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National Juniors

Judging Markets Based on Their Hockey History

The Hockey Writers | May 19, 2017

Whenever the proposition of the NHL relocating a team or expanding comes up, people will point to cities like Portland or Quebec City as expansion spots.  Why these cities? Both Portland…

50 Years Ago Today – Bruins Beaten Again

Rick Cole | October 19, 2014

The first weekend of the 1964-65 NHL season is in the books, and it ended with the hapless Boston Bruins dropping their fourth straight game.  This time it was a…

Will Junior Hockey Ban Fighting?

Eric Burton | June 24, 2014

One of the issues that I have been following closely is fighting in junior hockey. The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and USA Hockey have taken significant steps to curtail and make…

Valeri Nichushkin – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile

THW Archives | June 7, 2013

We’ve seen it countless times.  In every draft there is always that one special, talented player who could be in the discussion for 1st overall pick if it weren’t for…

Swiss Juniors Make Headlines In Alberta, Davos Wins Spengler Cup

Daniel Schöpf | December 31, 2011

WJC Though 1 Loss, 1 SO Loss and 1 Win might not look like a great World Junior’s record,  the Swiss are getting a lot of media coverage for their…

OHL Week 2 Review

Andrew Sykes | October 3, 2011

  Team of the Week: Mississauga Majors: The Majors went three for three in their games this weekend starting with a 6-4 win in Thursday’s showdown on the road against…

Ice Rebels Ready to Drop the Puck

Rebecca Dobrinski | September 8, 2011

By Rebecca Dobrinski, SECHC Correspondent The Ole Miss Ice Rebels (The University of Mississippi, for you non-Southerners) open their third season against the University of Memphis this weekend (September 9-10). …

Patrick Koudys: The Next Draft Steal?

Patrick Kearns | May 19, 2011

Fans of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers should be incredibly optimistic about the team’s bright future. At the forefront of that future is draft eligible defenseman Patrick Koudys. Koudys helped…

Book Review: The Art of Scouting

Rebecca Dobrinski | May 8, 2011

            The Art of Scouting: How the Hockey Experts Really Watch the Game and Decide Who Makes It. By Shane Malloy.  (2011, Mississauga, Ontario: John…

Sven Bartschi…Top Ten Worthy?

Patrick Kearns | May 5, 2011

Sven Bartschi has certainly played his way into the conversation for a top ten pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Like his fellow teammate, and countryman, Nino Niederreiter, Sven…

Goon Hockey: Junior Player Goes Bonkers On a Referee

Paul Benvin | April 21, 2009

Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce you to 20-year-old Elias Grossmann of the Grande Prairie Storm, quite possibly the dumbest hockey player to ever strap on a pair…

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