NHL’s Overtime Point Ruins Hockey Drew Johnson | June 4, 2017 Hockey’s overtime point has been subject to debate. At best, the point awarded to teams for losing after regulation time functions as a participation trophy. At worst, it opens the…
Emptying the 2017 NHL Combine Notebook Mark Scheig | June 4, 2017 What a day. NHL Combine Saturday has come and gone for another season. Over 100 prospects completed their fitness testing to end the week. Some did better than others (see…
Overtime With BSC: Bruins Open to Moving First-Round Draft Pick Brandon Share-Cohen | June 2, 2017 The Boston Bruins offseason started a little earlier than they would have hoped. The team has already started making moves though with Anders Bjork leaving Notre Dame and signing his…
Off the Crossbar: Prospects Eagerly Await Torture at NHL Combine Jeff Seide | June 2, 2017 More than 100 players, including North American and international skaters and goaltenders are in Buffalo for the NHL Scouting Combine this week. The event began at KeyBank Center and HarborCenter…
Off the Crossbar: Pens Fail to Reach Expected 75% Shooting Percentage Jeff Seide | May 30, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins took Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, defeating the Nashville Predators by a score of 5-3 Monday night at PPG Paints Arena. While happy to win…
Offside Rule: Should It Stay or Go? Tom Mitsos | May 30, 2017 It didn’t take long for the hockey world to start debating rule changes after a Nashville Predators goal was overturned during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-3 win in Game 1 of…
Measuring Impact of Erie Otters’ Memorial Cup Run Mark Scheig | May 29, 2017 Make no mistake about it. The Erie Otters’ 4-3 loss to the Windsor Spitfires in the Mastercard Memorial Cup Final was by far their most crushing defeat of the season.…
Maple Leafs Round Table: Rosén, Borgman Add Defensive Depth Andrew Forbes | May 29, 2017 Knowing very well that their weakness was on defence last season, the Maple Leafs were rumoured to be interested in a trade or signing free agents to fill their backend…
Off the Crossbar: Taylor Swift To Engrave Stanley Cup Jeff Seide | May 29, 2017 According to the NHL’s newest promo for the Stanley Cup Final, this year, Taylor Swift will be etching the names of the 52 winners onto the Stanley Cup. Swift, known by…
Rumor Rundown: NHL Teams Prepared to Offer “Sweeteners” Jim Parsons | May 27, 2017 Rumblings exist that there are NHL teams who have players they either want to lose in NHL Expansion or are prepared to pay to keep. Those teams are making plans…
Would You Binge Watch a Playoff Series? Josh Boulton | May 26, 2017 Binge watching. It’s all the rage. Your favorite show and your favorite snack. Some folks draw the line at two episodes. Some say four episodes. Some have even been known…
Pursuing the NHL’s Most Controversial Job The Hockey Writers | May 25, 2017 During regulation game time, a referee will make about 300 decisions. Although a small fraction of those calls will actually stop play, each decision he makes directly affects the game. It’s a…
