Auston Matthews 1st Player Named to 2016 U.S. National Team Dustin L. Nelson | March 24, 2016 The U.S. National Team has made 2016 draft eligible forward Auston Matthews the first player named to the 2016 IIHF World Championships roster, USA Hockey announced Thursday. His inclusion on…
KHL Creates Hockey Premier League Alessandro Seren Rosso | March 22, 2016 With a somewhat surprising decision, the KHL announced yesterday the creation of another minor league, the Hockey Premier League, that will start its operation from the 2016-17 season. The decision…
KHL Won’t Stop Season for World Cup of Hockey: Report Dustin L. Nelson | March 21, 2016 Russia’s KHL has determined not to stop the 2016-17 KHL season to make it easier for players to participate in the World Cup of Hockey, reports Aivis Kalnins of One…
Zoe Hickel Replaces Stephanie Anderson on U.S. National Team Dustin L. Nelson | March 18, 2016 Boston Pride forward Zoe Hickel will draw onto the U.S. National Team for the 2016 IIHF World Championship, USA Hockey announced Friday. Hickel will replace Bemidji State’s Stephanie Anderson, who…
EIHL Will Get Wild Card Team in Champions League Dustin L. Nelson | March 17, 2016 The Champions Hockey League (CHL) has announced that the EIHL will get a wild card team for the 2016-17 CHL season. It will be the third straight season that the…
Team Canada Adds Brad Treliving, George McPhee to Worlds Brain Trust Dustin L. Nelson | March 16, 2016 Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving and former Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee will serve as co-GMs for Team Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship, Hockey Canada announced…
2 Flyers Deserve World Cup Consideration Wes Herrmann | March 16, 2016 On March 2, five Philadelphia Flyers were named to three different World Cup preliminary rosters. Jake Voracek, Radko Gudas and Michal Neuvirth made Team Czech Republic, Sean Couturier was chosen…
Evgeny Medvedev Willing To Extend NHL Career In Philadelphia Alessandro Seren Rosso | March 11, 2016 After moving to the NHL this summer, Evgeny Medvedev had an up-and-down season withe Philadelphia Flyers. The KHL veteran showed many good things in the NHL, and struggled in other…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Players Relent – Canada Back In Tourney Rick Cole | March 11, 2016 After an impassioned plea by Rev. David Bauer, the players on the Canadian national hockey team reconsidered their earlier decision and voted to continue and finish the World Hockey Championship…
The Reason that the NHL Playoffs Need Canadian Teams Marcy Di Michele | March 10, 2016 You may not be aware of this, because no one seems to be talking about it, but as of right now there are no Canadian-based teams in a playoff spot.…
World Cup of Hockey: The Case for O’Reilly Joining Team Canada Chad DeDominicis | March 10, 2016 The initial World Cup of Hockey rosters were released last week. The first 16 players were selected to play for their respective country or region in the case of team…
Evgeny Svechnikov Forgetting WJC Alessandro Seren Rosso | March 8, 2016 At the World Junior Championship, Detroit Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov was one of the most-awaited players. Team Russia got back home with a silver medal, but Svechnikov had a…