Posts About "Rivalries"
My Dual Avalanche/Blues Fandom
January 28th, 2020 What team you root for is usually determined at a young age, influenced by your parents and where you were born. It’s easy to choose a team when you come from a big market location. What do you do when you’re from a city that didn’t have a hockey team when you were growing up? Do you keep allegiance to the team you were raised...
Rangers & Islanders Rivalry Reignited with Grit & Intensity
January 20th, 2020 The New York Rangers are in the midst of a nine-day span in which they play their state rivals, the New York Islanders, three times — twice at home at Madison Square Garden and once at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. It's an oddity in the schedule and yet it's built excitement in the New York community; it feels like this is...
Sharks & Golden Knights: The NHL’s Newest Rivalry
November 27th, 2019 The hatred between the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights is shaping up to be one of the most brutally intense rivalries within recent hockey history. Quite simply put, these two division rivals cannot stand one another. Now when you look at other rivalries that currently exist throughout the league, matchups like the Toronto...
Bringing NHL Feuds to Centre Stage
October 27th, 2019 Oct. 19 marked the second of four meetings this season between the Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings. The first two matches were a mere 11 days apart. On those game days, and the 11 days in between, there was one story that was hard to overlook: the Drew Doughty and Matthew Tkachuk feud. In the media, and all over Twitter,...
Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs - Rekindling the NHL's Oldest Rivalry
October 25th, 2019 It’s always a special night when the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs suit up to hit the ice. Not only is it the oldest rivalry in the National Hockey League, some would argue it’s one of the most monumental matchups in all of professional sports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13GoCMhtNS8 The Past The...
Rangers vs. Devils: A Look Back at the Rivalry
July 24th, 2019 A once dormant and seemingly 'rival-less' rivalry has now found itself new life following this last month of moves. Both the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils have re-tooled themselves and are ready to go to war once again. Although both teams sat at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division last season, they are now coming into...
