The Grind Line: Red Wings at the Trade Deadline Tony Wolak | February 10, 2020 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
What is Team Identity: 3 Interpretations Jeremy Stanford | February 9, 2020 Nearly two years ago, I wrote a piece regarding the Calgary Flames and their alleged lack of “character”. The conclusion I drew back then: conversations about a team’s character are…
Blue Jackets More Close-Knit Than Ever Mark Scheig | February 8, 2020 It was a very historic night for the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night for multiple reasons. Elvis Merzlikins did it again. He pitched his fifth shutout in his last…
Coyotes Weekly: Garland Sustains Solid Sophomore Season Louis Pannone | February 6, 2020 Outside of midseason acquisition Taylor Hall, very few Arizona Coyotes forwards have been consistent point producers in 2019-20. The Coyotes have struggled all season to score goals – they’re ranked…
Willie O’Ree Says More to Be Done to Fight Racism in Sports The Canadian Press | February 3, 2020 OTTAWA — Willie O’Ree is hopeful that one day sport will be free of racism and bigotry, but thinks it’s still a long way off. The 84-year-old O’Ree was in…
Weekly Prospect Report: Abramov, Merkley, Rossi, Perfetti & More Josh Bell | February 3, 2020 Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL…
Blue Jackets Continue Salvaging Standings Points Mark Scheig | February 2, 2020 It was a game that most saw coming off a bye week. The Columbus Blue Jackets entered their game Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres looking to extend their winning streak.…
Kraft Hockeyville: More Than a Competition Andrew Forbes | February 1, 2020 For some of us, watching hockey comes with the yearly reminders about Kraft Hockeyville – a competition put together by Kraft Heinz Canada in partnership with the NHL and NHLPA…
Vegas Golden Knights Prospects: Russians Moving Up, Korczak and More Lucas Main | January 31, 2020 The Vegas Golden Knights Prospect Report is a monthly article that will offer a peek into who will be wearing the black and gold in the future. I will have…
Coyotes Weekly: Starting the Second Half With a Thud Louis Pannone | January 30, 2020 The Arizona Coyotes, owing to a 5-8-1 skid over the past five or so weeks, and a 1-5-1 mark in their last seven contests, are dropping like a lead balloon…
Goalapalooza: Offence Coming From Everywhere Around NHL The Canadian Press | January 29, 2020 Alain Nasreddine watched New York Rangers defencemen go to the front of the net and hang out below the goal line. It wasn’t like this back in his playing days.…
Blue Jackets Have Reasons to Trade Josh Anderson Mark Scheig | January 27, 2020 We now continue with part two of our month-long series on the Columbus Blue Jackets and the NHL’s Trade Deadline. In case you missed part one, we discussed why the…