Posts About "Winter Olympics"
Is the NHL Scrapping the All-Star Game?
October 20th, 2017 Sometimes you'll see a headline and immediately scoff at the idea that it's true. That something so ingrained in a sport could be taken out and replaced. Whether it's billed as being for the growth of the game or even for as something as simple as money, the idea of it being removed is bizarre. The headline that made me question its...
Winter Olympics: Memorable Moments from the NHL Era
August 15th, 2017 As the 2018 Winter Olympic Games draw nearer and nearer, the reality that players from the National Hockey League won't be participating is beginning to set in. Back in April 2017, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the league would not be taking an Olympic break in February, saying that the owners did not want a three-week...
Replace The All-Star Game with Meaningful Hockey
January 31st, 2016 There's been a number of different proposals to fix the NHL All-Star Game from THN's Matt Larkin suggesting to make teams comprised of players of similar skill sets to THW's own Dan Rice offering up the idea to have the defending Stanley Cup Champion take on a team of All-Stars. However, the only real solution is to give fans what they...
World Cup of Hockey, an Olympic Replacement?
January 28th, 2015 The World Cup of Hockey is returning in 2016 with a bit of a twist. Not only will the tournament be held in one location (Toronto), a pair of hybrid All-Star teams will join the Big Six to round out participation. But while the goal of resuscitating the international tournament last played in 2004 may be predicated on growth, is there a...
Taylor Hall Making Case for Team Canada
December 6th, 2013 Taylor Hall has been a name known to hockey fans since he stepped on to the ice in junior with the Windsor Spitfires. He's had Memorial Cup and World Junior Championship exposure, and he's a first overall pick in the NHL. He had his NHL coming out party in last year's shortened season and proved to be one of the games elite left...
What if Olympic Hockey Went to an Under-23 Format?
November 30th, 2013 The Winter Olympics and the NHL's participation in them is a hot button topic every four years. Depending who you ask the league's involvement is seen in both a positive and negative light. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has gone on record as saying there are pros and cons to their involvment in the Olympic Games and the pros do not...
