Cole McKinney’s Draft Stock Should be Rising Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - January 16, 2025January 16, 20250 Cole McKinney is getting ready to play in the All-American Game. He’s a fast, talented center and after this game, I suspect that many others will look at him differently. I feel like this prospect’s game has gotten better and better. Does that mean more teams will move him up
Measuring Stick Game Shows There’s Work to Do Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - January 15, 2025January 15, 20250 With the season more than half over each game takes on a little extra meaning. Some games are viewed as “measuring stick” contests, in which one team looks to make a statement against the other. Tuesday night at Prudential Center, the New Jersey Devils found themselves in a “measuring stick” game
Devils Defeat Lightning 3-2 In Overtime Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - January 12, 2025January 12, 20250 They say that what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. While it’s obvious that German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wasn’t thinking about hockey when he coined that phrase in 1888, you can still apply it to today’s NHL. Saturday night, in their first game at Prudential Center since December 27, 2024,
Blittner’s Blue Line: Cap Circumvention, Plus World Juniors And More Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - January 8, 2025January 8, 20250 Sorry, Larry David, but we’re wishing everyone a late Happy New Year! After all, it’s best to get the niceties out of the way before we dig into the trenches. Over the weekend, The NHL received a metaphorical “challenge” from one of its clubs, The Anaheim Ducks. Frank Vatrano and the
Blittner’s Blue Line: Dream Winter Classics Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 31, 2024December 31, 20240 New Year’s Eve! It’s a wonderful time of year! The calendar is hours away from flipping to 2025 and there’s a sense that the new year will bring numerous surprises. Oh and in a deviation from the norm, instead of waiting until New Year’s Day, The National Hockey League is
Devils Closing out 2024 Strong Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 28, 2024December 28, 20240 2024 is almost over. While the first half of the calendar year wasn’t kind to the Garden State NHL squad, the second half has been a bundle of fun. Of course, the first half of 2024 was the conclusion of the 2023-24 season in which the New Jersey Devils went
Blittner’s Blue Line: What’s In Their Stockings? Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 24, 2024December 24, 20240 It’s Christmas Time, so you know what that means. It’s time to find out who gets coal in their stockings and who gets a nice gift. While we could go around the entire National Hockey League, we’re going to narrow our scope to the two archrivals who squared off Monday
The Battle Between Franchise Centers Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 22, 2024December 22, 20240 Centers, they’re among the most important people on a hockey team. Sure, it’s important to have stout goaltenders, a steady defense and the ability to roll four lines, but centers are usually the drivers of their lines and it helps when each of your pivots is strong at what they
Game Winners is on Sale Now Hockeyology by Sportsologist - December 16, 2024December 16, 20240 For Blittner and Cohen, this is their first time collaborating on a book project and they hope to combine their respective writing styles to bring readers the best possible product. This is Blittner’s fifth career book in his eight-year sports reporter career and the first he will co-author with another writer. As
Devils Homestand Wrap-Up Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 15, 2024December 15, 20240 Now that’s some good home cooking. Saturday afternoon, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Chicago Blackhawks in a matinee at Prudential Center. The game was the closing act of the Devils’ five-game/nine-day homestand. This is the first of two five-game homestands the Devils will play this season, but unlike the one
