NHL Teams Benefiting From Being Patient With Pending Free Agents Mike Fink | November 19, 2024 The trend this offseason was for teams to reach agreements with players early and sign them to extensions before they hit free agency. It’s a move that benefits the front…
Dear NHL, Stop Trying to Beat the NFL Kyle Gipe | November 12, 2024 At first, the title of this article may seem bizarre, crazy, obvious, or some combination of the three. I think the average sports fan understands that the NFL is king…
Red Wings Need to Consider a Coaching Change Tony Wolak | November 11, 2024 We’ve reached the point where the Detroit Red Wings might need to consider a coaching change. Detroit’s effort and structure have been inconsistent. Their five-on-five offense leaves much to be…
McDavid & Pettersson Show That Hockey Players Are People Too Nick Haydon | November 9, 2024 As fans, it is easy to look at players on the ice like pieces on a chess board. Criticisms, suggestions, frustrations, and exultations of joy flow from our lips as…
Top 15 NHL Power Forwards Eugene Helfrick | October 26, 2024 It is a rare commodity for an NHL player to have the size, strength, skill, and intelligence to dominate on the ice each and every night. This particular combination is…
Bringing Back NHL Arena Nicknames Eugene Helfrick | October 25, 2024 The Forum. The Olympia. The Stadium. The names of the Original Six’s arenas were instantly recognizable to hockey fans around the world, shorthand or not. Well, for fans of the…
Top 10 Nicest Current NHL Jerseys Stephen Ground | October 16, 2024 In sports, uniforms are sometimes taken for granted. With enough time, even the nicest jersey or sweater can begin to feel boring and routine. But over time, great sweaters become…
How the NHL Can Fix Preseason Risks and Balance the Regular Season Schedule The Old Prof | October 5, 2024 The NHL preseason seems to have become more about survival than preparation. For many players, particularly star athletes, the goal has shifted from sharpening their skills to simply making it…
NHL Must Take Steps to Reduce Injuries in Preseason Games Paul Quinney | October 3, 2024 In a preseason game on Oct. 1 between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens, Habs defenceman Arber Xhekaj deliberately elbowed Tim Stutzle in the head in what can only…
Every NHL Team’s Longest-Tenured Player Ryan Gagne | October 2, 2024 *this article was updated in Sep. 2024 Hockey players train their entire lives to make it to the best league in the world and work even harder to stay. Although…
A Goal Horn Story: Ranking the NHL’s Horns 1-32 Ryan Shuvera | September 17, 2024 After the goal horn fiasco on March 10, 2021, during the first period in Detroit between the Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning and considering some of the high-scoring affairs…
NHL’s Top 5 Defenses Eugene Helfrick | September 13, 2024 Defense wins championships. It’s a saying as old as hockey itself, but there is truth to this wisdom. A stout defense can both limit the opponent’s scoring chances while placing…