Staal Family Has Had a Big Impact on the Carolina Hurricanes Caleb Shaw | June 26, 2021 With the second-overall pick in 2003, the Carolina Hurricanes brought the first of the four Staal brothers, Eric, into an NHL organization. Almost 10 years later, on April 5, 2013,…
2021 Vezina Award Finalists: Who Should Take Home the Trophy? Jeff Middleton | June 25, 2021 The Vezina Trophy is a prestigious award presented to the regular season’s best goaltender as decided by the general managers. The 2021 finalists are Andrei Vasilevskiy, Marc-Andre Fleury, and Philipp Grubauer, and while…
NHL Draft History – 28th Pick Overall Alex Hobson | June 25, 2021 Welcome to a brand new series here at The Hockey Writers called “Road to the Draft.” In this series, our draft contributors will count down from 32nd overall all the…
3 Free Agents the Pittsburgh Penguins Should Target Panagiotis Mavridis | June 25, 2021 With the conference finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs coming to a close, we are slowly moving towards the July 28th free agency date. The Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have a…
Jarry Remains Penguins’ Best Option in Net Wes Crosby | June 23, 2021 Tristan Jarry probably isn’t going anywhere. It’s been about a month since the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goalie attempted a stretch pass 51 seconds into the second overtime of Game 5 against…
NHL Has Ways to Fix Salary Cap Circumvention in the Playoffs Adam Kierszenblat | June 23, 2021 NHL teams are always looking for ways to get an edge, especially in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With the lack of a salary cap during the postseason, many teams have…
Flames “Little” Late-Round Draft Picks 30 Years Apart Greg Tysowski | June 23, 2021 When the Calgary Flames made Theoren Fleury the 166th overall pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, the surprise move definitely turned some heads and fired up the naysayers. There…
2021 NHL Free Agent Class Might Be the Best on Record Ben Wagner | June 23, 2021 The 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs are well underway, with the Montréal Canadiens, Vegas Golden Knights, New York Islanders, and Tampa Bay Lightning battling it out for the two Stanley Cup…
Revisiting Minnesota Wild Drafts – 2008 Devon Platana | June 22, 2021 The ninth installment in this series has arrived after previously looking at how the Minnesota Wild did in their first eight drafts. If you missed any of them or want a refresher,…
Canadiens Have a Clutch Playoff Performer in Paul Byron Stephen Michaud | June 20, 2021 On Tuesday morning, following the Montreal Canadiens’ Game 1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, head coach Dominique Ducharme challenged his third line, stating “they had some good things last…
Kraken Expansion Draft Options: Hurricanes’ Foegele or Bean? Adam Kierszenblat | June 20, 2021 The Seattle Kraken will have to make a tough decision on which player to select from the Carolina Hurricanes roster during the upcoming expansion draft. Based on the roster as…
Top 5 Choices for the Kraken Goal Song Sean Raggio | June 20, 2021 The Seattle Kraken are going to want to kick off their inaugural season on a high note, and one important factor is a great goal song. There are tons of…
