Breaking Down Team Canada’s Defense Anthony Fusco | September 8, 2016 Team Canada is going to be firmly placed under a microscope for the entire World Cup of Hockey. That’s what happens when you’re arguably the best hockey nation in the…
Is Nugent-Hopkins a Second or Third-Line Center? Jim Parsons | September 8, 2016 A few days ago, I wrote a piece suggesting the Edmonton Oilers give Leon Draisaitl time at the wing position instead of his natural center role. The logic behind the…
Winnipeg Jets 2016-17 Social Media Guide Judson Rempel | September 8, 2016 Winnipeg has four seasons: hockey, hockey, playoff hockey, and warm winter. The city is famous for its cold winter, windy intersections, and it’s hockey history. Players like Andy Bathgate, Bill…
The Importance of Michael Del Zotto Wes Herrmann | September 8, 2016 The Philadelphia Flyers played their final 34 games of the 2015-16 season (including six postseason contests) without defenseman Michael Del Zotto due to a wrist injury that required surgery. Over…
What We Just Learned About the Subban Saga Ryan Szporer | September 8, 2016 Just when you thought it was all over, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman pulls you back in with a new in-depth piece on “The 23 minutes that shook the hockey world,” including…
Analyzing General Managers and Free Agency Statistics since 2007-08 Jordan Dix | September 7, 2016 July 1st, the beginning of the free agency period, is one the most exciting things to happen in hockey outside of an arena for hockey fans. For NHL general managers,…
Buffalo Sabres 2016-17 Season Preview Chad DeDominicis | September 7, 2016 Last season the Buffalo Sabres began the next stage in their rebuild with a revamped roster. New full-time additions to the team included Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart, Ryan O’Reilly, Evander…
Team Europe – Everything You Need to Know James Caldwell | September 7, 2016 Entering the 2016 World Cup of Hockey (WCH) in Toronto, Team Europe is hoping to channel their inner Jim Craig and Mike Eruzione. With preliminary games kicking off later this…
Detroit Red Wings 2016-17 Season Preview Tony Wolak | September 7, 2016 Following Mike Babcock’s departure, Hockeytown had high hopes for Jeff Blashill’s first season as the Detroit Red Wings coach. The former Grand Rapids Griffins coach already had experience working with…
Kris Russell in Serious Talks with 8 NHL Teams: Report Brett Finger | September 6, 2016 The mysterious case of Kris Russell has extended into the month of September, but there might just be an end in sight for the UFA defenseman. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger,…
Breaking Down North America’s World Cup Lines Ryan Pike | September 6, 2016 Training camps have finally begun for the much-anticipated 2016 World Cup of Hockey, and after weeks and weeks of speculating, we finally have some inklings of how each club will…
Stamkos and Bishop Lead Lightning’s Dozen at World Cup Steven DiOssi | September 6, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning lead all NHL teams with 12 participants at this year’s World Cup of Hockey, taking place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 at the Air Canada…