Ilya Kovalchuk: KHL Check Up Part Two Devin Slawson | November 17, 2015 Ilya Kovalchuk is into his third season in Russia since retiring from the NHL and leaving North America in 2013. At the age of 30, Kovalchuk decided to return to the…
Opinion: Stop Changing the Sport Jason E. Bisnoff | November 17, 2015 Early in this season, the NHL has already had plenty of excitement. Teams like Dallas and Washington have emerged as potential contenders, the Central division has playoff-quality hockey on a…
Facing Off: From Flint to Bigger Nets, Forgotten Hall-of-Famers to That Eichel Kid Larry Fisher | November 16, 2015 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion…
Jake Allen – Human Highlight Reel Devin Slawson | November 16, 2015 Jake Allen has gotten off to an exceptional start in the 2015-16 campaign. With the opportunity to take over Brian Elliott as the starting goaltender, Allen has come out as…
Jonathan Toews… the Enforcer? Devin Slawson | November 16, 2015 The 2015-16 season has started off on an odd note for Chicago Blackhawks captain, Jonathan Toews. Also known as ‘Captain Serious’, Toews has been less of a scoring threat this…
The New NHL Lottery System is Broken Christopher Lizza | November 16, 2015 Last year, all NHL fans saw a dramatic change in the lottery process. For 2016, the draft lottery will now expand to the second and third overall picks, as well…
4 Things We Know About The NHL’s Atlantic Division Joe Marraccino | November 16, 2015 The Atlantic Division has seen its fair share of storylines early on this season. The Boston Bruins are a statistical anomaly compared to years past. The Tampa Bay Lightning are…
The NHL’s New Age Athlete: The Business of Being Yourself Brianne Spiker | November 13, 2015 This post appears in our new section called Overtime. It is our home of Long Form journalism on all things hockey & culture. We are now porting over many of our…
5 NHL Forwards Who Haven’t Had Any Puck Luck to Start 2015-16 Season Ryan Skilton | November 13, 2015 The 2015-16 NHL season is in full swing, and while it’s still early, it’s pretty easy to identify players who are not quite pulling their weight for their respective teams. Point…
Tough Road Trip Continues for Jets After Beat Down in Minnesota Sean Olinkin | November 12, 2015 After a tough night for Jets fans, filled with nightmares of Thomas Vanek blasting breakaway slap shots and dancing around Jets defenders, the team and its fans regroup and attempt to…
The NHL to Seattle: An Arena Update Walter McLaughlin | November 12, 2015 When last we discussed this subject, the post-morems were freshly written over the death of Seattle’s NHL dreams. Seattle failed to submit an expansion application Long a purported favorite for…
Hockey Hall of Fame Debates: Dave Andreychuk Dustin Nelson | November 12, 2015 This week we’re debating the merits of players who may have been overlooked for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Using the Hall’s criteria of judging a player based…