When Ice Hockey Turns Into Eishockey: the DEL and the German Ice Hockey System Marco Meneghetti | March 24, 2015 Among European ice hockey leagues, Germany is often forgotten, or not so frequently cited as much as its fellow German-speaking or Nordic counterparts: this despite having a very competitive and…
Q&A With Flyers Goalie Rob Zepp THW Archives | January 16, 2015 In 2006, the Philadelphia Phillies gave Chris Coste the opportunity of a lifetime when they put him in their starting lineup. He’d played through the minors, endured the long bus…
DEL Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary Vyacheslav Hnatyuk | September 11, 2014 The German professional ice hockey league (Deutsche Eishockeyliga – DEL) celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2014. The history of the league is definitely shorter than the history of ice hockey…
Mike Vernace: An Admiral Abroad Ted Warren | February 5, 2014 The Norfolk Admirals were a team that re-wrote hockey history in 2012 as they won 28 consecutive games along with capturing an AHL championship in June. Before the streak and…
Eisbären Berlin: The Most Dominant Franchise in Hockey Joseph Vito DeLuca | April 24, 2013 Eisbären Berlin captured the 2012-2013 Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) title for the third straight year Sunday. More impressively, this marks the seventh time they’ve done so in nine seasons. Despite…
Mathieu Darche: Inspirational Journeyman Plays Key Role for Habs Steven Hindle | March 28, 2011 It took him 13 years and 795 games but Mathieu Darche has become a key member of the Montreal Canadiens and an inspiration for hockey players everywhere…