Brooks Orpik Doesn’t Belong on Team USA Olympic Roster Justin Glock | February 5, 2014 Brooks Orpik doesn’t belong on the Team USA Olympic roster. As THW’s Mike Colligan pointed out, Orpik’s game has declined. He’s slow of foot, and he’s unable to keep up with any…
Minnesota Wild Leaders on Team USA Tim Olewniczak | February 3, 2014 As Team USA gears up for the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Minnesota Wild fans have yet another reason to be glued to the TV during this upcoming event that…
Lyndsey Fry: Going For The Gold and Making History Casey Gagnon | January 30, 2014 Accompanied by her dad, six year old Lyndsey Fry arrived for her first open skate at an ice rink in Chandler, Arizona. The elder Fry planned to rent his…
Road to Sochi: Team USA Led by Blues Selections Jeff Ponder | January 16, 2014 The past two weeks, fellow THW writer Mike Poepping and I have taken a look at the Blues selected to participate for their home countries in the 2014 Winter Olympics.…
Fanning the Flames: Now Jack Johnson is Disappointed in USA Hockey Andrew Roman | January 10, 2014 It has been more than a week since the announcement of the American Olympic roster, and despite repeated efforts in the media to stop the negative spin from GM David…
Big Expectations Await Sochi’s Big Four Nations: Team Canada, USA, Sweden, Russia S. J. Ientile | January 9, 2014 Finally, after four years of patiently waiting for another opportunity to watch the NHL’s finest players compete against one another in representation of their home nations, Team Canada, USA, Sweden,…
5 Ways to Lose a World Juniors Tournament Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 7, 2014 While many will look to the Finns as a blueprint for World Juniors success, we can also learn a lot from the likes of Russia, the United States, Canada and…
David Poile Apology to Bobby Ryan: Real or Imagined? Justin Glock | January 6, 2014 David Poile delivered an apology to Bobby Ryan on Friday. Poile apologized on behalf of Brian Burke for Burke’s degrading comments regarding Ryan’s playing style. Burke, known for his outspoken opinions, was one…
American Jets: Wheeler’ing it to Sochi Luke Dixon | January 4, 2014 At least one Winnipeg Jet will compete at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. That became fact when Team USA announced their final roster for next month’s winter olympics in Russia as the…
Kevin Shattenkirk Belongs on USA Olympic Team Pete Campanella | January 2, 2014 All of the focus on Team USA’s Olympic roster is being directed at notable omissions when it should be placed on guys like Kevin Shattenkirk.
3 Reasons Team USA Won’t Play For a 2014 World Juniors Medal Bill Schoeninger | January 2, 2014 In their quarterfinal matchup of the 2014 World Juniors, the United States faced off against Russia this morning. Coming in, the United States had won six of their last seven…
Americans Shouldn’t Worry About Team USA Omissions THW Archives | January 2, 2014 “I don’t need the best players. I need the best team.” ~ Fred Shero Shortly after the commencement of the Winter Classic between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red…
