Hilary Knight Caps Off Stunning Game 1 Win in the Isobel Cup Finals Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 29, 20160 Newark - - I’m pretty sure there weren't 14,000 people for the first Stanley Cup Finals game. The NWHL had their first historic game and “The Hockey House” was filled to capacity. That’s all you can ask for when you have no other championship game data to compare it to. There
John Tortorella Will Be Coaching Two Teams For the Red, White and Blue Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 29, 20160 John Tortorella is back. He’s coaching again and his first foray back behind the bench will be in November in the “Deutschland Cup”. But that’s just the appetizer. “He eagerly accepted this,” said Jim Johannson, the executive directory of USA Hockey. Tortorella has a long standing history as a successful Stanley Cup
Matt Duchene’s Life Serves as Motivation For Youngsters Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 29, 20160 Matt Duchene is in the midst of his seventh season with the Colorado Avalanche. It started out slow but in the last few weeks he’s caught fire to get back to being almost a point-per-game player. I’ve covered him since he played for the Brampton Battalion in the OHL and
Hilary Knight Has a Busy Month Ahead of Her Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 29, 2016April 29, 20160 Red Bull did a great “day in the life” video of Hilary Knight during the NWHL regular season (located at the bottom of the article). “The first season has been awesome. To be able to interact with fans and play hockey and just to live life as a professional hockey player
Donald Fehr and Bill Daly Discuss the 2016 World Cup, Olympics and More Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 29, 20160 As far as the upcoming World Cup of Hockey there were a few interesting developments that have come out. Even though we are starting to see team sweaters that doesn’t mean that they are the final version. “I wouldn’t draw any conclusions that these jerseys don’t have advertising,” said Bill Daly,
World Cup of Hockey Roster Construction: Team Sweden and Team Czech Republic Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 29, 20160 So far the roster construction is dominating the conversation when talking about the impending World Cup of Hockey. When you look at Team Sweden you don’t see John Klingberg. He has a lot of points and yet he didn’t get selected in this first draft. “We need both good offense and
My Top 3 Calder Trophy Candidates Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 29, 2016April 29, 20160 If the season were to end today here are my top 3. This is not the order that I’d vote them in and this isn’t my final decision because things can change in a hurry. This years rookie crop is outstanding and honestly there are 6 really good candidates. Shayne Gostisbehere
Through the Eyes of the Mask: Steve Mason Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 29, 20160 New hockey writer Amanda Mazzucca has a great take on Flyers goalie Steve Mason. According to Flyers’ veteran goalie, Steve Mason, the key to winning is having a strong mind and a good start. "It's definitely been a mental test the last few games, more than a physical test," Mason said.
Why not The Islanders? Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 27, 2016April 28, 20160 Leslie Monteiro makes a good case for the Islanders in the big game tonight. During the Islanders postgame show on MSG+ Sunday night, fans were chanting “WE WANT THE CUP!” “WE WANT THE CUP!” “WE WANT THE CUP!” in the background where Shannon Hogan and Rick DiPietro were doing the postgame
The Hextall Plan is Working Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 27, 2016April 27, 20160 In July of 2013 Ron Hextall was hired by the Philadelphia Flyers as the Assistant General Manager and director of hockey operations. The late Ed Snider was thrilled about bringing back one of his own to watch over the franchise. In May, 2014 he was installed as the General Manager,
