Rutherford’s Two-Goalie System Paying Off Dave Holcomb | June 1, 2017 After Matt Murray led the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Stanley Cup last June, trade rumors immediately began circling for Marc-Andre Fleury. Especially with the expansion draft a year away, many assumed…
Stanley Cup Final Filled With Inconsistencies Brady Smith | June 1, 2017 The NHL playoffs, where the calls are made up and points don’t matter. At least that’s how it has seemed at times since the puck dropped in Game 1 of…
Hurricanes Fans Happy for Hainsey Mark Shiver | May 31, 2017 Ron Hainsey is a former Carolina Hurricanes defenseman. For three and a half years he was the anchor on the ‘Canes blue line, often paired with All-Star, Justin Faulk. In…
Hagelin Should Play in Game 2 Dave Holcomb | May 31, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins played their worst game of the 2017 playoffs in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup. Although the Penguins won, they should feel as though they lost and then…
Penguins Should Treat Game 1 as a Loss Julia Stumbaugh | May 30, 2017 In the words of defenseman Justin Schultz, Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final was “weird”. The Pittsburgh Penguins ended the game with abysmal statistics, including a barrel bottom-scraping 12…
4 Penguins Vegas Fans Should Know Keith Scheessele | May 30, 2017 Fans of the Vegas Golden Knights need to watch the 2017 Stanley Cup Final. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators are going to give us our final opportunity to watch…
Will the Predators’ Fairy Tale End? David Beaudoin | May 29, 2017 This is why the NHL playoffs are fun: you never know what’s going to happen. Upsets are more frequent compared to other major sports like the NBA. We are now…
Not Your Typical Stanley Cup Final Primer Jeff Seide | May 29, 2017 The 2017 Stanley Cup Final stage has been set. The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to become the first team since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997-98 to win consecutive Stanley…
Stanley Cup Final Predictions Shayna Goldman | May 29, 2017 Here at The Hockey Writers, we compiled predictions from our writers for the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Twenty-five of our writers contributed their predictions on the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals (Eastern…
Off the Crossbar: Taylor Swift To Engrave Stanley Cup Jeff Seide | May 29, 2017 According to the NHL’s newest promo for the Stanley Cup Final, this year, Taylor Swift will be etching the names of the 52 winners onto the Stanley Cup. Swift, known by…
Conor Sheary Redeems Himself Julia Stumbaugh | May 28, 2017 Conor Sheary has been part of two playoff runs for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Both runs have looked very similar for the team, each time seeing the Penguins make it all…
Should Sidney Crosby Retire? Sammi Silber | May 25, 2017 I think we can all agree on a couple points, Sidney Crosby is currently one of the best players in the world He’s been challenged by a serious and…
