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Ryan O’Reilly and The Price For A True “Number-One” Center

Ryan Pike | March 5, 2013

In the game of hockey, a true number-one center is a lot like a unicorn. It’s hard to find, but you know it when you see it. For the Calgary…

If We Had An NHL All-Star Game – Team East

Aryssah Stankevitsch | March 3, 2013

A nice break for the players, some trials and competitions for the world’s best, and a showcase of a hockey that has a final score similar to a lacrosse game.…

What The F**K Trade Rumors: Verbal Diarrhea Style

Chris Wassel | March 2, 2013

Unfortunately this is the time of year where trade rumors start to run the roost err appear on the radar in earnest. People, whether they are fans, media, or “experts”…

NHL Realignment: Third Time is a Charm?

Sean Griffin | March 2, 2013

What’s Wrong with the Proposal? Clearly, realignment is no easy task for any professional sports league. Inevitably, some teams will be at a traveling disadvantage due to their geographic location.…

CHL Referee Peter Tarnaris Up Close

Ted Warren | February 28, 2013

You love them and you love to hate them: the on-ice officials. Let’s face the facts, you can’t watch a game without them. The play would have no structure or…

Must See TV: The Five Most Entertaining Teams in the NHL

Justin Glock | February 28, 2013

There are five entertaining NHL hockey teams that every fan must see on TV. They score a boatload of goals, they fight, and they are entertaining to watch every night.…

Handicapping the 2013 NHL Awards

Tyler Kerdman | February 26, 2013

One-third of the way into the shortened NHL season, there has hardly been a lack of surprise and excitement. The Chicago Blackhawks have yet to lose in regulation, the Buffalo…

Dan Girardi Kicking Butt on the NHL All-Underrated Team

Steven Ives | February 25, 2013

When Dan Girardi stayed down, writhing in pain, after blocking a Montreal slap-shot with his ankle Saturday night, the entire Ranger organization and fan-base was frozen for a moment in…

Lighting the Lamp With Some Help From Budweiser

Bruce Hollingdrake | February 22, 2013

The game of hockey is changing again. Except this time, rather than an on-ice rule or anything to do about where, how and when a team plays, the change is…

The Injury Ninja: Spilling Blood in the NHL

Chris Wassel | February 21, 2013

It is an excellent question. Every year it seems people, even media, are just amazed at the sheer volume of injuries. Hockey is a violent sport. If you do…

The Death of the Hurry Up Face-off

Anton Tibaldi | February 19, 2013

A few years ago, the NHL made a number of minor rule changes in an attempt to speed up the game. Perhaps the most direct attempt at reducing the…

Ty Ulmer: Making the Biggest Save of His Life

THW Archives | February 18, 2013

What’s wrong with the picture above? No, Pekka Rinne did not decide to ditch his Reebok pads in favor of Bauer ones and practice a little garage ball hockey. The…