A Night Of Firsts For New York – – September 19, 2001 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - September 10, 20210 The New York Rangers hosted the New Jersey Devils in an emotional pre-season game that marked the first sporting event in New York since last Tuesday's terrorist attack. The game showed the country that New Yorkers are on the mend. While the crowd was thin, there wasn’t a shortage of patriotism.
Gritty Falls Short in Mascot Rankings Hockeyology by Sportsologist - September 7, 20210 Play Canada recently surveyed more than 2,000 NHL fans from across Canada and the U.S. to ask them to rate every NHL mascot on a scale from 1-5. Results: The top 5 best NHL mascots according to fans: 1. Carlton the Bear (Toronto) 2. Sabretooth (Buffalo) 3. Howler the Coyote (Arizona) 4. Louis
Flyers Day 2 Development Camp Notes Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - August 31, 20210 Another day and some new wrinkles. Check out my Instagram to see them. https://www.instagram.com/p/CTM8ImCgSKA/ Tyson Foerster – C – With more intensive skating drills going on, he shined. His cornering is really improved. You can tell he worked really hard over the summer. Linus Hogberg – D – He was another one who
Flyers Day 1 Development Camp Notes Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - August 29, 2021August 29, 20210 The Flyers prospects were on the ice, and I was there to see them. Samu Tuomaala – RW - I’m always an easier judge at the beginning of camp rather than the end of camp. I think he needs to be more engaged along the wall and in puck battles. The
Carter Hart Is Still a Developing Goalie Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - August 9, 2021August 16, 20210 Goaltenders are different. They have different personalities than most hockey players and their development curve is different. Nobody has had to develop goalies in a bubble or during a pandemic before, so there was no blueprint for that. Hart wasn’t at his best last season, but he’s still only 22
BioSteel Is Moving Up The Sports Drink Ladder Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 23, 2021July 23, 20210 BioSteel is a sports drink that isn’t bad for you. It doesn’t have a lot of sugar, and it has electrolytes, and it’s low in calories because it uses stevia and there’s no caffeine. The flavors are good. The powder is solid, but the single-serve versions that have a cap made
Sean Behrens Has a Lot of Tools Heading into the NHL Draft Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 20, 20210 Sean Behrens is a 5-10, 176-pound defenseman who can do a lot of things out on the ice. If teams focus on what he can do, he’s a sure-fire, second-round pick, and maybe a late first. When you couple in the fact that he’s committed to the University of Denver,
What The Flyers Should Do in the Expansion Draft and the 2021 NHL Draft Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 13, 2021July 13, 20210 Now that my final draft list is out and with the expansion draft coming up, I thought I would talk about what I think the Flyers should do in both instances. As far as expansion, Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher talked about what he did in Minnesota with the Vegas Golden
2021 NHL Draft – – My Top 32 – – Version 4.0 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 12, 2021July 14, 20210 1. Owen Power – Defense – Michigan - NCAA 2. Matty Beniers – Center – Michigan - NCAA 3. William Eklund - Left Wing – Djurgarden - SHL 4. Dylan Guenther – Right Wing - Edmonton – WHL 5. Luke Hughes – Defense – USA U-18 – NTDP 6. Simon Edvinsson – Defense - Frolunda
Steven Stamkos – – A Born Leader Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 8, 20210 Going back to 2008, when Steven Stamkos was picked first overall, the Tampa Bay Lightning had new hope. Their 2004 Stanley Cup run was in the rearview mirror, and a new player was selected. Was he selected to lead them? Probably, he’s always had those capabilities. “You knew once we got
