New York Islanders: 2017-18 Bold Predictions Andrew Forbes | August 15, 2017 Throughout August, The Hockey Writers will be releasing a series of bold predictions. Team by team, this series will take shape as we look at some of the more questionable…
A Travis Hamonic Primer Daniel Douglas | August 9, 2017 Travis Hamonic lost his father, Gerald, to a heart attack in the summer of 2000. Travis was 10 years old. Opening with the new Calgary Flames defenceman’s worst day is…
The Flames Are Different, But Are They Better? Ryan Pike | July 10, 2017 Since the end of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Calgary Flames have been busy. Aside from perhaps Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee, no National Hockey League executive…
Reviewing the 2017 Calgary Flames Draft Class Ryan Pike | June 28, 2017 For the second time in three seasons, Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving came into the annual NHL Draft coming off a playoff appearance by his club. For the second…
Oilers, Chiarelli Miss Golden Opportunity Rob Soria | June 24, 2017 After watching the Edmonton Oilers reach the second round of the NHL Playoffs for the first time in eleven years, one would have thought Peter Chiarelli would be looking to…
Hamonic Trade Opens the Flames Window Ryan Pike | June 24, 2017 In the 2017 playoffs, the Nashville Predators rode a veteran goalie, two strong defensive pairings and three forward lines to within two wins of a Stanley Cup championship. The National…
Travis Hamonic Traded to Calgary Flames Brandon Share-Cohen | June 24, 2017 The Travis Hamonic trade saga is finally over. After the young defender made a request to be traded to be closer to his family in Western Canada followed by a rescinding…
Does Jordan Eberle Only Score Against Bad Teams? Shane Sander | June 14, 2017 If one peruses through the Edmonton Oilers online community of fan pages and blogospheres, you’ll find some interesting debates. One of the discussions online is whether or not Jordan Eberle…
The Oilers and the 2008 Draft Marcy Di Michele | March 31, 2017 With the Edmonton Oilers clinching a playoff spot, it feels as though the past 11 years of futility don’t matter anymore. (In fairness they were awful). But all of the…
Islanders’ Hamonic Must Reset Patrick Hickey Jr. | March 20, 2017 With just 11 games remaining this season and six losses over their last ten games, the New York Islanders need to press the reset button. Costly turnovers in their own…
Islanders Living on the Edge Jim Cerny | December 1, 2016 If ever there was an example of how much the 2016-17 New York Islanders teeter on the edge, then Wednesday night’s 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Barclays Center…
Olympic Update, Hamonic Back & More News Dustin L. Nelson | November 14, 2016 One of the big questions lingering over the NHL right now is whether or not the NHL will participate in the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Monday, commissioner Gary…