Do You Still Believe in Miracles? – A Review of Wayne Coffey’s The Boys of Winter Rebecca Dobrinski | August 7, 2011 The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. By Wayne Coffey. (2005, New York: Three Rivers Press. Softcover. Pp.…
Swiss Hockey – An Analysis Of The Swiss NLA Daniel Schöpf | July 31, 2011 Swiss hockey is becomming a big deal. The NHL sets the bar high as far as talent and wages go but hockey is also a serious business throughout Europe. The…
Ryan Kesler: The Rise Of A Superstar Daniel Schöpf | July 24, 2011 NUMBER: 17 POSITION: CENTRE HEIGHT: 6′ 2″ WEIGHT: 195 SHOOTS: RIGHT BIRTHDATE: AUG 31, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: LIVONIA, MI, UNITED STATES If any true hockey fan doesn’t recognize the name…
Looking back at 2010 for the Chicago Blackhawks Cheryl Adams | January 3, 2011 For Chicago Blackhawks fans, 2010 has held the ultimate hockey high of winning the Stanley Cup, but also some punishing lows. Here’s a look back at 2010 – the good,…
Hockey — Not Cancer — On Henderson’s Mind: Anniversary Of THE Goal Christopher Ralph | September 28, 2010 Christopher Ralph is a senior sportswriter here at THW specializing in covering NHL prospects and the entry draft. Either I have forgotten or somehow the news eluded me…
One on One with Team USA Defenseman Angela Ruggiero Rick Gethin | May 24, 2010 By Rick Gethin Four-time Olympic hockey medalist. Four-time NCAA All-American. Named Top Defenseman too many times to mention. Author of Breaking the Ice: My Journey to Olympic Hockey, the Ivy…
Must See Olympic Themed Videos Christopher Ralph | March 5, 2010 Christopher Ralph is a sportswriter with a focus on hockey prospects, the entry draft, as well as occasional Flames coverage here at THW. While the two videos I’m about…
Team Canada’s Gold Medal Win Kevin Hunter | March 1, 2010 Not since the eighth and final game of the 1972 Russia-Canada Series has there been such bubbly excitement and nervous anticipation as there was for Sunday’s Olympic Gold Medal final. …
Jagr to the Oilers? Marcy Di Michele | February 26, 2010 There have been rumors circulating in the past few months that Edmonton might be targeting former NHL superstar Jaromir Jagr. Recently at the Olympic games, Jagr stated that once his…
Hitting in Womens Hockey? Chelsea Alexander | February 25, 2010 The Olympic hockey games have been nothing shy of amazing for fans. The USA and Canada’s women’s teams have dominated and will play each other for the gold medal today. …
Dan Boyle’s cheap shot! The Hockey Writers | February 25, 2010 By Jon Gabrielle Special to The Hockey Writers By now, if you were one of the eleven million Canadians, excluding a world-wide audience, that watched Team Canada’s thrashing of the Russian Olympic…
‘Super Sunday’ Shows Hockey At Its Finest (No Fights?) Mike Colligan | February 22, 2010 By Mike Colligan Despite the morning-after frenzy following Team USA’s 5-3 victory over Team Canada, Sunday’s game was not quite “the biggest Olympic hockey upset since the Miracle on Ice”.…