Posts About "John Madden"
NHL Family Ties: 2018 Draft Edition
June 26th, 2018 For fans that don’t follow college and junior hockey as intently of our great staff at The Hockey Writers, when the NHL Draft rolls around and we start hearing names called, some of the first reactions are generally: is he related to so-and-so? Well, here I am to connect all of the dots for those that aren’t sure if so-and-so is...
Nathan Gerbe Ready For Another NHL Opportunity
January 28th, 2018 Nathan Gerbe hopes that this time is the charm. He returns to North America after spending parts of two seasons in Geneva playing in the Swiss League. At age 30, Gerbe realizes that his chances of making it back in the NHL get slimmer as he gets older. The Columbus Blue Jackets signed the winger to a two-way contract for the rest of...
Markus Nutivaara Needs Time in Cleveland
October 9th, 2017 After starting the season with eight defensemen, the Columbus Blue Jackets decided to send one back to the AHL before their first game. The team sent Markus Nutivaara to the Cleveland Monsters despite making the opening roster and playing 66 games last season. A closer look at this situation reveals why this move makes...
Columbus Blue Jackets: Sonny Milano Knows His Time is Now
September 17th, 2017 Flashback to the end of the 2013-14 season with me for just a minute. The Columbus Blue Jackets earned their second ever playoff berth before losing a tough series to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. Optimism around the team was high. That optimism got even higher at the NHL Draft. Although the Blue Jackets didn't pick until...
Five Interesting Players With Four-Goal Games
September 1st, 2017 The Winnipeg Jets had an offensive outburst of epic proportions on a Tuesday night in 2015 when they smoked the Florida Panthers 8-2. What is even more impressive was that centreman Mathieu Perreault had half of his team’s goals. The sixth-round pick in 2006 had the best game of his career and came within a goal of winning...
Streaking Monsters Set Sight on AHL Playoffs
April 11th, 2017 Do you like tight playoff races? Yes? Good. This article is just for you then. The race for the last playoff spot in the AHL's Central Division will come right down to the end. Setting the Playoff Scene Let's set the scene for you. The Cleveland Monsters and Charlotte Checkers are in a virtual tie for the last playoff spot. They each...