NHL Quarter-Pole Assessment Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 29, 2024November 29, 20240 It’s official. The 2024-25 NHL season is one-quarter of the way complete. As everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving meal and most presumably the leftovers, it’s important to take note of The NHL’s standings. Ever since the 2005-06 season, when shootouts were introduced, a touch over 75% of teams who find themselves
Special Feature: A True Hockey Conversation With Hockey Hall Of Famer Kevin Lowe Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 27, 2024November 27, 20240 There are so many aspects to the game of hockey that most casual fans don’t even think about. What you see on the ice while watching an NHL game is just one of many, many different parts of the sport. Yes, it’s probably the most fun and entertaining, but there’s
SPECIAL FEATURE: Former NHL All-Star Theo Fleury Talks Mental Health, Overcoming Adversity And More Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 26, 2024November 26, 20240 Mental health is an unbelievably important topic. In fact, it’s probably one of the top five most important topics in the world today. Plus, it’s one of those subjects that transcends any and all boundaries since mental health is not the exclusive property of any one group. One place you’ll find
Blittner’s Blue Line: NHL Team Valuations With CNBC’s Michael Ozanian Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 25, 2024November 25, 20240 A little over 15 years ago, a television show debuted on ABC that forever changed how laypeople look at and discuss business. Unless you were a business person you rarely ever cared how much a company was worth. Sure, you’d care how much your car or house was worth when
Blittner’s Blue Line: NJ Devils, Sports World And More Support Movember Cause Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 18, 2024November 18, 20240 t’s time to get serious. As a column, Blittner’s Blue Line tries to bring you informative and fun stories, information and analysis from all corners of the hockey world. But this week we’re going to step outside that box and talk about a very serious issue. Men’s mental health and suicide prevention. Millions
Blittner’s Blue Line: Predicting Future Hall Of Famers Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 13, 2024November 13, 20240 It’s that time of year again, The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto is celebrating this year’s class of inductees. The newest honored members are Colin Campbell (Builder), David Poile (Builder), Natalie Darwitz (Women’s hockey player), Krissy Wendell-Pohl (Women’s hockey player), Pavel Datsyuk (Player), Jeremy Roenick (Player) and Shea Weber
The Michkov Report Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - November 11, 2024November 11, 20240 Here is the first one. I did a smaller report pre-NHL to show what his tendencies were. No that he’s played a portion of the season. Here are some of the things that stand out, good and bad. The first is his usage. His TOI is good at 17:43. 3:25 is
It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again as Devils Beat Islanders Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 10, 2024November 10, 20240 All gas, no breaks, that's the Jack Hughes way. The middle Hughes brother is the only forward of the group and also, arguably, the most dynamic. His explosiveness on offense is something that very few NHLers can match and now that he’s becoming more reliable in his own end, he’s
HEADLINE: Peanut Butter Jelly Time in New Jersey Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 8, 2024November 8, 20240 A peanut butter and jelly sandwich can be such a simple thing. And when it's composed correctly, it can satisfy even the harshest of critics. Wait, we’re sorry, this isn’t a food review, it’s a hockey story. So then, what gives? Why are we talking about peanut butter and jelly?
Blittner’s Blue Line: Bill Guerin Talks Four Nations Tournament Team USA Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - October 29, 2024October 29, 20240 It’s not quite The Olympics, but The Four Nations Tournament is an international competition and it’s fast approaching. Due to the geopolitical state of the world – the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine – The NHL cannot currently put together a full World Cup of Hockey. However, The League
