Wes Herrmann
Wes Herrmann graduated from Penn State with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2014. He used to write hockey for Cardiac Cane and Broad Street Buzz and has loved the game since birth. Follow him on Twitter at @Wes_Herrm or contact him at wherrmann421@gmail.com
Author's Posts
Team USA Has Disappointing Finish at World Championships
May 19th, 2017 In 2017, the United States has won the men's World Junior Championship, the men's and women's U18 tournaments and the women's World Championship. For two weeks, it looked like the Americans were on the road to adding another gold medal at the men's World Championships. After a tournament-opening loss to Germany, the U.S. rebounded,...
Virginia Beach a Future NHL City?
May 17th, 2017 The NHL will welcome an expansion team for the first time since 2000 when the Vegas Golden Knights play next year, but the league won't be content with just one new addition. For one, the league now has an odd number of teams at 31 and with a $500 million price tag to join the NHL — not to mention the $10 million just to apply —...
NHL Escrow & Growing Tensions
May 14th, 2017 If you've ever read about the salary cap in the NHL, you've probably come along the term "escrow." Upon first glance, it's not the prettiest of words and when you dive down deeper, it only gets more ugly. Escrow on its own is defined as "a deed, a bond, money or a piece of property held in trust by a third party to be turned over to...
Imagining Ovechkin Finishing Without a Cup
May 12th, 2017 Growing up as a Philadelphia Flyers fan, the Washington Capitals were merely a blip during my younger years. They had Jaromir Jagr at the height of his dis-likability and Olaf Kolzig was always a consistent goalie, but the team never reached much above average. The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils were the focus of Philadelphia...
Stay or Go: Flyers' Free Agents
May 2nd, 2017 There's just one thing on the mind of hockey fans in Philadelphia these days and that's the draft lottery, in which the Philadelphia Flyers made a seismic and shocking jump from the expected 13th overall pick to the second. The luck will pay off in a cornerstone player for years to come and is the talk of the town. But for general...
Ron Hextall - First 3 Years as Flyers' GM
April 28th, 2017 This May will mark the third anniversary of Ron Hextall's promotion to general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers. In those three seasons at the helm of the organization, Hextall has led the team to just a single playoff berth. But those three seasons were the re-tooling phase. He made a coaching change, eight influential free-agent...
