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James Wisniewski

Anaheim Ducks’ 5 Worst Trades in Franchise History

October 24, 2020 by Eddy Jones
NHL PTO

With the trade deadline once again here, the Anaheim Ducks find themselves in unfamiliar territory. The team will be bonafide sellers for the second year in a row and already …

Read moreAnaheim Ducks’ 5 Worst Trades in Franchise History

Categories Archives, Ducks History Tags Francois Beauchemin, James Wisniewski, Ryan Whitney, Teemu Selanne

Team USA Men’s Roster & Preview for Winter Olympics

February 18, 2018February 12, 2018 by Nathaniel Oliver
Team USA Jordan Greenway

Yeah, we get it alright. There are no current NHL players on the United States roster this year, nor for any of the teams competing in PyeongChang. Boo-hoo. Guess what? …

Read moreTeam USA Men’s Roster & Preview for Winter Olympics

Categories International Hockey, Olympics Tags Brian Gionta, David Leggio, James Wisniewski, Jordan Greenway, trending

United States 2018 Olympics Roster Announced

January 1, 2018 by Brandon Share-Cohen

The 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea will be different than the games we’ve seen in recent history; specifically in terms of men’s hockey. While the event has typically …

Read moreUnited States 2018 Olympics Roster Announced

Categories International Hockey, News, Olympics Tags Brian Gionta, James Wisniewski, Ryan Donato, Top Story

Top 5 Canadiens Trades of the Last Decade

August 28, 2017August 2, 2017 by Kavan Young
Max Pacioretty

Since the NHL implemented the salary cap, player movement has become more popular than ever. As soon as a trade goes down, fans and the media start looking up statistics …

Read moreTop 5 Canadiens Trades of the Last Decade

Categories Canadiens Transactions, Montreal Canadiens Tags James Wisniewski, Jeff Petry, Max Pacioretty, Thomas Vanek, Top Story

Wisniewski Gets a Contract, Redmond Waived & More News

January 30, 2017 by Dustin L. Nelson
James Wisniewski, Columbus Blue Jackets

James Wisnieski is coming back to North America. Is been a long, strange road over the last couple years for the defenseman. It was just two seasons ago that Wisniewski …

Read moreWisniewski Gets a Contract, Redmond Waived & More News

Categories Montreal Canadiens, News Tags James Wisniewski, Top Story, Zach Redmond

Buyer Beware: James Wisniewski

October 4, 2016 by Jim Parsons

In August, there was interest from the Edmonton Oilers to sign offensively-gifted defenseman James Wisniewski. That interest, however, was limited to a professional tryout (PTO) and not a guaranteed one-year …

Read moreBuyer Beware: James Wisniewski

Categories Edmonton Oilers Tags James Wisniewski, Jon Cooper

4 Birthday Wishes for Coach McLellan

October 3, 2016 by Jim Parsons

When my wife’s birthday rolls around, I know I will struggle to decide on a birthday gift. She can be difficult to shop for and I mean, after all, what …

Read more4 Birthday Wishes for Coach McLellan

Categories Edmonton Oilers Tags Connor McDavid, James Wisniewski, Todd McLellan

The Best of What’s Left: Free Agent Defensemen and Goaltenders

September 13, 2016 by Dustin Nelson
free agent defensemen

The free-agent market is a bone-bleaching desert. With training camp just a couple weeks out, there’s not much out there if a general manager is looking to round out the …

Read moreThe Best of What’s Left: Free Agent Defensemen and Goaltenders

Categories Free Agents, Top 10 Lists, Trending Tags Dennis Seidenberg, Eric Gryba, James Wisniewski, Kris Russell

The Best of What’s Left: Free Agent Forwards

September 13, 2016September 13, 2016 by Dustin Nelson
free agent forwards

The free-agent market has been picked apart. With training camp just a couple weeks out, there’s woefully little left for general managers to pull roster players from. Nonetheless, there are …

Read moreThe Best of What’s Left: Free Agent Forwards

Categories Free Agents, Top 10 Lists, Trending Tags David Jones, James Wisniewski, Jiri Tlusty, Kris Versteeg

The Hockey Writers’ 2016 NHL PTO Tracker

September 26, 2016August 23, 2016 by Dustin Nelson
NHL PTO

The 2016-17 NHL season is fast approaching, with training camp kicking off in late September. Teams began handing out professional tryouts (PTOs) for camp in August. Keep tabs on all …

Read moreThe Hockey Writers’ 2016 NHL PTO Tracker

Categories Free Agents, News Tags Brandon Prust, James Wisniewski, Maxim Lapierre, T.J. Galiardi

James Wisniewski Given PTO by Lightning

August 10, 2016 by Brandon Share-Cohen
NHL PTO

The Tampa Bay Lightning have extended a Professional Tryout Offer, or PTO, to defenseman James Wisniewski. Even though Wisniewski is only 32-years-old, teams were hesitant to sign the veteran defender to …

Read moreJames Wisniewski Given PTO by Lightning

Categories News, Tampa Bay Lightning Tags James Wisniewski

Could James Wisniewski Be an Edmonton Oiler?

August 12, 2016August 10, 2016 by Brett Slawson
NHL PTO

Over the past five NHL seasons, ranging from 2011-16, no team in the League has allowed more Goals Against (GA) than the Edmonton Oilers. In fact, the Oilers’ 1148 GA …

Read moreCould James Wisniewski Be an Edmonton Oiler?

Categories Editor's Choice, Edmonton Oilers, Trades Contracts and Transactions Tags Adam Larsson, Darnell Nurse, James Wisniewski, Oscar Klefbom
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