Posts About "2018 Winter Olympics"
3 Reasons the American Women Won Olympic Gold
February 22nd, 2018 In a thrilling shootout victory, the U.S. Women's Hockey team defeated their rival and sometime-nemesis Team Canada to win gold last night around 2:30 am EST. The Canadians fell short of becoming the first-ever nation to win five consecutive golds in Olympic ice hockey. Led by goaltender Maddie Rooney, the American team put behind them...
Ryan Donato: From Beanpot to Olympics ... to NHL?
February 9th, 2018 It is not beyond the realm of possibility that Boston Bruins prospect Ryan Donato, in a span of two months, plays hockey at the collegiate, Olympic and NHL levels. Should he play just one game at the end of this season for the Bruins (much like Jacob Forsbacka-Karlsson last season) he would be the first player in history to accomplish...
Who Would You Start? Fleury or Price?
January 23rd, 2018 Forget all the dream matchups...men's hockey in South Korea will look and feel vastly different compared to years past. The NHL has, as we all know, elected to take a pass on the 2018 Olympics – the last time such an event occurred? 1994. Instead, the 2018 Winter Games will feature many former NHL players, most of whom have...
Forgotten Canucks Get 2nd Chance at 2018 Olympics
January 12th, 2018 Team Canada announced their men's ice hockey team roster on Thursday and to nobody's surprise, it was nothing spectacular because of NHL players not being permitted to compete. However, there are six ex-Canucks on the roster and there are also three former players or coaches on the coaching and management staff — recently fired coach,...
Canadiens Victor Mete Being Considered for the Olympics?
January 5th, 2018 This year, Olympic Men's Ice Hockey teams will largely consist of below NHL-level talent or younger players who have not gotten their NHL shot. Montreal Canadiens top prospect Victor Mete may not fall into those categories, but he could be in a class of his own - the only player on an Olympic Roster to have played this season in the...
Team USA Playing in Germany, Preparing for the Olympics
October 21st, 2017 Unlike other national teams like Canada or Russia, Team USA decided to play in only one international tournament before assembling the roster for the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea. The Deutschland Cup, scheduled for November 10-12 in Augsburg, Germany, will most likely be some sort of try-out for players skating in European leagues...
Is the NHL Scrapping the All-Star Game?
October 20th, 2017 Sometimes you'll see a headline and immediately scoff at the idea that it's true. That something so ingrained in a sport could be taken out and replaced. Whether it's billed as being for the growth of the game or even for as something as simple as money, the idea of it being removed is bizarre. The headline that made me question its...
USA Hockey Looks to Medal with Unfamiliar Names
August 24th, 2017 Now that University of Wisconsin Men’s Hockey Head Coach, Tony Granato, has been named to the same position with the United States men’s team for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the man who orchestrated a huge turnaround with the Badgers now has another daunting task in front of him. The man who took over the Wisconsin program, a team that...
Projecting the 2018 United States Olympic Men's Hockey Team
July 31st, 2017 What’s been hinted at for months is now reality: NHL players will not be participating in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. That means no Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, or Jonathan Quick representing the United States on what would be an absolutely stacked team. Instead, USA Hockey will need to look outside of the NHL when building...
The Grind Line: Olympic Thoughts
April 10th, 2017 The NHL’s decision not to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, as expected, hasn’t sat well with players and fans. The players relish the opportunity to represent their country on the biggest stage, and hockey fans enjoy watching the best players in the world vie for Olympic gold. However, the...
Korea, China, Olympics and Fool’s Gold
April 8th, 2017 The NHL recently decided to continue league play instead of shutting down and allowing players to participate in the 2018 Olympic games in South Korea. Apparently, the NHL does not see the upcoming Olympics as critical for the league. South Korea is a thriving nation to be sure, but it is a tiny fraction of China, the 2022 host. Is...
No Jets Flying to Olympics
April 6th, 2017 April 3 will now be known as the day national pride and excitement were torn from the hands of hockey fans, as the National Hockey League released a statement confirming that they will not participate at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The decision came after months of speculation that the negotiations between the NHL and...
Overtime With BSC: The NHL's Olympic Problem
April 5th, 2017 By now, everybody knows that after many months of deliberation and speculation, the NHL has officially announced that they will not be competing in the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea. While the discussion has been on-going for months, the league's ultimate decision still comes as a major blow to the entire hockey community. The NHL...
