Flyers Development Camp – Day 1 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 7, 2016July 7, 20160 Voorhees, NJ - - Here’s what I saw. I saw the forwards, defenseman and goaltenders in drills. None of the off ice testing was done this morning. It was being set up for this afternoon. Sam Morin had an illness, Philippe Myers is getting over a hip operation and Alex
2015 Flyers Prospect Camp Flashback – Cole Bardreau Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 6, 2016July 8, 20160 When the Flyers signed collegiate, Cole Bardreau, they inked a player who had a solid scoring past and a guaranteed ticket punched at the 2013 NHL draft but then got injured. He fractured his c-7 vertabrae in his neck. His everyday prognosis wasn’t great and his hockey prognosis was even
Donskoi is Bullish on the Finnish Hockey Program Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 5, 2016July 6, 20160 Most hockey fans applaud the diversity that exists in the NHL. It’s a melting pot. As I’ve seen the influx of fantastic European players in the past two decades one thing that has hit me in the face in the past two years; Finland is now a world power in
Latest NBA Odds For the 2016-17 Season Hoopsology by Russ_Cohen - July 5, 2016July 5, 20160 The NBA has been making headlines lately. The biggest shockwave sent through the association occurred when Kevin Durant decided to sign with the Golden State Warriors leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder and their fans behind. He didn’t sign a long-term deal he signed the deal of a mercenary. A two-year, $54.3
Loney is Making Most Of His Opportunity Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - July 2, 2016July 2, 20160 No one saw this coming. Not James Loney. Not the Mets fans. Not the experts. Not Mets general manager Sandy Alderson. Loney has been productive since the Mets acquired him from the Padres at the end of May. In so many ways, he has been a revelation. Remember the former Dodger was released
Shame On Us For Enabling Domestic Violence Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - June 30, 20160 On the Sunday/Monday overnight radio show on WFAN, I was disgusted listening to callers tell WFAN’s Marc Malusis that they are not making a big deal about Jose Reyes’ domestic violence episode with his wife. The thought was Reyes served his time by being suspended for 51 games. Some even said
NWHL Free Agent Camp Scouting Notes Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 30, 2016June 30, 20160 Buffalo, NY - Here are some scouting notes from the NWHL Free Agent Camp I attended. Needless to say I was impressed with many of these hopefuls. The video below shows some quick action. https://www.facebook.com/russ.cohen/videos/10154381809756495/ Morgan Scoyne - Played at RIT 2015 - She's a defenseman who can make the long pass. She
The Dave Righetti No-No Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - June 29, 20160 DAVE RIGHETTI: THE NO HITTER, JULY 4, 1983. He has not been a New York Yankee for a long time. Nevertheless, it seems whenever the Fourth of July comes around, some thoughts turn to what Dave Righetti accomplished on that Independence Day in 1983. A holiday crowd of 41,077 was on
Do The Yankees Have Hamels Remorse? Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - June 29, 2016June 30, 20160 The Yankees had an opportunity to acquire Cole Hamels from the Phillies last year. All they had to do was give up Luis Severino or either Jorge Mateo, Aaron Judge, Greg Bird or Gary Sanchez. The Yankees decided to take a pass and keep their young prospects rather than make a
Velasquez Turned Some Heads at the NWHL Free Agent Camp in Buffalo Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 27, 2016June 27, 20160 This past weekend the NWHL held their first of three Free Agent Camps at the HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York. After perusing the roster I grabbed a hot chocolate and decided to see if they had any players who could possibly play in the league this season. The players trying out
