The Winter Classic: Cold With a Chance of Uncertainty Andrew Forbes | December 31, 2013 Stepping out of my hotel, it hit me like a blistering gust of wind that there wouldn’t be any issue when it came to maintaining the ice at Michigan Stadium.…
Maple Leafs Show Some Fight Against Dallas Andrew Forbes | December 6, 2013 It’s a slight understatement to say that the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a rough time as of late, losing five straight games entering Thursday’s game against Dallas and only…
DraftStreet Goalie Rankings From Hump Night! Chris Wassel | November 14, 2013 In the quest to do something different, we at The Hockey Writers delivered. Last night featured the perfect opportunity to test out some goalie rankings. Thanks to DraftStreet also for giving us this ability…
The Lewiston Maineiacs: Maine’s Lost Team Mark Wallace Graham | November 7, 2013 The state of Maine has always had a rich hockey tradition. The Portland Pirates have been a mainstay for over twenty years, the University of Maine Black Bears have been…
Maple Leafs Need Wake-Up Call Nathan Kanter | November 1, 2013 The Leafs just swept Alberta on back-to-back nights. Not really such a surprise. Unless you actually watched the games that is… Maple Leafs: have been outshot in 11 straight games…..have…
The Week Ahead in Leafland Nathan Kanter | October 28, 2013 After three games, I wrote about the Leafs being undefeated. Was I getting a bit ahead of myself? Yes, of course I was. But now 12 games in, they are sitting…
Hot & Not: October 13th-19th Tyler Kerdman | October 22, 2013 Another week has passed, and yet again the best and worst of the National Hockey League have been put on display. A goaltender’s goal, a star player, and some sweet…
Top 5 Current Leafs Acquired in Lopsided Deals Alex Mai | October 22, 2013 There’s always been a lot of buzz about the Leafs making bad deals by giving away draft picks and prospects. For example, Tuukka Rask for Andrew Raycroft (still hurts) and…
Hockey News: Sharks and Avs Lose; Kronwall Hurt Marcy Di Michele | October 18, 2013 “I knew this renovation was going to be messy. I didn’t think it would be this messy.” Dallas Eakins — Gene Principe (@GenePrincipe) October 18, 2013 Evidently it never came…
Top 5 Surprise Starts to the NHL Season Alex Mai | October 15, 2013 We’re two weeks into the 2013-2014 NHL season. There have been plenty of big stories so far, so let’s take a look at the most shocking starts this year. Teams…
Toronto Maple Leafs Inside the Numbers Nathan Kanter | October 14, 2013 This morning marks the two week point of the National Hockey League season. To say the Leafs started the year strong would be a bit of an understatement considering this:…
Ten-Bell Jonathan Bernier Edging James Reimer in Toronto Chris McHugh | October 13, 2013 James Reimer is one of the most pleasant, good-natured players in hockey. But even he could have been forgiven for hanging his head after watching Jonathan Bernier dive across the…