Posts About "Winter Olympics"
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Senators, Olympics, More
October 11th, 2019 In today's Rumors rundown, will the Boston Bruins move a defenseman to add a winger? What's the latest regarding Nolan Patrick's health? Can hockey fans expect to see NHL players at the 2022 Winter Olympics? Plus, when can we expect the Seattle expansion franchise to name its head coach, and the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch has some...
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...
Team Canada Olympic Roster: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not?
November 6th, 2013 There were plenty of surprises when the Team Canada Olympic Roster of 47 players was announced back in August, and no doubt GM Steve Yzerman will have a couple more surprises up his sleeve when he eventually does name the team in late December. Hockey Canada can take three goalkeepers, eight defencemen and fourteen forwards to...
Can Logan Couture Continue His Fantasy Production?
October 23rd, 2013 One hundred thirteen. Hockey fans, we are officially 113 days away from Olympic hockey! In only 16 weeks, the most talented players form around the globe will take to the 210' by 98' ice sheets to reignite their country's passion for the game. For any readers looking to get a jump start on Olympic fever, check out this video of the...
Anaheim Ducks: Is Teemu Selanne's Career Finished?
August 24th, 2013 Teemu Selanne has definitely made his mark in the NHL - playing 20 seasons in the league and still holding the NHL rookie record with 76 goals in his first season. Along with players such as Jari Kurri and Saku Koivu, Selanne - also known as the Finnish Flash - has helped pave the way for Finnish players in the league with his...
Jagr to Brodeur - Gems from the 1990 Entry Draft
July 31st, 2013 It is with incredible irony that from the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, two of the NHL's longest serving players, Czech forward Jaromir Jagr and Canadian goaltending legend Martin Brodeur, are not only still playing, but are going to be teammates with the New Jersey Devils in the 2013-14 season, some twenty-three years later. (Jagr signed with...
Golden Goalies: Team Finland's Elite Group of Goalies
July 23rd, 2013 Great goaltending can take a team just about anywhere, just look at Cam Ward and Tim Thomas' Stanley Cup run, and I believe that the Olympics are no different. When you look at the Olympic camp rosters from the participating nations, one country sticks out the most when it comes to their goalies: Finland. The current crop of...
Did Team USA Go Too Young on Olympic Camp Roster?
July 23rd, 2013 The Winter Olympics is still months away, but Team USA has announced the roster that will be invited to Olympic camp. There seems to be a trend this time around: youth, but has Team USA gone too young for an Olympic Roster. Three players on the roster have yet to suit up in an NHL game and one other, Detroit's Danny DeKeyser, has...
