The NHL All-Small Team Brett Slawson | February 24, 2015 Does size matter? In today’s NHL, the answer is increasingly no. Although the average size of an NHL player continues to rise, now at 6 foot 1, 202 pounds, a…
Could New Jersey Be a Playoff Team? Corey Spina | February 22, 2015 The New Jersey Devils at the moment are eight points out of a playoff spot. The teams in front of them, Florida, Philadelphia, and especially Boston have played inconsistently over…
Johnny Gaudreau Joins the USHL Invasion Ryan Pike | February 11, 2015 At first blush, the ascendance of Calgary Flames rookie Johnny Gaudreau doesn’t seem to be anything terribly out of the ordinary. Sure, he’s a college star who’s made the jump…
Boston Bruins Ready for Crucial Five-Game Road Trip Joe Marraccino | February 10, 2015 The Boston Bruins are taking their show on the road. Boston is set to leave on a five-game excursion through Alberta, British Columbia, and the Midwestern United States beginning Friday…
The Flames Files: Weeks Thirteen & Fourteen In Review Anna Santiago | February 2, 2015 Game 1 The Flames had a busy week leading up to the NHL All Star Weekend, starting with a matchup against the Los Angeles Kings in sunny California on Monday,…
Playoff Chase Forges Flames Young Core Ryan Pike | January 22, 2015 This has been a strange year for the Calgary Flames. In Year Two of the team’s rebuild, the club went young, often dressing as many as a half-dozen players aged…
Know Your 2015 NHL All-Stars: Rookies Tabatha Patterson | January 15, 2015 Between the 2012 NHL Lockout and the 2014 Sochi Olympics, fans felt like there might never be another NHL All-Star Game. Now the big weekend is only a week away,…
10 NHL Players Enjoying Breakout Seasons Brett Slawson | January 13, 2015 At the half way point of the 2014-15 NHL season, a number of players and goaltenders are enjoying breakout seasons in the league. These emerging stars are directly beneficial to the…
Coyotes Facing Premier Opponents in January Charles Woodall-Pike | January 2, 2015 With 2014 in the history books, the Arizona Coyotes now turn their attention to the 2015 portion of their season. January brings some tough challenges as the Coyotes will be…
The Flames Files: A Blue Christmas and a Happy New Year Anna Santiago | January 2, 2015 In seasons past, the Calgary Flames were no strangers to slumps. Losing streaks happened often, and for stretches at a time. And as depressing as it was to be unfazed…
Can Johnny Hockey Become Johnny Calder? Ryan Pike | December 27, 2014 Two years ago, the holiday season saw a veritable clash of hockey titans. In the gold medal game of the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship, the United States beat Sweden…
Big Lists Revisited: Rookie Sleeper Candidates Larry Fisher | December 7, 2014 I’m not one to brag, but I did hit a few out of the park here — back-to-back jacks right off the hop, no less. Of the five Big Lists that…