The Detroit Red Wings Lack A Modern-Day Rivalry Devin Little | September 4, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche. The Chicago Blackhawks. The Toronto Maple Leafs. Even the Pittsburgh Penguins. What do these teams have in common? At one point or another, they were considered rivals…
Vancouver Canucks and Seattle Kraken: The Next Great NHL Rivalry Christopher Kelsall | July 25, 2020 National Hockey League rivalries can be intense, highly entertaining and will fester and smoulder for decades, only to be freshly renewed during the postseason; the proverbial pulling the scab off…
Canucks’ Biggest Rivalries in Franchise History Sartaaj Bhullar | April 30, 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…
Blackhawks Top 3 Current Rivalries Meghan Dillon | March 25, 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…
Capitals vs. Penguins: State of the Rivalry Ty Hudec | February 1, 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…
My Dual Avalanche/Blues Fandom Colleen Flynn | January 28, 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…
Rangers & Islanders Rivalry Reignited with Grit & Intensity Tom Albano | January 20, 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…
Sharks & Golden Knights: The NHL’s Newest Rivalry Josh Pederson | November 27, 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,…
Bringing NHL Feuds to Centre Stage Jeremy Stanford | October 27, 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…
Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs – Rekindling the NHL’s Oldest Rivalry Sue Dinham | October 25, 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…
Rangers vs. Devils: A Look Back at the Rivalry Justin Bonhard | July 24, 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…
In Defense of the NHL Playoff Format Peter Ferrell | April 5, 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.…