NHL Teams Aim to Fill Arenas, Drawing Fans Away from Screens The Canadian Press | September 24, 2019 Detroit Red Wings season-ticket holder Matt Larson pays about $74 for two of the cheapest seats in Little Caesars Arena. The 32-year-old fan gets a pair of high top chairs set up behind a counter, giving him plenty of space for food and drink, in a spa…
What’s the Value Having a Player Wearing the ‘C’ in the NHL? The Canadian Press | September 23, 2019 Patrick Kane answered one way and then caught himself. The Blackhawks winger is part of a leadership group captained by Jonathan Toews in Chicago, but as it stands, seven NHL teams don’t currently have a player wearing the ‘C’ heading into th…
Canucks Weekly: Boeser, Miller, Gaudette & More Matthew Zator | September 23, 2019 Welcome to Canucks Weekly, where you can catch up on the past week of the Vancouver Canucks throughout the 2019-20 season. From trending topics to news and notes, this is…
The Grind Line: Projecting the Red Wings’ Opening Night Roster Tony Wolak | September 23, 2019 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Most Anticipated Player to Watch for Each NHL Team Josh Bell | September 21, 2019 The 2019-20 NHL season is fast approaching. Oct. 2 is right around the corner and the countdown to puck drop is on. Ahead of another exciting NHL season, everyone is…
Bruins Clock is Ticking on Cehlarik Decision Brandon Share-Cohen | September 20, 2019 The Boston Bruins are going to need to make a decision soon with regards to forward Peter Cehlarik. If it feels like that statement has been repeated for years, that’s…
Maple Leafs’ Round Table: Predicting the Team’s MVP Andrew Forbes | September 20, 2019 It’s that time again, when the heads come together and The Hockey Writers’ Toronto Maple Leafs’ team sits down to discuss what is going on in Toronto. With new faces…
NHL Preseason: Potential Surprise Player for Every Team Larry Fisher | September 16, 2019 Everybody loves an underdog. And every fall, there are successful underdog stories coming out of NHL training camps. When the 31 teams declare their 23-man rosters on Oct. 1, there…
The Grind Line: No Captain a Misstep for the Red Wings? Rachel Anderson | September 16, 2019 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
How David Foster Wallace Changed Sportswriting Forever The Hockey Writers | September 11, 2019 In 2006, David Foster Wallace profiled a young Roger Federer for the New York Times in ‘Roger Federer as Religious Experience.’ In the article, Wallace systematically reinvents what is possible…
Zach Werenski Contract Big Win for Blue Jackets Mark Scheig | September 9, 2019 The first of the big crop of RFA’s has his new deal. It was a great day for both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Zach Werenski. Werenski agreed to a…
The Grind Line: Red Wings’ Prospect Tournament Stand Outs & Step Ups Rachel Anderson | September 9, 2019 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…