European Prospects Who Ignited the Ivan Hlinka Matthew Hacke | August 16, 2017 The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup offered a respite from a long summer without hockey. With eight international junior teams competing, the tournament featured 18 games played in just five days. Canada…
Projecting the 2018 United States Olympic Men’s Hockey Team Tony Wolak | July 31, 2017 What’s been hinted at for months is now reality: NHL players will not be participating in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. That means no Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, or Jonathan…
For Lebanon, Ball Hockey World Championships Meant More Than a Medal Jackie Spiegel | July 26, 2017 Each one was smiling bigger than the guy standing next to them. They stood arm-in-arm draped in red, white and green. The colors represented a country some were born in…
Wojtek Wolski Ready to Return from Broken Neck Brett Slawson | July 25, 2017 “I never thought I’d say I got lucky breaking my neck.” Those were the words spoken by Wojtek Wolski shortly after a freak on-ice incident early in the 2016-17 KHL…
Nolan Ready for New Challenge in Poland Geoff Nichols | July 20, 2017 Coaching is what Ted Nolan loves to do. He has found a way to be around hockey all of his life and he has recently taken that next step by…
Flyers Prospect Shines on International Ball Hockey Stage Jackie Spiegel | June 30, 2017 At 22 years of age, Danick Martel’s professional hockey career is just beginning. The diminutive forward wrapped up his second season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in May where he…
Alexandre Texier: The Changing Face of European Hockey Matthew Hacke | June 29, 2017 Nico Hischier made history for his country at the 2017 NHL Draft. Chosen first overall by the New Jersey Devils, he became the highest drafted Swiss player ever. In a year in…
Former Blackhawks Pavel Vorobyev on Playing in UK Alessandro Seren Rosso | June 24, 2017 After spending a good part of his career at home in Russia, former Chicago Blackhawks forward Pavel Vorobyev decided to try to breathe some fresh air and last year moved…
Team USA Has Disappointing Finish at World Championships Wes Herrmann | May 19, 2017 In 2017, the United States has won the men’s World Junior Championship, the men’s and women’s U18 tournaments and the women’s World Championship. For two weeks, it looked like the…
Isobel Cup Champion Now Aiming for Gold Jackie Spiegel | May 5, 2017 If anyone has a shooter tutor, Paige Harrington is looking for one. While the rest of her Buffalo Beauts teammates may be reveling in their Isobel Cup championship, Harrington is busy preparing…
United States Building Strong World Championship Roster Wes Herrmann | April 21, 2017 For the past two days, Jack Eichel’s name has been around all the news in the hockey world. On Wednesday, reports stated that the 2015 second overall pick wouldn’t sign…
2017 U18 WJC Team Latvia Preview Alessandro Seren Rosso | April 13, 2017 After avoiding relegation in last year’s tournament, Team Latvia will have to fight hard this year too, as the program didn’t make significant steps forward to have bigger ambitions. With…