August 24th, 2018Few players in the NHL have dealt with a rollercoaster-like career quite like the one Phil Kessel has. From being drafted high in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft to his battle with cancer and subsequent trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kessel's career started off with as many...
January 25th, 2018The hockey world was shocked this week as Jim Johannson, the heart and soul of USA Hockey, passed away on Sunday at the age of 53. He died in his sleep at his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Johannson oversaw the U.S. National Team Development Program and was largely...
December 22nd, 2014This time last year, much of the narrative going into the 2014 World Junior Championship was around two underage players who would be competing for the top spot in the 2015 NHL Draft: Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel. The two youngsters put on a show, each performing well in...
November 27th, 2014Before Curtis Lazar played his ninth NHL game this year, the Senators organization had a choice to make. Send him back to Western Canada to play for the Edmonton Oil Kings in Junior, or let him stay with the big club.
He stayed put.
Lazar has since moved in with...
July 10th, 2013It may not have been one of the more high profile selections of the 2013 NHL Draft, June 30, in New Jersey, but for 19-year-old defenseman Mackenzie Weegar being selected by the Florida Panthers in the seventh round (206 overall) was still a dream come true.
“It was...
July 7th, 2013"My dad is from Detroit and played his entire life. So right when I could walk he put me in skates. Ever since then, that is what I have wanted to do on a daily basis."
That's how Zac Larraza's hockey story begins. It has had its ebbs and flows, but Larraza is...
April 22nd, 2013William Carrier THW Close-Up:
Date of birth: 12/20/1994
Place of birth: Lasalle, Quebec
Height: 6’2″ Weight: 205
Shoots: Left
Position: Left wing
Twitter Handle: None
NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 1st year eligible
THW Ranking (April 2013):...
April 13th, 2013
PITTSBURGH -- No NCAA Championship game since 1968 has gone scoreless through two periods. Yale and Quinnipiac came close.
They played 39 minutes and 56 seconds of entertaining, yet scoreless hockey before Yale's Clinton Bourbonais finally tipped a puck through...
April 12th, 2013
PITTSBURGH -- Maybe this year's Frozen Four should be renamed the Connecticut State Championship.
Yale and Quinnipiac, two ECAC rivals and Connecticut neighbors, will meet for the National Championship on Saturday at 7pm from the Consol Energy Center.
THW's Shawn...
April 10th, 2013Jan Kostalek THW Close-Up:
Date of birth: 2/17/1995
Place of birth: Prague, Czech Republic
Height: 6’0″ Weight: 182
Shoots: Right
Position: Defenseman
Twitter Handle: None
NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 1st year eligible
THW Ranking (April 2013):...
March 12th, 2013Now that Alex Galchenyuk has graduated with the Montreal Canadiens, Habs fans have definitely turned their attention to the NHL. However, let's not forget all the quality prospects that Trevor Timmins and his excellent scouting staff drafted in recent years. Let's have a...
January 10th, 2013As the calendar hits 2013, there are still questions on how a shortened NHL season will play out. Regardless, the Washington Capitals made great strides over the past year, including key additions to their prospect pool including Tom Wilson and Filip Forsberg along with a...
January 5th, 2013
John Gibson and his mesmerizing play carried Team USA to a 3-1 gold medal victory over Team Sweden in the 2013 World Junior Championship Saturday morning. Team USA won their second IIHF U-20 World Junior Championship in the last four years. No one was more responsible...
January 4th, 2013
It has come down to this. Two teams will battle early in the morning for the 2013 World Junior Championship. Some will be hearty enough and wake up really early for the "Bronze Medal Game" as Canada and Russia battle at 4:00 AM ET. It is hard to believe that the...
January 1st, 2013Many players are selected through the NHL entry draft at a very young age. Most players go to a junior league and quickly become club property as early as age 17. About one third of all NHL players go the college route, playing NCAA hockey, sometimes up to a full four...