Zach Hopkins
@https://twitter.com/healedbyhockey
Zach Hopkins is a life-long hockey fan from the suburbs of Philadelphia. Aside from studying, watching and playing the game, he can be found teaching it to his four-year-old son who can now name all 30 teams and their best players and can differentiate between all 30 goal horns. At The Hockey Writers, Zach is a Philadelphia Flyers contributor.
Author's Posts
Hockey Cares: The Washington Capitals
October 12th, 2015 When it comes to hockey in the District of Columbia, there is plenty to be excited about; the Washington Capitals are one of the premier teams in the National Hockey League. Led by perennial 50+ goal scorer Alexander Ovechkin, the Caps have found a way to be considered prime contenders for hockey's richest prize - the Stanley Cup. While...
Scott Laughton Has Earned His Spot With Flyers
October 9th, 2015 Scott Laughton's first taste of the NHL came in the summer of 2012 when he was drafted 20th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers. While most of the other draftees were being applauded as they walked to the stage, Laughton was being booed. The unwelcoming greeting was no fault of Laughton's; he was in Pittsburgh, and they don't take too...
Hockey Cares: #HartnellDown Foundation
October 5th, 2015 Columbus Blue Jackets forward Scott Hartnell is known for being a gritty, in-your-face player that will do whatever it takes for his team to win. He can man the wing on the power play, open the ice for teammates in the offensive zone AND drop the mitts with opposing agitators if needed. He is a first-line talent that has played with the...
Hockey Cares: The Power of The Cup
September 28th, 2015 The Stanley Cup. A 34 and 1/2-pound silver trophy that is easily one of the most recognizable pieces of championship hardware in all of sports. It's significance is unmistakable; the hoisting and passing between teammates is the end-result of eight to nine grueling months of ups and downs that has culminated with ultimate victory and a...
Hockey Cares: Flyers Youth Special Hockey Club
September 21st, 2015 In 2014, my then three-year-old son was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia, a life-threatening condition in which the bone marrow does not function properly. As a result, the body's blood cells are unable to do their job, namely to keep one safe and ward off infection. He would spend the majority of the year in and out of the hospital...
Boston Bruins 2015-16 Season Preview
September 3rd, 2015 For the first time since the 2006-07 season, the Boston Bruins failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, setting off a whirlwind offseason in which first-year GM Don Sweeney picked apart his roster in the hopes of resurrecting a franchise with perennial championship aspirations. Despite recording 41 wins and 96 points, the Bruins...
