Weiss Is Sean Day a Future NHL Superstar

There’s Nathan MacKinnon in 2013, (arguably) Sam Reinhart in 2014, and Connor McDavid in 2015. NHL Draft gurus have had the next three years of the annual June draft’s prime pick mapped out months ago despite tons of hockey still to be played. More recently, draft followers have begun to debate which 14-year-old in Alberta’s […]

The Bullies Final Battle

“Alex Goligoski \ Dallas Stars \ Jamie Benn \ Jim Nill \ Lindy Ruff \ prospects \ Sergei Gonchar \ Shawn Horcoff \ Tyler Seguin New Logo, New Coach, New Dallas Stars By Pat White (@patwhite9126) The Dallas Stars have teetered on the playoff bubble the past five years, but have found themselves on the […]

2014 nhl draft rankings top 30 ohl players

With the draft quickly approaching, it’s time to release my NHL draft rankings of the top-30 draft eligible players from the OHL. Tough decisions had to be made and some players I’m relatively high on were left off the list as a result, but ultimately I’m pretty pleased with the final product. One thing I […]

making sense of the compliance buyouts in the nhl

Lightning struck the hockey world Thursday morning with the news that the Tampa Bay Lightning would be buying out the contract of long-time captain Vincent Lecavalier. The news followed the Philadelphia Flyers cutting ties with goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov and forward Daniel Briere, and the Montreal Canadiens providing similar treatment to defenseman Tomas Kaberle. As confusion […]

Cam Hackett Reassures Commitment To Cornell University

If there was any doubt as to where goaltender Cam Hackett would be playing hockey, he made it quite clear what his intentions were. There was some speculation that Hackett, 17, was considering playing in the Ontario Hockey League and joining the Owen Sound Attack, who own his OHL rights, but that’s not the case. […]

2013 Nhl Mock Draft

Christmas or NHL Draft Season? It’s that time of year again and the excitement is building for Sunday’s NHL Draft in Newark, N.J. The Twitterverse is already abuzz  with rumors and names flying around. Who is on the move? What will Colorado do with the first-overall pick? Who will be this year’s reach and who’s […]

Stuff of Legends Steve Yzerman

When Mike Ilitch purchased the Detroit Red Wings franchise in 1982, the team was in a shambles. They had missed the playoffs for five consecutive seasons and only made the postseason once in the previous 13 years. But all of that changed after a twist of fate at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. General Manager Jim Devellano […]

An Idiots Guide To NHL Free Agency

Yesterday was an important day in the NHL, and it may have passed you by without you even knowing. It was RFA qualifying day, and it’s the biggest day in the offseason aside from free agency day (which begins 1 July at 12:00EST). But with the murky technicalities and legal jargon (“legalese”) of the Collective […]

Leclair and Howe to Coach The All American Prospects Game

The 5th Annual CCM and USA Hockey sponsored “All-American Prospects Game” will take place on September 22nd in Philadelphia. The Prospects game is meant to showcase American players who will be eligible for the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. On Monday, USA Hockey announced that the two teams would be coached by Flyers alumni Mark Howe and […]