Growing Hockey from the Grassroots Up / Page Two Jas Faulkner | September 27, 2011 Lace up, Half-Pint! All thirty NHL programs offer fan clubs for the twelve and under set, but not every club offers opportunities to get on the ice beyond the usual…
Growing Hockey from the Grassroots Up / page three Jas Faulkner | September 27, 2011 “Karma is a funny thing.” – (Greg Garcia by way of) Earl Hickey To engage in a dialogue with the people who have devoted a chunk of their lives…
What To Expect From Minnesota This Season David OConnor | September 26, 2011 Every season is always different for every team. Different predictions are made, different expectations are set, different things always happen. It all starts in training camp, and the Minnesota Wild…
Rossy’s OHL Rundown – September 26th Brendan Ross | September 26, 2011 OHL Hockey is back and I believe it is better than it has ever been as the league welcomes plenty of NHL draftees from other leagues and some young…
The Triple Threat: Not-So-Obvious Calder Candidates (Part 2) Brendan Ross | September 17, 2011 Earlier in the week, we looked at three potential Calder Trophy candidates for the upcoming season. In the first part of the Not-so-obvious Calder Candidates, Zac Dalpe (Hurricanes), Brendan Smith…
Q & A: Getting to Know JC Campagna Brendan Ross | September 17, 2011 The development of a major junior hockey player has its ups and downs and that especially holds true for the former Sarnia Sting 2009 fifth round selection Joseph Campagna (known by most as “JC”). …
Sidetracked: Toews flattens a kid, Jaws slips on Monday Night Football, Fan gets tasered Tom Yawney | September 13, 2011 Jonathan Toews flattens a small child Head shots are a major issue in professional hockey but the issue extends to youth players as well. In fact Hockey Canada has instituted…
2011/2012 NHL Season Predictions: Eastern Conference Brandon Schlager | September 10, 2011 Eastern Conference // Western Conference With most teams kicking off training camp this week, preseason hockey right around the corner and puck drop slightly less than a month away, you…
Sidetracked: Big Papi can’t slide, Albert Pujols burns fan, Tennis players kiss Tom Yawney | September 4, 2011 Big Papi really can’t slide…seriously…he can’t It’s lucky that David Ortiz has the power to hit bombs because as far as small ball goes, it’s not his style. For instance,…
Wade Belak, Rick Rypien, and Mental Illness: Sometimes You Lose the War… James Phieffer | September 2, 2011 By James Phieffer – Special to TheHockeyWriters.com I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Wade Belak. I didn’t know him, but when I heard he had taken…
Sidetracked: Drogba suffers head shot, and Rugby players can throw down! Tom Yawney | August 28, 2011 Head shots in soccer? Head shots are really getting around aren’t they? They don’t discriminate whatsoever. Crosby is down, Justin Morneau is still struggling, and who can forget Billy Bob…
Predicting the 2011-2012 NHL Eastern Conference Standings Lukas Hardonk | August 25, 2011 How will the Eastern Conference shake up this season? Will the Capitals be able to take the top spot? Will the Bruins win the Northeast again?