January 17th, 2018A mere four days after Sweden announced their women's roster for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, their men's team was announced. As to be expected, the roster is chock full of familiar names. Included among the talent is a Stanley Cup champion, as well as a 17-year-old who is anticipated to be at the very top of the 2018 NHL...
February 6th, 2017The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is home to some of the best talents outside of North America. With their recent expansion across Europe and into Asia, the league is arguably the biggest hockey league in the world outside of the NHL. In what's considered the second best hockey league in the world, several former Edmonton Oilers are...
January 23rd, 2017When the Edmonton Oilers showed up on draft day in June 2007, they had six picks, three of which were first-rounders. In fact, they had three selections in the first 21 picks. It was a tremendous opportunity but in hindsight an opportunity missed. The Oilers had just traded Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders for Robert Nilsson,...
January 23rd, 2016In the "most entertaining shootout" contest at the 2016 KHL All-Star Game in Moscow, Linus Omark decided to fire up his stick. Literally. Unfortunately for him and for Team East, his attempt wasn't successful. However, the judge still decided to award him with the best attempt, getting a point for his team in the "Master Show". Team East...
November 8th, 2015Former NHLer Linus Omark has a reputation for putting together some dazzling on-ice moments. His defensive skills and size may have kept him from having much of an impact in the NHL and sticking, but he's the kind of player that makes any game a little more exciting for his ability to add some flash and turn it on at a moment's...
January 19th, 2015The NHL is the most talented hockey league in the world, but it is far from the only professional league. In a recent article The Hockey Writers Chau Vo ranked the KHL as the second best-league in the world. Many players have made the move from the NHL to the KHL after failing to have sustained success in the National Hockey League....
September 28th, 2014Reality
After years of training, practicing and playing hockey you finally made it into the NHL. Something that you believed may never come true finally has and now things can only get better from here, right? Regrettably, you are now more replaceable than ever. A tighter salary cap, stricter contract guidelines, and an increasing...
February 7th, 2014 In today's internet driven society, it's not uncommon for athletes to get run over the hype machine. Prospects are faced with an enormous amount of pressure, many times before they even suit up in a professional league. Sports media needs something to talk about, and there's nothing better than pumping up young players and projecting...