Game-Winning Goals: Do They Matter as a Statistic? Meesh Shanmugam | January 15, 2014 You know what really grinds my gears? (Thanks Family Guy and fellow THW writer, Sean Griffin) Game-winning goals. Game-winning goals (hereinafter “GWGs”) have been a noteworthy topic around the NHL…
Oilers Conquer Penguins But Can’t Solve Blackhawks Katherine Hill | January 14, 2014 Crosby Scores First Goal Against Edmonton Sidney Crosby finally scored his first goal against the Edmonton Oilers. Crosby played his third game in Edmonton in front of a sold out…
Hockey News: Olympic Rosters; Hockey Hug Gone Wrong Marcy Di Michele | January 9, 2014 Your go-to site for every countries’ roster at the upcoming Olympic games. [Sportsnet] People are picking at Team Canada’s roster, reaching to find flaws, but it’s not as if they…
Crosby, Kunitz Selected for Team Canada; Neal, Fleury Left Out Meesh Shanmugam | January 7, 2014 The rumblings began back in the summer when Hockey Canada named their invitees for orientation camp. Chris Kunitz selected for orientation camp? Was it because of Sidney Crosby? Why should…
Pittsburgh Penguins: First Half Report Card Tannor Torrao | January 5, 2014 The Pittsburgh Penguins sit first in the NHL thanks to well-rounded team play charged by strong defence and special teams.
NHL Award Favorites Halfway Through 2013-14 Sean Sarcu | January 2, 2014 With most teams hovering around the 41-game mark, it’s as good a time as any to predict the eventual winners of the major individual trophies for the 2013-14 NHL season……
James Neal: The Best Left Wing Playing Guaranteed Justin Glock | December 31, 2013 James Neal is the best left wing playing in the league. He’s the newest forward to hit elite sniper status in the NHL with 14 goals in 21 games this…
Evaluating the Pittsburgh Penguins at Midseason Meesh Shanmugam | December 31, 2013 At the halfway mark of the season, things are looking good for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team is 29-11-1 (59 pts.) and sitting in first place in the Metropolitan Division…
Goalies Are Pampered by NHL Referees Justin Glock | December 23, 2013 Goalies receive chaperoned protection by the NHL referees. There is no problem with coddling goalies since they are the most defenseless individuals on the ice. They’d be mauled if the…
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin Have Penguins Flying High Sean Griffin | December 3, 2013 It wasn’t long ago that the Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves entrenched in a puzzling offensive slump, a stretch in which the normally potent Pens struck for only a single tally four times…
The Curious Case of Evgeni Malkin Sean Griffin | November 25, 2013 Evgeni Malkin isn’t scoring goals. Yes, he lit the lamp against the Islanders on Friday night but that represents his only tally in 17 games. What’s more, Geno has potted…
Hockey News: Crosby and Co. Best the Caps; Injury Updates Marcy Di Michele | November 21, 2013 The Colorado Avalanche will be without Matt Duchene for a while longer. The forward suffered a setback while trying to recover from an oblique injury. [Denver Post] Penguins defense stars…
