Courtney Hansen Has Created Something Special

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by Russ_Cohen - June 19, 2025June 19, 20250

Courtney Hansen loves cars. She has a passion for them. That becomes evident after a two-minute conversation, and we spoke much longer than that. Her hit television show, Ride of Your Life with Courtney Hansen. “I grew up in an automotive family. My father, Jerry Hansen raised SCCA, which is sports

Florida Finished The Job

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by Russ_Cohen - June 18, 2025June 18, 20250

The Panthers locked down their defense. They had great goaltending, thanks to Sergei Bobrovsky. He was out there late in warmups, and that’s when I knew he wanted the work. I’d seen him do that in Philly and during his career. Eetu Luostarinen quietly goes about his business and now has

Florida Will Empty the Tank in Game Six

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by Russ_Cohen - June 17, 2025June 17, 20250

The Florida Panthers are on the cusp of repeating. That’s hard to do. They know how injured Matthew Tkachuk is. Paul Maurice can say he’s playing better, but for how long? I think the Panthers will put in a massive push in this game. I think they learned from last

Blittner’s Blue Line: Unveiling The Olympic Six

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by Matthew Blittner - June 16, 2025June 16, 20250

National Pride. Bragging Rights. Best-on-Best. That’s what the Olympics are all about. The 2026 Winter Games in Italy are less than eight months away and on Monday, June 16, 2025, the 12 countries who will be competing for glory in ice hockey each announced their first six players as part of

Bill Guerin Will Let the Goalies Battle it Out for the Olympics

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by Russ_Cohen - June 16, 2025June 16, 20250

The Olympics are drawing near. Team USA named their first six: Matthew Tkachuk, Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes, and Charlie McAvoy. No goaltending was named, and GM Bill Guerin talked about it. “It was just kind of the thing that we talked about, you know, before we

SPECIAL FEATURE: Steve Albert, “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Broadcast Booth”

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by Matthew Blittner - June 11, 2025June 11, 20250

When it comes to professional sports, a person’s lineage is often considered very important. However, that’s not always a good thing. Sometimes, a player is drafted because of their last name and then has the burden of living up to unfair expectations. The same thing can happen in broadcasting. On the

Blittner’s Blue Line: The NHL’s Mount Rushmore

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by Matthew Blittner - June 10, 2025June 10, 20250

Time to embrace debate. Over the last couple of weeks, hockey writers and fans alike have been very active on social media. And why shouldn’t they be? The Stanley Cup Playoffs have been in full swing since mid-April, with The Stanley Cup Final now three games old and the Florida Panthers

The College Hockey Landscape is Changing

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by Russ_Cohen - June 9, 2025June 9, 20250

The NHL Combine was wild, given the changes coming to college hockey. Now that players can get shared NIL revenue from schools. Up to 20.5 million during the upcoming academic year. Now some top CHL players will be headed to college campuses this fall. Defenseman Jackson Smith hasn’t committed yet,

Combine Report – Who the Flyers Spoke With and a Few Others

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by Russ Cohen - June 7, 2025July 17, 20250

I spoke with a lot of players and will have more profiles up on nhldraftbuzz.com. I already have a bunch there, and you can expect more leading up to the 2025 NHL Draft. Of the 90 players here, I was able to draw a few conclusions. If you were a big

NHL Combine News and Notes

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by Russ_Cohen - June 6, 2025June 6, 20250

The 2025 NHL Combine interviews are a player’s final exam. Teams talk to players all throughout the year, and there’s a good reason for that. They are trying to gain some insight into what makes them tick. I do that as well, and that’s why I interview as many players