Hockey Shoulder Check: A Night For A Great Cause Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - July 30, 2026July 30, 20260 This is 2026, not 2016. It is not 2006, nor any other year in the past. That’s both a positive and a negative. One of the best changes is that mental health is now openly talked about and acknowledged as an issue that needs to be addressed. In May 2022, Hayden
Blittner’s Blue Line: The Fourth Annual Hockey Shoulder Check Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - July 28, 2026July 28, 20260 “Reach out. Check in. Make contact.” That’s the motto of the HT40 Foundation’s annual Shoulder Check Showcase. The foundation and the event’s cause are to help those in need who are struggling with mental health and to prevent the ultimate tragedy from occurring: someone taking their own life. Rob Thorsen knows the
Could the 2027 MLB All-Star Game Be a Key Negotiating Point? Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - July 18, 2026July 18, 20260 Over the years, on this website and in my book Strike Three, I wrote about labor negotiations in baseball and hockey. I’ve interviewed key people involved and seen how some of these things go down. Did the release of the 2027 MLB All-Star Game logo raise some eyebrows? Of course
Catching Up With Joe Amodei Regarding ‘Cold War in Philly’ Entertainment Reviews by Russ_Cohen - July 14, 2026July 14, 20260 Cold War in Philly: Flyers vs Russia 1976 Skates onto Digital Platforms July 14 while film continues to play to Sold-Out Theatrical Screenings I watched it, and it's fantastic. We did a long video interview on Locked on Flyers. But that was then, and this is now. Joe is tirelessly promoting this
The Matthew Blittner Interviews at Ken Daneyko Event Hockeyology by Sportsologist - July 6, 2026July 6, 20260 Matthew Blittner caught up with some folks, including Ken Daneyko, at his charity golf event in New Jersey. https://youtu.be/uFN5hFVu_ic https://youtu.be/gExh7uaOLFI https://youtu.be/G4wz_Q9_2Ew https://youtu.be/iK5WzWH_t9o
Mets Making it Hard To Believe Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - July 6, 2026July 6, 20260 Steven Cohen is in denial. He is a wealthy baseball fan who owns a team and has invested heavily in it. That’s admirable, but since the casino came on the scene, he has let David Stearns do everything on his own in an empty front office. The Mets are floundering. Cohen
From Hockey To Finance, The Dan LaCosta Story Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - July 4, 2026July 4, 20260 Millions of children around the world dream of one day playing professional sports for their favorite team. But only a select few ever actually manage to make that dream into a reality, such is the difficulty of becoming a professional athlete. In Canada, overwhelmingly, the sport kids grow up wanting
What I saw in the Flyers Three-on-Three Tourney Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 3, 2026July 26, 20260 Let’s remember that this is development camp. Even three on three in this with some camp invite goalies, at times, has to be taken into consideration. Noah Powell – He skated with his head up and showed off a heavy wrist shot. His power moves worked. I saw two nice goals.
The First 77 Days For Devils’ GM Sunny Mehta Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - July 2, 2026July 2, 20260 It’s not Day One anymore. Devils’ GM Sunny Mehta was officially hired on April 16, 2026. Since then, he’s hit the ground running. Among the most notable decisions that Mehta faced out of the gate were what to do regarding Sheldon Keefe and the coaching staff, get Captain Nico Hischier to
Flyers Dev Camp Notes Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 2, 2026July 2, 20260 Porter Martone – He is the most talented player to grace any development camp I’ve ever covered. His shot is so hard it moves the back of the net like a pro. He looks great. I’d still like to see him get a bit more explosive with his skating. Ilya Pautov
