Historic Rivalries: Who Makes the Ducks Quack? Cam Jones | June 18, 2015 In the past three seasons the Ducks have fallen in game seven to three different teams. Rivalries are built upon playoff failure or success. What’s interesting is that the Ducks have…
Capital Punishment: Rangers Could Face Familiar Foe Joseph Robin | April 24, 2015 Like Adam Sandler movies, Edmonton drafting first overall, and Meghan Trainor songs, there’s an NHL playoff series that’s become so repetitive, tiresome, and monotonous that another matchup of these teams…
No Turning Back: The Top 5 Games on the Last Day of the Season Joseph Robin | March 13, 2015 I don’t envy the schedule makers for the NHL. Before each season they have to sort through arena availability, flight schedules, and TV schedules and come up with a fluid…
New York Rivalry: On The Verge of A New Golden Age Jake Gittler | February 17, 2015 Anyone who doesn’t think a playoff series between the Rangers and Islanders would be incredibly, tremendously, fabulously, unfathomably, unbearably and insanely epic, really does need to see a doctor. Monday…
Why 16 of 20 Wasn’t Enough: The Importance of Beating the Isles Jason E. Bisnoff | January 30, 2015 The Rangers have scored one garbage time goal in 120 minutes of hockey since the all-star break and have lost games to two playoff teams, at least one of which…
Reality Setting in as Rangers Fall Again to Islanders Jake Gittler | January 28, 2015 Growing up in a Long Island home with an old man who was raised to bleed Ranger blue, I had heard the stories of the Islanders dynasty of decades past.…
My Three Point Plan to “Fix” the Winter Classic The Hockey Writers | January 2, 2015 The 2015 Winter Classic posted the lowest ratings in the series history leaving some hockey fans wondering if there is a way to increase viewership or whether or not the…
“Not Our Rival!” Or Are They? The Hockey Writers | December 15, 2014 During the 2003-04 NCAA basketball season the University of Maryland’s men’s basketball team played Duke University in three hard fought basketball games. Duke won the two regular season matchups, but…
The Best Rivalries in the NHL Today Brett Slawson | October 7, 2014 In the NHL, rivalries between teams tend to result in the most entertaining displays of hockey. Rivalries can be fueled by a number of different aspects; such as the proximity of two teams,…
5 Potential New Rivalries for the Avalanche Sebastian Noble | October 1, 2014 Every team has an 82 game schedule, but in each season there are certain games you just can’t wait for. Whether its rivalries new or old, or perhaps teams you…
The Most Underrated Rivalry in the NHL Cam Kerry | August 12, 2014 The NHL has always been driven by rivalries. Fans flock to the Madhouse on Madison to watch their beloved Chicago Blackhawks battle the St. Louis Blues to the tune of…
Why Does Alabama Hate the Canucks? Jason Lowenthal | August 6, 2014 A couple days ago, a Reddit survey made its way across the internet, detailing the most hated NHL teams in each state. As one could expect, the elite teams such…