From the NHL to Europe: A Brave Move Before Retirement David Carlsson | September 5, 2017 Do you remember “The Final Countdown”? The song was made famous by the Swedish rock band Europe in 1986. Coincidentally, the title could refer to the many former NHLers who decide…
Ontario Reign, Eisbären Berlin to Faceoff in AEG Family Affair Geoff Nichols | August 27, 2017 Midseason exhibition games are virtually unheard of in North American pro hockey, but that won’t stop the American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign from hosting Eisbären Berlin of the German Deutsche…
THW’s List of Prospects in the SHL in 2017-18 Alessandro Seren Rosso | August 25, 2017 In the 2017-18 season, a total of 70 players will skate in the SHL or in the Allsvenskan, the top two levels in Swedish hockey. Please note that this list…
USA Hockey Looks to Medal with Unfamiliar Names Geoff Nichols | August 24, 2017 Now that University of Wisconsin Men’s Hockey Head Coach, Tony Granato, has been named to the same position with the United States men’s team for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the…
European Prospects Who Ignited the Ivan Hlinka Matthew Hacke | August 16, 2017 The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup offered a respite from a long summer without hockey. With eight international junior teams competing, the tournament featured 18 games played in just five days. Canada…
Projecting the 2018 United States Olympic Men’s Hockey Team Tony Wolak | July 31, 2017 What’s been hinted at for months is now reality: NHL players will not be participating in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. That means no Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, or Jonathan…
For Lebanon, Ball Hockey World Championships Meant More Than a Medal Jackie Spiegel | July 26, 2017 Each one was smiling bigger than the guy standing next to them. They stood arm-in-arm draped in red, white and green. The colors represented a country some were born in…
Wojtek Wolski Ready to Return from Broken Neck Brett Slawson | July 25, 2017 “I never thought I’d say I got lucky breaking my neck.” Those were the words spoken by Wojtek Wolski shortly after a freak on-ice incident early in the 2016-17 KHL…
Nolan Ready for New Challenge in Poland Geoff Nichols | July 20, 2017 Coaching is what Ted Nolan loves to do. He has found a way to be around hockey all of his life and he has recently taken that next step by…
Flyers Prospect Shines on International Ball Hockey Stage Jackie Spiegel | June 30, 2017 At 22 years of age, Danick Martel’s professional hockey career is just beginning. The diminutive forward wrapped up his second season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in May where he…
Alexandre Texier: The Changing Face of European Hockey Matthew Hacke | June 29, 2017 Nico Hischier made history for his country at the 2017 NHL Draft. Chosen first overall by the New Jersey Devils, he became the highest drafted Swiss player ever. In a year in…
Former Blackhawks Pavel Vorobyev on Playing in UK Alessandro Seren Rosso | June 24, 2017 After spending a good part of his career at home in Russia, former Chicago Blackhawks forward Pavel Vorobyev decided to try to breathe some fresh air and last year moved…
