Team USA’s Lack of Stars Masks Exciting Squad Underneath Dustin Nelson | May 1, 2015 The 2015 IIHF World Championships are getting underway in Prague and Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The United States has a complicated relationship with the World Championships. Complicated in that…
Team USA Rich with College Talent Matthew Bowen | April 29, 2015 As THW contributor Drew Weber pointed out in his latest article, Team USA will be entering the IIHF World Championship Tournament with a mixed bag of established NHLers, along with…
Team USA Marches into Czech Republic Drew Weber | April 29, 2015 It is almost May, which means it is time to start getting ready for the annual IIHF World Championship tournament. The competition will take place in the cities of Prague…
Why the World Juniors is the Best Hockey Tournament Eric McKelvie | December 26, 2014 Some people count down the days until Christmas, others count down to the day after. December 26, the day the World Junior Hockey Championship begins. It’s better than the Olympics,…
NHL Draft War Room: Sonny Milano Christopher Ralph | March 8, 2014 Sonny Milano THW’s NHL Draft War Room Rankings (E-Mac): #16 (Feb 2014) THW’s NHL Draft Rankings – The Next Ones Edition (aka Chris’s List): #20 (March 2014) Hashtag/Nickname: #MrMagicHands Team: #27, US…
Q & A with Stephen Gionta of the New Jersey Devils Dan Rice | March 1, 2014 Everyone loves the underdog, we root for the underdog, and in a lot of cases we all can identify with the underdog. One of the best underdog stories in the…
Sochi Olympics: Phil Kessel Rare Bright Spot for Team USA Chris McHugh | February 24, 2014 As Team USA leaves Sochi under a considerable cloud, one American will be boarding a plane with his head held a little higher. He may have faded along with the…
USA Men’s Hockey: Is Dan Bylsma to Blame for Disappointing Finish? T.J. McAloon | February 22, 2014 The fall of the USA Men’s Hockey team was a disappointment to everyone involved. It was a “collapse” as defenseman Ryan Sutter put it, a “failure to show up” as…
Why Team Canada Beat Team USA Sean Sarcu | February 21, 2014 When the dust settled, it was Team Canada moving on to face Sweden in the gold medal game, having edged the Americans 1-0 in the highly-anticipated semifinal matchup. The score…
Olympic Medal Round Provides Pressure Test For Young Avs Colin Mills | February 20, 2014 Do you hear that *sigghh* coming from the Rocky Mountains? No, it isn’t the Westerlies coming to give us a bite of wind chill; it’s the collective exhale of the…
Olympic Takeaways for the New York Rangers Jason E. Bisnoff | February 20, 2014 The New York Rangers were among the top in the league, sending seven players to Sochi. For the most part, this can be seen as a point of pride. The…
Olympic Hockey: USA vs Canada Prediction, Keys to USA Victory Matt Schreiber | February 19, 2014 On February 28, 2010, Sidney Crosby fired home a goal that sliced through millions of American hearts. Most people remember where they were when it happened. Canada defeated the United…