Posts About "Rivalries"
Canucks' Biggest Rivalries in Franchise History
April 30th, 2020 Over their 50 seasons in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks have developed quite a few rivalries with teams around the league. Divisions and the playoffs created these rivalries, which keep fans interested in certain matchups and create hate between the two teams and their supporters. Calgary Flames The Canucks have played the most...
Blackhawks Top 3 Current Rivalries
March 25th, 2020 The Chicago Blackhawks have some of the most historic rivalries in National Hockey League history. Although many of them are in the past, the Blackhawks have earned plenty of enemies in the last decade with their three Stanley Cups in six seasons. Here are the top three current rivals of the Blackhawks. St. Louis...
Capitals vs. Penguins: State of the Rivalry
February 1st, 2020 The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins will renew hostilities for the first time this season on Sunday. In a unique scheduling scenario, the division rivals went four months into the season without crossing each other’s paths but are now set to face-off four times in the next seven weeks. Each contest will be a...
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...
In Defense of the NHL Playoff Format
April 5th, 2018 As the 2017-18 National Hockey League season winds down and the Stanley Cup Playoffs approach, it is becoming increasingly apparent the current playoff format, introduced for 2013-14, is widely despised. In an ideal world, there'd be a different format, no question about that. But, considering the current structure of the league and...
Could Bruins Benefit From Flawed Playoff Format?
March 8th, 2018 The NHL's playoff format is heavily flawed; there's no denying that. It gives as much weight and sway to geography as it does actual results, frequently pitting two behemoths against one another in the first round while two featherweights have a pillow fight, all in the name of the ratings boost that comes along with a good rivalry...
Wild's Most Prominent Rivalries
February 22nd, 2018 Every team has rivalries. The Minnesota Wild are no different. From divisional opponents to playoff kryptonite there is little shortage of headaches for the Wild. Some have gone on since their inception. Others have begun with division realignment. This article will look into only the most intense and significant rivalries that the Wild...
Golden Knights' Rivalries Hard to Come By
February 8th, 2018 We’re knocking on the door of the NHL trade deadline, and it’s been nothing short of a magical season for the Vegas Golden Knights. The inaugural season for the league’s 31st franchise has given us virtually everything a fan can imagine to this point. Whether it’s William Karlsson collecting the first hat trick in team...
