What Should Utah’s NHL Franchise Be Called? Cooper Krigbaum | April 22, 2024 Whenever a new sports team rises, all the attention gets directed that way. It happened when the Vegas Golden Knights were introduced to the league and made a statement in…
Utah Jazz Owner Surveying Fans for NHL Expansion Team Name Harrison Smajovits | April 9, 2024 Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith wants to know what the public thinks an NHL team in Salt Lake City should be called. He took to X (formerly Twitter) to promote…
How Viable Would Another NHL Team Be in Atlanta? Harrison Smajovits | March 16, 2024 The push to expand the NHL beyond 32 teams gains extra external force. This week, an Atlanta-based group, including former NHL player and NHL on TNT analyst Anson Carter, made…
Bettman Hints at Future Expansion Possibilities Jacob Billington | February 10, 2024 Expansion in the NHL is a never-ending conversation. Some believe that 32 teams is enough, if not too many already, while others think that up to 40 teams should be…
Salt Lake City Is a Good Gamble for the NHL Chase Beardsley | January 26, 2024 Wednesday brought some news that Ryan Smith and the Smith Entertainment Group have formally requested the NHL to initiate an expansion process to eventually bring an NHL team to Salt…
Revisiting the Islanders’ Decision to Expose Jordan Eberle Jon Zella | December 19, 2022 *This was originally written in Nov. 2021 It hasn’t been very long since the New York Islanders exposed Jordan Eberle to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft — that…
Re-Doing the Atlanta Thrashers’ 1999 Expansion Draft Josh Lewis | September 2, 2022 Originally published in Sep. 2020 The Atlanta Thrashers were the second of four expansion teams to hit the ice around the turn of the 21st century, playing their inaugural season…
NHL Teams No Longer Defined by Traditional or Non-Traditional Markets Colin Newby | March 16, 2022 The Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Carolina Hurricanes have emerged as powerhouse teams in the Eastern Conference. The top of the standings in a league once confined to the…
Flyers Won’t Get so Lucky in Next Expansion Draft Johnny Berman | December 20, 2021 *This was originally published in Dec. 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers caught somewhat of a break in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft when the Vegas Golden Knights selected Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. No…
Meet the Seattle Kraken: Goaltender Joey Daccord Sean Raggio | October 10, 2021 In anticipation of the Seattle Kraken‘s inaugural season, we at The Hockey Writers will be doing a deep dive on each player. This installment of the series focuses on goaltender…
Meet the Seattle Kraken: Defenseman Jeremy Lauzon Sean Raggio | September 29, 2021 In anticipation of the Seattle Kraken‘s inaugural season, we at The Hockey Writers will be doing a deep dive on each player. This installment of the series focuses on defenseman…
Meet the Seattle Kraken: Defenseman Mark Giordano Jake Zrihen | September 7, 2021 In anticipation of the Seattle Kraken‘s inaugural season, we at The Hockey Writers will be doing a deep dive on each player. This installment of the series focuses on defenseman Mark Giordano,…