Blittner’s Blue Line: Time For Training Camp

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

Break out the s'mores and tents, it’s time to go camping. Um, well, time to go to Training Camp, which, depending on where your team is at, could be like actual camping. Then again, it could be the complete opposite. One team that’s definitely not enjoying itself around the campfire is

Flyers Rookie Camp Report

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by Russ_Cohen - September 11, 2025September 11, 20250

I thought this camp was organized and did a lot to get the players ready for a game the next few days. Here is what I saw: Luke Vlooswyk – He used his 6’5” frame to pin Denver Barkey to the boards. No current Flyers defenseman does this and someday he may do

Blittner’s Blue Line: September Musings

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by Matthew Blittner - September 9, 2025September 9, 20250

Welcome to September! Hockey fans should rejoice because Training Camps are almost here, pre-season games are just a couple weeks away and Opening Night is right around the corner. But first, there are several items that we should address. Shall we start with the biggie? Of course! Edmonton Oilers fans are trying

Blittner’s Blue Line: One-On-One With Binghamton Black Bears Owner Andreas Johansson

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by Matthew Blittner - September 2, 2025September 2, 20250

For casual hockey fans, The FPHL (Federal Prospects Hockey League) is not something on their radar. It’s far from the bright lights of The NHL. However, that doesn’t mean it’s not entertaining and worth your time. While The FPHL is far more niche than even The AHL or ECHL, it

Blittner’s Blue Line: Fixing The NHL Offseason

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by Matthew Blittner - September 2, 2025September 2, 20250

The dog days of summer are dragging on, but not in baseball. No, it's hockey that is currently in the doldrums of summer. The NHL offseason is currently so quiet that you can hear multiple pins dropping while waiting with bated breath for any crumb or morsel of interesting news. The

Blittner’s Blue Line: Fixing The NHL Offseason

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by Matthew Blittner - August 26, 2025August 26, 20250

Blittner’s Blue Line: Tom Renney Talks Evolution Of Coaching And USA Hockey

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by Matthew Blittner - August 20, 2025August 20, 20250

In the world of Hockey, there are some people who, when they speak, you just listen. They just know what they are talking about and have the knowledge and experience that makes what they say invaluable. Former NHL Coach and Hockey Canada Executive Tom Renney is one such person who, whenever

Blittner’s Blue Line: Joey Raats’ Story Of Survival

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

Webster’s Dictionary defines “Perseverance” as “continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.” What the dictionary doesn’t do is include a photo of an actual instance of perseverance. For that, they need look no further than Joey Raats, a now 29-year-old defenseman who, on May 26, 2022,

Blittner’s Blue Line: The Evolution Of The Role Of NHL Player Agents

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by Matthew Blittner - August 6, 2025August 6, 20250

Education! Education! Education! Today’s NHL players are younger, stronger, faster, more skilled and more complex than ever before. As such, their agents, who are their handlers, Guardian Angels, Fairy Godparents and more, all rolled into one, have to be more focused and on top of things than ever before. With how

Blittner’s Blue Line: Hockey Canada Trial Fallout

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by Matthew Blittner - July 29, 2025July 29, 20250

It’s a slippery slope from here. For those of you confused by that statement, I’m referring to the not-guilty verdict handed down late last week in the Hockey Canada Trial. There are lots of opinions about what happened and rightly so, but we’re not going to get into those too much.