KHL News: Kunlun Red Star May Have To Play Away From Home, Former Philadelphia Flyers Player Update and More Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 22, 20200 KHL’s Chinese team, Kunlun Red Star, could be forced to look at playing at least part of the coming season away from its home in Beijing. As league president Alexei Morozov told KHL.ru, the situation in China remains complicated after the coronavirus outbreak and the easing of restrictions on travel
2020 NHL Draft My Top 31 Version 5.0 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - May 28, 2020July 15, 20200 This is not a mock draft. As the draft season gets extended, I’ve had more time to go through my process. Expect a few more. I’ll keep working. Alexis Lafreniere – LW – Rimouski – QMJHL Quinton Byfield – C – Sudbury – OHL Jamie Drysdale – D – Erie
Anton Lundell’s Game Has Few Flaws Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - May 11, 2020May 11, 20200 Some prospects are known as the best scorers in the draft and others are known for their playmaking. Anton Lundell has that combination making him a top prospect and a very safe pick in the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft. “We had a really good season. I did improve my game,” Lundell
1970 Bruins celebrate 50th anniversary of Bobby Orr’s “Flying Goal” Hockeyology by Jeffrey Morris - May 10, 2020May 10, 20200 Every hockey fan recognizes the image. Bobby Orr flies through the air as he celebrates the Stanley Cup-winning goal. With the exception of perhaps Paul Henderson being embraced by Yvan Cournoyer after scoring the goal in Moscow that won the 1972 Summit Series for Team Canada, or maybe the photo of
NHL AND NHLPA ISSUE STATUS UPDATE ON PAUSE IN 2019-20 SEASON Hockeyology by Sportsology - April 29, 20200 NEW YORK/TORONTO (April 29, 2020) – Following the NHL/NHLPA Return to Play Committee’s meeting today, and in line with guidance provided by medical experts and national and local authorities, the NHLPA and the NHL issued the following statement regarding the continuing pause in the 2019-20 season: Despite numerous reports and speculation
Saroya Tinker Instantly Upgrades the Riveters Blueline Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 28, 2020April 29, 20200 Saroya Tinker was drafted by the Metropolitan Riveters with the 4th overall pick in the 2020 NWHL Draft. She’s a strong defender out of Yale University. She’s a Toronto, Ontario native who will now spend part of the year in Northern Jersey. Like any prospect heading into the pros, she’s
Exceptional Player Status Would Be An NHL Job Creator Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 27, 2020April 27, 20200 Job creation is a good idea for any industry. Adding jobs would be music to the NHLPA’s ears and it would create a lot of discussion with the commissioner and the owners. But is the creation of an exceptional status feasible? “The terms of a luxury tax would have to be
Don’t Sleep on Ryan O’Rourke in the 2020 NHL Draft Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 27, 2020April 29, 20200 Ryan O’Rourke is a 6-2, 181-pound defenseman who is going to hear his name called in the 2020 NHL Draft. Where this happens depends on a few different variables. The first is his strength and there’s no doubt he has a frame to build on so that’s not an issue.
Adam Liska and Brooks Macek Signed with the KHL Hockeyology by Sportsologist - April 27, 20200 Avtomobilist has secured the services of German international forward Brooks Macek for two seasons. The Olympic silver medallist will continue in Yekaterinburg under head coach Bill Peters. His first season in KHL produced 47 (24+23) points in 66 games. Another import who will be back next season is young Slovak forward Adam
An Afternoon With The Real Ogie Oglethorpe Hockeyology by Jeffrey Morris - April 24, 2020April 24, 20200 It was a year ago this week when I met an almost mythical legend in hockey history. He seemed like a regular guy. We shook hands – you could shake hands in that pre-pandemic era – and exchanged pleasantries for a few seconds. I got his autograph on the book written about
