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Fashion Police a No-Show at NHL Stadium Series Games

Kathy Mizera | January 30, 2014

Normally, “fashion” wouldn’t be a term used in relation to hockey. Not with a straight face anyway. The 2014 Stadium Series, however, has somehow managed to create the need to…

Playoff Forecast: Which Teams That Missed In 2013 Could Get In?

Bruce Hollingdrake | January 29, 2014

The NHL is sometimes praised for having more parity than most major sports, which helps to generate more overall interest. Most of the major leagues have become extraordinarily predictable as…

The Kings Versus the Ducks at Dodger Stadium: ‘A Game Like No Other’

Walter McLaughlin | January 27, 2014

One word best describes the two days I spent at Dodger Stadium, taking in as many of the sights and sounds of the Stadium Series event between the Los Angeles…

Which of These Top Goalie Prospects Will Make the NHL?

Matthew Speck | January 27, 2014

Projecting goalies is one of the toughest tasks for management and scouts to accomplish in the front offices of NHL teams. Many goalies draft in the first round don’t ever…

Hockey 101: Choosing a Hockey Stick

Kenneth Laws | January 24, 2014

The single most important part of the hockey player’s gear is the hockey stick. While teams are stocked with plenty of replacements during games, each player has their own preference…

Hockey 101: Ice Hockey Equipment

Kenneth Laws | January 24, 2014

So, you want to play one of the fastest sports on the planet? A sport in which large humans move at over 20 miles per hour with knives on their…

The NHL Has A Fatal Flaw

Sean Sarcu | January 24, 2014

The 2004-05 NHL lockout produced a comprehensive set of rule changes, many of which were predominantly concerned with decreasing obstruction. The inevitable short-term result was a meteoric rise in total…

2014 Stadium Series: Upcoming Outdoor Games Are Cash Grab For League

T.J. McAloon | January 20, 2014

For those of you who think the upcoming 2014 Stadium Series or Heritage Classic is about hockey, then you’re kidding yourself. These upcoming five games are all about one thing:…

The AHL Bares its Teeth for Upcoming All Star Game

Ross Bonander | January 17, 2014

Last week the American Hockey League announced its 2014 AHL All-Star Classic roster. The format differs from previous years. Instead of seeing to it that every team was represented by at least…

Game-Winning Goals: Do They Matter as a Statistic?

Meesh Shanmugam | January 15, 2014

You know what really grinds my gears? (Thanks Family Guy and fellow THW writer, Sean Griffin) Game-winning goals. Game-winning goals (hereinafter “GWGs”) have been a noteworthy topic around the NHL…

2012 NHL Lockout: Closing Down For Sky-High Results

Damien Romaine | January 14, 2014

Just over a year ago the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players Association finally came to terms with a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. It saved the league…

5 Reasons You’ll Never See Back-To-Back NHL Champions Again

Kirk Vance | January 13, 2014

Since 1927, the NHL’s best teams have competed for the right to call themselves Stanley Cup Champions. Today, there are 30 teams with the same goal, and only one winner. …