Posts About "Johnny Boychuk"
NHL News & Notes: Yzerman, Oshie & More
April 19th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Steve Yzerman has been hired as the new general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, TJ Oshie is injured and won't be back for a while and Johnny Boychuk is out for 3-4 weeks. Yzerman Named Red Wings General Manager The Red Wings would announce Friday that Yzerman accepted a job with the team and would be...
In Defense of the Islanders’ Defensemen
July 25th, 2018 Last season, the New York Islanders totaled only 80 points in the standings ending up with a seventh-place finish in the Metropolitan Division and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. Despite a respectably strong offensive showing with 264 goals for, they were unable to keep enough pucks out of their own net to avoid...
Islanders' Desperate Decades-long Search
March 27th, 2018 As the New York Islanders continue to see their 2017-18 season dimly fade into the night, it is undoubtedly the defense that has been the club's Achilles' heel. It is not solely the job of defensemen to play responsible defense but the forwards as well, so the burden of one of the Isles' statistically-worst defensive seasons of the...
Bruins' Kevan Miller Maturing Into Johnny Boychuk
December 29th, 2017 For 396 regular season and playoff games played over parts of five seasons, Johnny Boychuk was a rock on the Boston Bruins' back end. With every bone-crunching check, heady defensive play and booming shot from the point he further endeared himself to the Boston faithful during the organization's renaissance. He was a key component to...
Is Reinhart Ready to Shine on the Vegas Strip?
September 8th, 2017 Normally, a writer’s knowledge would be questioned if they suggested a player with only 37 games of NHL experience could have a key role in the upcoming 2017-18 season. But, I’m going to try to make the case for Griffin Reinhart, who has essentially been nothing more than a minor-leaguer in his brief professional hockey...
Chiarelli's Record as Bruins' GM
May 18th, 2017 Edmonton Oilers General Manager Peter Chiarelli has been named a finalist for this season's NHL GM of the Year Award. Overseeing a professional ice hockey team is full of prideful moments and tough decisions, but that didn't stop Boston fans from defaming and blaming their former GM throughout his tenure with the Bruins. This season,...