Robin Salo – 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Profile Zachary DeVine | May 5, 2017 Robin Salo 2016-17 Team: Vaasan Sport (SM-Liiga) Date of Birth: October 13, 1998 Place of Birth: Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Defense NHL Draft Eligibility: 2017 first-year…
Q&A With Analytics Expert Rob Vollman Andrew DiRienzo | May 5, 2017 Ahead of the third annual Ottawa Hockey Analytics Conference, The Hockey Writers sat down with one of the guest speakers at the conference, hockey analytics pioneer Rob Vollman. An author…
Isaac Ratcliffe – 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Profile Mark Scheig | May 5, 2017 Isaac Ratcliffe 2016-17 Team: Guelph Storm (#19) Date of Birth: February 15, 1999 Place of Birth: London, Ontario Ht: 6’6” Wt: 203 lbs Shoots: Left Position: LW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2017 first-year eligible Twitter:…
Flyers’ Hextall Reliving 2008 Draft Leah Dyck | May 5, 2017 As the Philadelphia Flyers head into year four of their rebuild, Ron Hextall, the team’s general manager has a lot to be happy about. With five, first-round picks coming through…
Sasha Chmelevski – 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Profile Andrew Forbes | May 5, 2017 Alexander ‘Sasha’ Chmelevski 2016-17 Team: Ottawa 67’s (#8) Date of Birth: June 9, 1999 Place of Birth: Huntington Beach, California Ht: 6’0” Wt: 187 lbs Shoots: Right Position: C NHL…
Off the Crossbar: Octopus Population Finally Recovering Jeff Seide | May 5, 2017 It’s been a rough few weeks for folks in the Motor City, where their beloved Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs for the first time since 753 BC — the…
Rumor Rundown: Bruins’ Ryan Spooner Being Shopped? Jim Parsons | May 5, 2017 The Boston Bruins are a team that took a pretty sizeable step forward in 2016-17. While they felt the pain of a disappointing defeat at the hands of the Ottawa…
Reliving Drury’s Magic Touch Jeff Seide | May 5, 2017 Flash back to the evening of May 4, 2007, in Buffalo. Time was winding down in the third period of Game 5 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Sabres…
Overtime With BSC: DeBrincat Named OHL Player of the Year Brandon Share-Cohen | May 5, 2017 Anybody who watched the Erie Otters play this year was treated to the incredibly talented Alex DeBrincat. In 63 games, the 5-foot-7, 170-pound right winger scored 65 goals and 127 points. DeBrincat’s 65…
Golden Knights Sign Shipachyov Shayna Goldman | May 5, 2017 The Vegas Golden Knights signed free agent forward Vadim Shipachyov to a two-year contract with a $4.5 million average annual value. Shipachyov is the second player in Golden Knights history,…
Ducks Must Exorcise Demons John Hoop | May 5, 2017 Entering Game 3, the Anaheim Ducks were behind the eight-ball after losing games one and two of their second-round matchup with the Edmonton Oilers at home. Before dropping two to…
Sharks 2016-17 Review: The Forwards Zeke | May 5, 2017 We continue our season review of the San Jose Sharks, this is the second in our series. We’ll cover the forwards in this piece. Sharks Season Review: The Main Points…
