Erie Otters’ Stan Butler Healthy & Ready For New Challenge Mark Scheig | February 1, 2023 He’s back. After 3+ years away from leading the bench of the North Bay Battalion, Stan Butler is back in the OHL. The Erie Otters hired him to replace B.J.…
NHL’s Top 5 Defenses – Midseason Updated Eugene Helfrick | January 10, 2023 Defense wins championships. It’s a saying as old as hockey itself, but there is truth to this wisdom. A stout defense can both limit the opponent’s scoring chances while placing…
Revisiting the Brent Burns Trade Eugene Helfrick | December 24, 2022 On June 24, 2011, the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks made a blockbuster trade on the 2011 NHL Draft floor. The Sharks acquired Brent Burns, who was one of…
Hurricanes’ 5-0-1 Road Trip Can Be Season’s Turning Point Brandon Stanley | December 15, 2022 While the saying is so overused it’s basically a cliche at this point, at times it can still be hard not to overreact to a small sample size. Puck luck…
Hurricanes Mailbag: Goal Scoring Issues, Potential Trades & More Jacob Billington | December 1, 2022 Whether it be whom the Carolina Hurricanes should trade for between now and the trade deadline, the power-play issues, or just the general issues with the team’s inability to finish,…
Flames’ Current Road Trip Will Be Character-Defining Derek Olsen | November 19, 2022 The Calgary Flames are currently not where many fans and experts projected them to be after the historic offseason they had. They currently sit fifth in the Pacific Division with…
Hurricanes’ Newcomers Have Been a Mixed Bag Early On Jacob Billington | November 10, 2022 Ahead of the 2022-23 NHL season, the Carolina Hurricanes made quite a few key moves, looking to improve their team after a second-round exit from the 2022 NHL Playoffs. Some…
Hurricanes Trying to Find Special Teams Consistency Brandon Stanley | November 2, 2022 There are certainly worse ways to start the season than with a 6-2-1 record, sitting atop the Metropolitan Division with a slim lead over the surprising New Jersey Devils in…
Hurricanes Starting to Get the Brent Burns They Sought Brandon Stanley | October 31, 2022 There is always an adjustment period when a player joins a new club, especially when that player is 37 years old and joining just his third team in a long…
Hurricanes Defense Got Even Better Over the Offseason Jacob Billington | September 13, 2022 The Carolina Hurricanes have been stockpiling elite defensemen over the past number of years, and the group got even better this offseason. With the recent additions of Brent Burns and…
Metropolitan Division Predictions for the 2022-23 Season Colton Pankiw | August 23, 2022 We are nearing the end of August, which means the NHL season is getting closer and closer. Training camps are set to begin in less than a month now, which…
The 5 Most-Improved Teams of the 2022 NHL Offseason Marko Zlomislic | July 30, 2022 As salary cap restrictions are loosened and teams find themselves armed with a bevy of cap space at their disposal, the NHL offseason – beginning with the annual Entry Draft…