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St. Louis Blues: The Playoff Run That Could’ve Been

Mike Poepping | June 6, 2014

The St. Louis Blues were a team on a mission throughout most of the 2013-14 regular season campaign, but things fell apart just before the Stanley Cup playoffs began. It was…

Tape2Tape: Daniel Carcillo’s Fatal Flaw

Andrew Forbes | June 6, 2014

New York Rangers’ forward Daniel Carcillo is not a bad hockey player. In fact, I would argue that Carcillo is simply a player with misguided intentions – forced to use…

Enterprise Hat Trick Challenge for Game 2 of SCF

Kenneth Laws | June 6, 2014

Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves in Game 1. It wasn’t enough. I gave one right answer on the Hat Trick Challenge by Enterprise. That wasn’t enough either. On Saturday, I…

Should Bettman Outsource the Cup Presentation?

Josh Smith | June 5, 2014

The Stanley Cup is the NHL’s ultimate prize. It’s too bad that, every spring, it gets welcomed by an overwhelming chorus of boos. It’s not the Cup’s fault. Everyone revels in…

Hockey 101: Hooking

Kenneth Laws | June 4, 2014

Part of our Hockey 101 Series, an introduction to the sport of hockey. Perhaps one of the only penalties that isn’t contested every time it is called, hooking is fairly…

NHL Hat Trick Challenge for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals

Kenneth Laws | June 3, 2014

The Los Angeles Kings ended their epic series with the Chicago Blackhawks to set up the first LA/NY final of the major sports in decades. The New York Rangers defeated…

Hockey IntelliGym Delivering the “It” Factor

Andy Dudones | June 2, 2014

Every hockey executive, scout and coach is looking for that player that possesses the “it” factor. The player with the perfect combination of ability, durability, and intelligence. Thanks to cognitive…

Forget the Stanley Cup, the Decisive Series Is the Western Conference Final

Andrew Jow | May 30, 2014

The onus of the National Hockey League playoffs is to, conceivably, pit the two best teams against one another in the Stanley Cup Final. This years edition of the Final…

Enterprise Hat Trick Challenge Welcomes THW League

Kenneth Laws | May 29, 2014

With the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs coming to its dramatic conclusion, only four teams remain. The Enterprise Hat Trick Challenge has opened a new league for fans. It doesn’t matter…

Jim Corsi and Joakim Lindstrom Bring Fresh Air to St. Louis

Mike Poepping | May 28, 2014

The newest personnel in the St. Louis Blues organization are creating quite a buzz around the community, and for very differing reasons. Jim Corsi is the highly touted goalie coach who…

The Dishonor of Embellishment in the NHL

Andy Dudones | May 28, 2014

There’s always the players you may not like, but certainly respect. The player you can’t stand, but would love to have on your team. And then there’s the players who…

Advanced Statistics Pioneer “JLikens” Passes

Nick Biss | May 27, 2014

Tore Martin Purdy, a 28-year-old Edmonton lawyer passed away on April 15, 2014. It took several weeks before the news came out that his online alias was “JLikens”, who was…