Former NHL goalie Ray Emery was found dead of an apparent drowning in Hamilton, Ontario on Sunday at age 35. The Hamilton Police Department recovered Emery’s body a few hours after he was reported missing by his family, The Hamilton Spectator reported. Emery was reportedly last seen by his family at Hamilton Harbor, where he dove […]
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Opinion: You Can Do Better, NHL
Several NHL teams have reportedly shown interest in suspended player Slava Voynov. The Athletic’s Katie Strang has noted a few of the roadblocks the Russian hockey player faces—including immigration issues and his suspension—but there is one that should have already stopped the considering teams dead in their tracks: the horrifying domestic assault against his wife. In October of 2014, Voynov was arrested, spent […]
NHL Hands Out End-of-Season Awards
The NHL handed out it’s most important awards Wednesday night in Las Vegas, including the heavily-debated MVP award. Here’s a list of the finalists and winners: Ted Lindsay Award: Taylor Hall, New Jersey Devils; Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers; Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche. Connor McDavid took home the Ted Lindsay award for the most outstanding player in the NHL for the second straight season. He also […]
The Capitals are Stanley Cup Champions
On Thursday night, the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup after a 4-3 win over the Las Vegas Golden Knights. This was the franchise’s first championship in history. Washington pulled away in the third period of Game 5, netting two goals in 2:31 minutes. Captain Alex Ovechkin came through for the Capitals, scoring a goal and […]
Vegas Golden Knights Advance to Stanley Cup Finals in First Season
On May 20th, the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals to advance to the Stanley Cup. Vegas won the game 2-1, and they took the series pretty handily, losing only a single game to the Jets. The Golden Knights are defying all odds, literally: at the […]
NHL Playoffs have Begun!
It is the time of year where multiple sports are culminating to an end, with championships and playoffs just beginning. The National Hockey League has just started with the playoffs for the teams, which have the best records throughout the long regular season. For just the first week, the teams have already begun exhibiting […]
Player Profile: Joel Eriksson Ek
Joel Eriksson Ek is a center whose career began in Sweden with the J20 Farjestad BK team. His first season with the club would be during the 2013-2014 hockey season. He would play in 13 games, and record 2 goals and 2 assists; in the playoffs, Eriksson Ek scored a goal and an assist in […]
Player Profile: T.J. Tynan
T.J. Tynan is a center who started his junior career (USHL) with the Des Moines Buccaneers during the 2009-2010 hockey season. He played in 60 games with the Buccaneers and scored 17 goals and added 55 assists. Tynan would move on to the University of Notre Dame where he would play collegiate hockey for the […]
Player Profile: Miles Wood
Miles Wood is a Left Winger who began his junior hockey career with the Salem Ice Dogs of the Empire Junior Hockey League. He would play with them for two seasons before moving on to play at Noble and Greenough School. His first year there would be the 2012-2013 hockey season when Wood recorded 8 […]
Player Profile: Trevor van Riemsdyk
Trevor van Riemsdyk is an NHL defenseman who was born in Middletown, NJ. His junior career began in high school at the Christian Brothers Academy where he recorded 11 goals and 47 assists in 29 games. Over the next two seasons, van Riemsdyk was a member of the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs where he impressed […]
A Look Into The Upcoming 2017-2018 NHL Season For The Florida Panthers
In the 2016-2017 NHL season, the Florida Panthers failed to reach the playoffs for a second consecutive season. After a slow start to the season, Panthers Head Coach Gerard Gallant was fired 22 games into season when the team had a record of 11-10-1. General Manager, Tom Rowe, would take over the bench and the […]
A Look Into The Upcoming 2017-2018 NHL Season For the Edmonton Oilers
Last year, the Edmonton Oilers had the most successful season since the Oilers reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006. The Oilers finished this past season with a record of 47-26-9, second in the Pacific Division. This would mark the first time since the 1986-1987 season that the Oilers finished over 100 points. Come playoff […]