The Montreal Canadiens: A Decade of Drafting Brianne Spiker | June 18, 2015 It has been ten years since the 2005 post-lockout draft, headlined by phenom Sidney Crosby whose presence would later help save the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins weren’t the only team to…
Reviewing Preseason Montreal Canadiens Predictions Ryan Szporer | June 14, 2015 It’s one of those certainties in life, horrible preseason predictions, pertaining in this case to the Montreal Canadiens. How about something slightly different, a review of those same predictions that…
2015 THW Year-End Awards Ryan Pike | June 5, 2015 Welcome to the fourth installment of the annual Year-End Awards here at The Hockey Writers. At the conclusion of every National Hockey League season, we ask all active writers to…
5 Superstars Yet To Reach Stanley Cup Final Trevor Beggs | June 3, 2015 What do Sidney Crosby, Pavel Datsyuk, Claude Giroux, and the Sedin twins (Henrik and Daniel) have in common? They are all among an elite group of players in the NHL,…
Ben Bishop and Tampa Bay’s Road to the Stanley Cup Finals Jacob Messing | May 31, 2015 When credit is due, credit is due, and Ben Bishop deserves full credit for backstopping the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Stanley Cup Finals. Ben Bishop played his way through…
How 5 Montreal Canadiens Can Improve for Next Season Ryan Szporer | May 30, 2015 There is little debating the 2014-15 Montreal Canadiens season was a successful one… successful, but nonetheless disappointing. A year after reaching the Eastern Conference Final, only to see their Stanley…
Hockey News: Connor McDavid’s Junior Career is Over; Rangers Win Game 1 Marcy Di Michele | May 17, 2015 The New York Rangers take game one of the Eastern Conference final by a familiar 2-1 score. [Puck Daddy] Marty St. Louis doesn’t appear to have any warm, fuzzy feelings…
Montreal Canadiens Head Coach Michel Therrien Was Right Ryan Szporer | May 13, 2015 Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien got it right, following his team’s final game of the season against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He just chose the wrong words. Therrien:…
A “Canadian” Team Won’t Win the Cup. Why Does it Matter? Marcy Di Michele | May 13, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated from the playoffs last night, the last remaining Canadian-based team in this years’ postseason. No doubt that when the Lightning scored to go-up 3-0, writers…
Hockey News: The Ben Bishop Roller Coaster Continues Jeff Ponder | May 13, 2015 His smile was as big as a kid in a candy store. Although Ben Bishop was born in Denver, he called St. Louis his home. The not-so-averaged-sized teenager muscled his…
The NHL’s Five Biggest Beasts Nicco Cardarelli | May 13, 2015 Hockey is a physical, gritty, beastly sport. Those who play it, especially at the highest level, regularly display traits of toughness, perseverance, confidence, and an innate drive to compete. One of…
5 Montreal Canadiens Stats Ahead of Game 6 Ryan Szporer | May 11, 2015 In the lead-up to Game 6 between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning, hockey fans may be bombarded with a ton of stats in the guise of proper analysis.…