Buffalo Sabres Off-Season Grade: B Colin Pineau | November 29, 2012 After a disappointing 2011-12 season, the Buffalo Sabres went into the off-season with some pressing needs. General Manager Darcy Regier addressed those needs through the draft, free agency, and trading. The Draft…
NHL Players Likely To Retire In the Event Of A Full-Season Lockout Fred Poulin | November 13, 2012 Most NHL players would like to retire at the top of their game just like Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings did after the 2011-12 season. However, that doesn’t…
Rangers Must Find Spaces for New Faces Amy Ernano | November 9, 2012 As talks between the NHL and NHLPA continue, many fans maintain a cautious hope that the lockout might still be resolved in time to salvage the 2012-2013 NHL season. If…
NHL Lockout 2012: Revenue Sharing Is the Key to Labor Peace Michael Rappaport | October 29, 2012 How does the National Hockey League earn a record $3.3 billion in revenue and yet most of its teams lose money? The answer is the lack of a revenue sharing…
An Early-Season 2013 NHL Mock Draft David OConnor | October 28, 2012 Just because the National Hockey League’s locked out doesn’t mean there isn’t another NHL Draft coming up next June. Here’s The Hockey Writers’ first mock draft of the season.
John Davidson Is the Right Person to Fix the Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Rappaport | October 28, 2012 John Davidson was named the new President of Hockey Operations for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a move that was originally speculated by the Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline within the last…
Is Alex Pietrangelo the Heir Apparent to Norris Nick’s Throne? Adam Stafki | October 11, 2012 For the past eleven seasons a single player has essentially monopolized one of the most prestigious awards in the NHL. In a span where the Hart Memorial Trophy was claimed…
AHL Opening Weekend Preview Michael Gwizdala | October 10, 2012 So we’ve finally reached a point on the calendar where fans can legitimately say they have NHL withdrawal. For those fans reeling from the latest NHL lockout, in the words…
The Next Undrafted Gems? Andrey Makarov & Michael Houser Anatoliy Metter | October 9, 2012 Andrey Makarov and Michael Houser were glossed over during the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, but that doesn’t mean they won’t strive to be NHL players one day.
Oilers Talent Make OKC Barons an AHL Favourite Carl Maloney | October 6, 2012 With the news on September 15th that the NHL would be locking out its players, many of those players have joined teams in various parts of the world in an effort…
NHL’s Loss is AHL’s Gain Carl Maloney | October 1, 2012 With the NHL locking out its players on September 15th, one has to look pretty hard to find any positives in the situation. Even harder to find is anyone who is actually…
Winnipeg Jets: Afterburn Part II; The Defenders The Hockey Writers | September 25, 2012 Winnipeg Jets: Afterburn part I; Between the Pipes Winnipeg Jets: Afterburn Part II; The Defenders The Winnipeg Jets finished 26th in the NHL for goals against with a 2.95 average…
