Blittner’s Blue Line: Coming Together For A Cause, Plus Draft Lottery And More Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - May 6, 2025May 6, 20250 “Come Together, right now” – The Beatles, Come Together, Abbey Road, 1969. For all the talk that hockey is a fierce, unrelenting sport with warrior types everywhere, it is also a community that comes together when one of its own needs them the most. Last year, NHL.com’s Brian Compton – one of
Time To Step Up For The Devils As Series Deficit Becomes 0-2 Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 23, 2025April 23, 20250 "It's (the) playoffs,” Brett Pesce said after the conclusion of Game Two. “You do whatever you can to win. There's a reason why The Stanley Cup's the hardest trophy to win. (It) takes literally everything and everyone." Tuesday night at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, the New Jersey Devils and
Tone Set For Devils And Hurricanes Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 21, 2025April 21, 20250 Don’t panic! It’s just one game. The race to 16 wins and Lord Stanley’s fabled chalice is officially underway. However, the New Jersey Devils have already suffered their first setback. At Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Devils started the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a whimper, falling victim at the
The Return of Dougie Hamilton Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 17, 2025April 17, 20250 “He's baaaack!” Wednesday night, as the New Jersey Devils said goodbye to the regular season and prepared for the postseason, they welcomed a familiar face back into the fold. Dougie Hamilton, who had been out with a lower-body injury since being injured against the Dallas Stars on March 4th, returned to
Blittner’s Blue Line: Next Stop, Playoffs! Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 15, 2025April 15, 20250 “This stop, Willoughby.” For as weird and wacky as episodes of The Twilight Zone generally were, they’ve got nothing on The NHL playoffs. This year’s postseason begins on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Most of the participating teams have been determined, although there’s still a couple fighting for spots. While we wait
Learning Your Lesson Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 14, 2025April 14, 20250 Mission One: qualify for the playoffs. Status: Complete. Mission Two: Be appropriately prepared for the grueling nature of The NHL postseason. Status: In Progress. Sunday afternoon, the New Jersey Devils, newly minted postseason participants, hosted the eliminated New York Islanders for a matinee at Prudential Center that served as a tune-up
Jay Paterno Schooled Me on NIL Usage Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 8, 2025July 9, 20250 I spoke to Penn State board trustee, Jay Paterno about the function of NILs and where it’s headed. It’s an eye opener for sure. “It’s completely regulated. What deals are going on. There is no oversight,” Paterno explained. “There is nobody running the ship. No authority whatsoever. You have states all
Blittner’s Blue Line: 895! Alex Ovechkin Stands Alone Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 6, 2025April 6, 20250 The Greatest goal-scorer in National Hockey League history is Alex Ovechkin! Sunday afternoon, April 6, 2025, is now immortalized in hockey history as the day The “Great 8,” Alex Ovechkin, broke The “Great One,” Wayne Gretzky’s hallowed career goals record of 894 with Number 895 and of course, he did it
Tale Of Two Teams Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 5, 2025April 5, 20250 Welcome to April Hockey. It’s a splendid time of year, depending on who you root for. Some teams have playoff spots locked up and are using the final few games of the regular season to get themselves ready for the postseason. Some teams have already been eliminated from the race
Five Intriguing Players from the NCAA Regionals Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - March 30, 2025March 30, 20250 I just got back from Allentown. I will only write about players I watched in this leg of the Frozen Four Tournament. There is no particular order. Charlie Cerrato – Center – He played on the second line in both games for Penn State. I remember when he was on
