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Early Colorado Avalanche Days: No Complaints The Hockey Writers | October 16, 2011 It’s not you. It’s them. After a disappointing loss in their home opener, the Colorado Avalanche have won four straight games on the road. One of these opponents was the…
Early Season Avalanche Thoughts / First Trade of the Year Adam Maloney | October 14, 2011 Defense Defense Defense! By far the biggest pleasant surprise in Colorado’s first few games has been their play in their own zone. After last year’s debacle, the intention was…
From Abdelkader to Zuccarello – 14 October 2011 Monica McAlister | October 14, 2011 Did you work late last night? Did your significant other make you run errands while the game was on? Did your dog chew off your TV cable wires? Have no…
Top Ten Rookies To Watch In 2011-2012 Andrew Sykes | October 4, 2011 Last year’s crop of rookies included the likes of Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin, Logan Couture and Calder Trophy winner Jeff Skinner. Here are ten first year players who should have…
The Eager Freshmen: Not-So-Obvious Calder Candidates (Part 3) Brendan Ross | October 3, 2011 In the final part of the “Not-so-obvious Calder Candidates” we take a look at three more players – one forward, one defenseman and a goaltender who have a chance…
Season Preview: Colorado Avalanche Adam Maloney | September 27, 2011 Questions abound for the Colorado Avalanche heading into the 2011-12 season. Will fans see the team that looked like a playoff lock until January of last year? Or will the…
The Andie and Alex Belak Scholarship Fund Jas Faulkner | September 21, 2011 It’s a testament to the character of the hockey community was that one of the first questions many people asked was: How can I help? Here’s how:
Wade Belak, Rick Rypien, and Mental Illness: Sometimes You Lose the War… James Phieffer | September 2, 2011 By James Phieffer – Special to TheHockeyWriters.com I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Wade Belak. I didn’t know him, but when I heard he had taken…
Walking in the Shadow of the Funny Man: Wade Belak 1976 – 2011 Jas Faulkner | August 31, 2011 Here’s what you need to know about Wade Belak: As scary and dangerous as he could be on the ice, Wade Belak could be completely done in by a five-year-old staring across the table at him during a player meet and greet at the Nashville Zoo. Same goes for the kids he encountered at Monroe Carell, Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt or anywhere else he might be recognised.
Five Players Primed For A Breakout Year Tim Kolupanowich | August 4, 2011 Not every player is capable of being a star the moment they step onto NHL ice like Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin. It takes most players two or three seasons…
Saying Kaddish in Nashville: The Predators Departed, 2011 Edition Jas Faulkner | August 4, 2011 Seasoned fans are only too aware that this is the time of the year when owners and GMs will assure everyone that old favorites are being sent out to live on a farm where they can be happy and run free. With the totality of every heart that beats in a sweater (be it NHL issued or an eBay knockoff) we want to believe that there is a hockey Nirvana where everyone gets to be Gordie Howe forever. The truth is that time, injuries and salary caps take their toll and names are removed from above the wooden benches in locker rooms all over the continent.
Five Reflections on the Free Agent Frenzy Mike Colligan | July 4, 2011 It’s been 72 hours since the start of free agency and the steady stream of signings has slowed to a drip, but General Managers aren’t quite on vacation just yet.…
