love of watching goals, fast paced action, amazing saves, or in some cases fighting. For those that loved watching the fighters and hard nosed players, who love to go in to the corners there were few who...
Patrick Marleau Is Making Convincing Case For Canadian Olympic Team
November 17th, 2013 When Mike Babcock and Hockey Canada released their preliminary roster for the 2014 Olympics there was no doubting that Patrick Marleau felt a bit of anger that he was nowhere to found on the list. After all both player and coach had developed a strong bond during the 2010 Olympics--where Canada won the Gold Medal--and at the very...
