Nail Yakupov Captains Team Russia Marcy Di Michele | August 9, 2012 It’s been an eventful summer for Russian forward, and future NHLer Nail Yakupov. He was selected 1st overall by the Edmonton Oilers in June, signed a three-year entry level contract…
WHAT IF Canada Did Not Win Gold in 2010? Chris Wassel | August 9, 2012 This was just a subject that had to be explored. Given all the talk in the past few days of that good old American-Canadian rivalry, this just seemed appropriate. What…
Canada, Russia Renew Rivalry With 2012 Challenge Series David OConnor | August 6, 2012 There’s a new way for World Junior hopefuls to make an impression on Hockey Canada staff this summer. Let’s check it out.
When the Russians Were Better Than Us Jeff Mazur | August 5, 2012 It’s always subjective as to which hockey playing nation is better than the rest, since results in important tournaments usually vary from year to year, sometimes month to month. However,…
Team USA World Junior Championship Evaluation Camp Predictions THW Archives | August 4, 2012 After achieving gold in 2010 and a bronze in 2011, last year’s World Junior Championship effort by Team USA was utterly abysmal; it was atrocious; it was horrid; it was…
KHL Welcome Three Fresh Faces For Upcoming Season James Gazzale | August 1, 2012 The Kontinental Hockey League will welcome three new teams for the upcoming season. Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia, Donbass Donetsk in Ukraine and Lev Praha in Czech Republic will all join…
Norwegian Junior Hockey Changing Structure In 2012-13 Margann Laurissa | July 19, 2012 Norwegian junior hockey is going to be very different in 2012-13. Up to this past season, they had a unique system of under-17 and under-19 leagues. Most countries in Europe,…
Top 10 Best Non-NHL Hockey Flow Margann Laurissa | July 7, 2012 One of the most popular articles at The Hockey Writers is “The Top 10 Sweetest Flows in the NHL.” It listed and ranked the best hairstyles in hockey’s best league.…
USA Hockey’s Second Biggest Victory Michael Rappaport | July 4, 2012 USA Hockey will always be linked with, and defined by, the ‘Miracle on Ice’ in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The unlikely victory over the Soviet Union, who…
Alexander Radulov Returns to KHL, Inks Four-Year Deal With CSKA James Gazzale | July 3, 2012 Alexander Radulov has signed a four-year contract worth more than $9 million per year with CSKA of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. The team made the announcement Monday. CSKA purchased the…
Kontinental Hockey League Welcomes New Faces, Releases Schedule James Gazzale | June 30, 2012 The Kontinental Hockey League has released its schedule for the upcoming 2012-2013 season. The league will welcome the return of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, which took a year off after the team’s…
2012 NHL Draft: Grading Round One (Part 2) Bob Mand | June 23, 2012 With round-one of the 2012 NHL Draft complete, it’s time to give each pick an early grade on value and fit with the team that made the selection. For the…
