Princeton Advances to Play Union – Here Are Some Players Who Stood Out Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - March 6, 2017March 6, 20170 Princeton - - In a thrilling three-game series at Baker Rink, here are some players I really liked. Princeton – Eric Robinson – Junior – 6-2, 200 – LW – He skates well and enters the zone quickly. Sometimes to fire off a hard wrist shot and other times looking to make
Rewind: Notes From The USHL Atlantic Challenge 2013 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - March 1, 20170 Hackensack, NJ -- I was watching a very action-packed game between the USHL’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. the Waterloo Black Hawks. The level of play in the USHL continues to get better and Canadian snobs will always say their leagues are better, right now they are but who knows what
Trade Deadline Rumors Still Swirling Around the Avalanche Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - February 28, 20172 Philadelphia - - While the Philadelphia Flyers picked up an easy two points tonight blanking the Colorado Avalanche 4-0. The Avs didn’t play a good game at all. Trade rumors are still following this team and they will until the end of the trade deadline tomorrow. Colorado coach, Jared Bednar has
Marc-Andre Fleury in Net Would Have a Nostalgic Feel to the 2017 Stadium Series Hockeyology Uncategorized by Russ_Cohen - February 25, 2017February 25, 20170 Pittsburgh - - Marc-Andre Fleury didn’t play in the first Winter Classic in Buffalo. He was the Penguins #1 goalie but he was injured. He did skate around and was quoted because of his importance to the team. Then at the last Winter Classic in Pittsburgh in 2011 Fleury got
2017 NHL Draft My Top 30 Rankings Version 1.0 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - February 21, 2017May 23, 20170 Nolan Patrick – 6-3, 198 - C – He plays a heavy game and gets better as the game goes on. Good on draws. Good stick on defense. Works hard in the corners. Excellent passer. Smooth skater gets in on the net quickly. Timothy Liljegren – 6-0, 192 -
Baseball Names – How They Came To Be Hockeyology by Harvey Frommer - February 17, 2017February 17, 20170 The words and phrases are spoken and written day after day, year after year - generally without any wonderment as to how they became part of the language. All have a history, a story. With the 2017 edition of spring training to beging and another season to follow, a brief sampler
Juuso Valimaki Should Be Moving Up The Draft Rankings Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - January 31, 20170 Juuso Valimaki could be one of the jewels in the upcoming 2017 NHL Draft. You would think a 6-2, 201-pound defenseman would be very sought after within this group. It still may turn out that way but as an example he’s ranked outside the Top 10 on most websites. Why?
CHL’s Top Prospects Perform in Sport Testing Combine Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - January 30, 20170 Quebec City, QC – 40 of the CHL’s top prospects eligible for the 2017 NHL Draft were put to the test on Sunday at Centre Videotron one day before Team Cherry and Team Orr face-off at the 2017 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Players seized the opportunity to showcase their individual
1983 – The Blues Make History By Not Attending The NHL Draft Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - January 24, 2017February 19, 20220 Why would a team not attend the NHL Draft? That’s one of the best ways to improve your franchise but at the time the owners, Ralston Purina, felt differently. It doesn’t make sense. Even if you intend on selling the team wouldn’t it have been easier to sell if they
Adam Graves is Still Thriving in The Big Apple Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - January 14, 2017January 14, 20170 Adam Graves will be at Empire Casino this evening at 6:30 PM for a meet and greet. He is one of many members of the 1994 Stanley Cup team who are universally respected, and for good reason. “First of all I was fortunate to have the opportunity to play for the
