5 Prospects for the Canucks at #5 Trevor Beggs | June 12, 2017 A cruel and unfortunate Vancouver Canucks season took another nosedive during the NHL Draft Lottery. The Canucks fell three spots to fifth overall, missing out on one of the two…
Show Me the Money! Are NHL Players Paid to Play or to Win? Alex Krieckhaus | June 10, 2017 NHL players, with few exceptions, are paid fixed salaries regardless of their performance and are not allowed to be financially incentivized to win. This is true even in the Stanley Cup…
Off the Crossbar: Smashville to Have Hearing with Bettman Jeff Seide | June 9, 2017 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has scheduled an emergency hearing for the entity known as Smashville. The list of violations committed over Games 3 and 4 hosted by the Predators includes…
James Neal Trade Revisited Andrew Forbes | June 8, 2017 Normally when the Stanley Cup Final is in full swing the hockey world is focused on the outcomes of games and news surrounding the two clubs involved. Instead, we decided…
Penguins May Be out of Gas Brady Smith | June 6, 2017 They’ve played over 200 hockey games in the past two seasons, they’re missing one of the world’s best defenseman and they got embarrassed in Game’s 3 & 4 of the Stanley…
THW’s Ultimate NHL Mock Expansion Draft Tony Wolak | June 5, 2017 Later this month, the Vegas Golden Knights will make history when the NHL’s 31st team selects their inaugural roster from the 30 other NHL teams. Those selections—made by GM George…
Who’s Jan Rutta & Why’s Edmonton So Interested? Shane Sander | June 5, 2017 Through the early parts of the offseason, the Edmonton Oilers are tied to a free agent European defenseman named Jan Rutta. The 26-year-old was a member of the Czech Republic…
Maple Leafs Round Table: Expansion Draft Lacking Surprise Andrew Forbes | June 5, 2017 The expansion draft is mere weeks away now and the Leafs have to have their protected lists in less than two weeks. Knowing that, we here at The Hockey Writers…
4 Canucks Vegas Fans Should Know Keith Scheessele | June 5, 2017 Ok, Vegas Golden Knights fans we’re down to the final three teams on our rundown of players you should be familiar with. Take a second and educate yourselves on the…
Meet the Steal of the 2017 NHL Draft Mark Scheig | June 5, 2017 We are now less than three weeks away from the NHL Entry Draft. That means it’s time for our annual steal of the draft. We’ve reviewed hundreds of draft profiles…
THW Re-Drafts The 2010 NHL Draft:- Picks #21-30 Shane Sander | June 4, 2017 The 2010 NHL Draft class is one of the better ones in recent memory. The class has yielded eight All-Stars and the most American-born players in NHL history with 11, breaking…
Off the Crossbar: Prospects Eagerly Await Torture at NHL Combine Jeff Seide | June 2, 2017 More than 100 players, including North American and international skaters and goaltenders are in Buffalo for the NHL Scouting Combine this week. The event began at KeyBank Center and HarborCenter…
