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Andrew McGuinness | Monday, September 21, 2020
Welcome to the biggest stage in sports, like we’ve never seen it before. The National Hockey League will be the first of the four major sports leagues to award a championship during the COVID-19 pandemic. More waiting and effort have gone into this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs than any before it, and hopefully more than
David Kramer | Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Growing up in the State of Hockey, I remember making countless commutes to small towns scattered aimlessly across Minnesota. Venturing outside the Twin Cities alongside a busload of suburban high school kids, I always considered the pilgrimage to every corner of the state to be one of the highlights of my season. A particular night
Jack Concannon | Monday, September 16, 2019
The NHL, NBA and MLB have all had tanking problems. Teams sought to lose as many games as they could once they were eliminated from playoff contention, gaining the opportunity to draft the next Zion Williamson or Jack Hughes in the process. This process is painstaking for fans and players alike, and causes rebuilding teams
Christopher Parker | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
It’s another year for the Washington Capitals. After their victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in last year’s historic Stanley Cup, many loyal fans found themselves underwhelmed by this regular season. Sure, they clinched the top spot in the Metropolitan League, but with the same amount of wins and one fewer loss than the New
Michael Ivey | Friday, April 27, 2018
If you are a die-hard hockey fan like I am, you have also probably been glued to your television watching the Stanley Cup playoffs for the past few weeks. So far we’ve been treated to some exciting games and series, including an unbelievable Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins on
Michael Ivey | Friday, April 13, 2018
The Stanley Cup Playoffs began Wednesday night, and there is certainly no shortage of storylines for the 16 teams competing for Lord Stanley’s chalice. First, you have one of the most surprising stories — not just in hockey, but perhaps in all of sports within the last decade — in the Vegas Golden Knights, who shocked
Michael Ivey | Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Monday, Calgary Flames forward Jaromir Jagr cleared waivers and was assigned to play the rest of the season with a professional hockey team in the Czech Republic, HC Kladno. The move very likely represents the end of Jagr’s storied 24-year NHL career. Jagr, who will turn 46 in February, saw a decrease in production this
Michael Ivey | Wednesday, October 4, 2017
On Tuesday, it was reported that the Chicago Blackhawks will be allowed to place right winger Marian Hossa on the long-term injured reserve list (LTIR) for the entire 2017-18 NHL season. This means that Hossa’s salary cap hit of $5.275 million won’t count towards the Blackhawks’ salary cap list. In short, now the Hawks will
Michael Ivey | Wednesday, September 6, 2017
On Tuesday morning, TSN hockey reporter Darren Dreger reported that two NHL restricted free agents — Sam Bennett of the Calgary Flames and Andreas Athanasiou of the Detroit Red Wings — could decide to play this upcoming season in the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) instead of the NHL due to contract disputes with their
Michael Ivey | Wednesday, April 26, 2017
On Thursday morning, the Buffalo Sabres announced the firing of the team’s head coach Dan Bylsma and general manager Tim Murray. The Sabres finished last season with only 78 points and the worst record in their division. The firings should make sense in that the team wasn’t living up to expectations, so ownership decided to