2014 Olympic Hockey Preview: Can Finland Medal For Third Straight Time? Steven Ives | March 14, 2013 Finland has played the role of spoiler for the past two Olympic hockey tournaments, winning bronze in 2010 and silver in 2006. Though never considered among the pre-Olympic favorites, the…
Top 10 Goalies in the NHL Today Steven Ives | March 4, 2013 Speaking of goaltenders, Philadelphia’s Ilya Bryzgalov famously was quoted last season as saying “the universe is humongous big”. Seeing as that’s difficult logic to argue with, I will not concern…
Centrally Focused: Puck Daddy NHL Awards Watch Digs the Central James Neveau | February 19, 2013 It seems like only yesterday that the NHL season got underway in mid-January, but as we stand right now we are already nearing the completion of a third of the…
Ty Ulmer: Making the Biggest Save of His Life THW Archives | February 18, 2013 What’s wrong with the picture above? No, Pekka Rinne did not decide to ditch his Reebok pads in favor of Bauer ones and practice a little garage ball hockey. The…
How the Predators Got Their Groove Back Nick Vucic | February 10, 2013 Even after an overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild tonight, the Nashville Predators have returned to the strong play we’ve seen in past years over the last five games. Following…
Dissecting the Predators Shootout Struggles Nick Vucic | February 1, 2013 It may only be seven games into the season for the Nashville Predators, but in addition to an anemic offense, the Predators have seen easy points slip away in the…
The Predators vs. Blue Jackets in Season Opener Nick Vucic | January 19, 2013 When the puck drops to open the season on Saturday, January 19th in Nashville, the Predators will face their Central Division rival the Blue Jackets, but will hardly recognize the…
NHL Goalie Update: Post-Lockout Josh Smith | January 11, 2013 During the lockout, NHL goalies were on their own, most even without a place to play. While scrimmages can accommodate as many as twenty skaters, there’s only room for two goaltenders. European clubs,…
Top 10 Oversized NHL Players Fred Poulin | November 6, 2012 Following Sunday’s article called Top 10 Undersized NHL Players, I decided to do the exact opposite and have a look at the NHL’s biggest and strongest players who can dominate…
Among NHL Goalies, Is Mike Smith Under the Most Pressure to Succeed? James Neveau | September 10, 2012 If there has been one team that has been perennially underrated in NHL circles, it has been the Phoenix Coyotes. Granted, it’s easy to forget about a team that doesn’t…
Fantasy Hockey Preview: Potential in the Central Jeff Ponder | September 8, 2012 What makes a strong division? Is it solid goaltending, balanced scoring or stingy defense? How about all of the above?
Will Anyone Ever Break Martin Brodeur’s Shutout Record? Dan Rice | August 7, 2012 With Martin Brodeur re-signing with the New Jersey Devils in July for another two years, most of his NHL records will continue to grow to untouchable, unthinkable and unfathomable numbers.…