Top 5 Prospects: Colorado Avalanche Brett Slawson | October 5, 2014 The Colorado Avalanche are a young team loaded with up and coming star players. Budding stars such as Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan O’Reilly, Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie were all…
Best Home Opener in 2014-15? Devin Slawson | October 4, 2014 Hard to believe there’s only four days until puck drop of the 2014-15 season. But, we know we couldn’t be any happier that the wait has nearly come to an…
Colorado Avalanche: 2014-15 Stanley Cup Champions? Brett Slawson | October 3, 2014 In 2013-14, the Colorado Avalanche were the biggest surprise in the NHL. After failing to reach the playoffs in each of the past three seasons, stretching from 2010-11 to 2012-13,…
Fantasy Hockey Strategy for the Advanced Player James Tanner | September 27, 2014 I have been playing fantasy hockey for my whole life and I have done fairly well. Well enough that for a couple of years, none of my friends would play…
Colorado Avalanche: The Big Preview Edition Harrison Prolic | September 25, 2014 No one saw that coming. 29th place the year before, to first place in hockey’s toughest division. The 2013-2014 Colorado Avalanche were a turnaround story like little else before them.…
Patrick Roy Will Need to Do More with Less, Again. Harrison Prolic | September 13, 2014 Patrick Roy’s first season as an NHL head coach was an unbelievable success. His hiring rejuvenated the team as well as the fan base, and that was before the team…
Nathan MacKinnon, Sophomore Slump or Sophomore Jump? Sebastian Noble | September 13, 2014 The Colorado Avalanche won the lottery, and they won it at the perfect time. Everyone and their aunties had the Avs selecting defenseman Seth Jones, feeling the Avalanche needed defense…
Tape2Tape: Will the NHL Ever See a Maximum Contract? Andrew Forbes | August 26, 2014 In 2014-15, the NHL set it’s salary cap at $69-million – but any hockey fan already has that number engrained in their head. Instead, there’s a larger question – not…
Will Nathan MacKinnon Be Slammed by the Sophomore Slump? The Hockey Writers | August 6, 2014 In becoming just the fifth player in modern NHL history to win the Calder Trophy at the age of 18, Nathan MacKinnon has already established himself as one of the…
Interview With Sabres Goaltender Prospect Andrey Makarov Alessandro Seren Rosso | July 11, 2014 #488863227 / gettyimages.com Sabres goaltending prospect Andrey Makarov had an eventful season, playing in the ECHL and AHL, before getting a call-up to the NHL without playing. In this interview…
Q & A with Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche The Hockey Writers | May 27, 2014 What you are about to read may shock you. Let’s call it “priceless.” Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche can attempt to keep a straight face when giving an interview…
2014 THW Year-End Awards Ryan Pike | May 19, 2014 Welcome to the third installment of the annual Year-End Awards here at The Hockey Writers. At the conclusion of every season, we ask all active writers to submit their picks…
