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?
Philadelphia Flyers – Top 5 prospects THW Archives | August 18, 2011 Prior to June 23rd, 2011, the Flyers future on the prospect front looked bleak. Their 2010-11 season ended prematurely at the hands of the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the Boston…
Panthers to opponents – you’re NOT welcome (in our house). Mark Williams | August 7, 2011 I don’t know how many times I’ve heard Panthers fans complain that there often appeared to be more of our opponent’s fans at home games than there were Panthers fans.…
Five Players Primed For A Breakout Year Tim Kolupanowich | August 4, 2011 Not every player is capable of being a star the moment they step onto NHL ice like Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin. It takes most players two or three seasons…
Rumour – Vancouver Canucks sign Brad Winchester Jason Kurylo | July 28, 2011 Rumours say the Vancouver Canucks have signed hired gun Brad Winchester – see what I did there? “Hired gun”? “Winchester”? Hey, I can’t let sports editors have all the lame…
Winnipeg Jets unveil new logos Jason Kurylo | July 22, 2011 (Warning: there is not a single “flying high” or “flying low” pun in this article. If you’re looking for that kind of thing, move along. There’s nothing to…
A Basic Look at Advanced Hockey Statistics Cam Charron | July 18, 2011 Advanced statistics seem like a chore. You may have tried to understand them already, and waded online into a pool of one of the absolutely incomprehensible spreadsheets that can be…