Blittner’s Blue Line: Pacific Division Preview Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - September 24, 2024September 24, 20240 Finally! The pre-season is here and the start of the regular season is now in sight. Hockey fans, it’s time to rejoice. The intensity you’ve been missing is about to re-enter your lives in a hurry. So, just as we have for the past three weeks, it’s now time for
Blittner’s Blue Line: Five Coming Attractions For 2024-25 Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - July 23, 2024July 23, 20240 In 3…2…1…ACTION! Yes, it’s still summertime, but before you know it, The NHL season will be back and in full swing. August is just over a week away. Then, Training Camps start in September, followed by pre-season hockey, and then BOOM! Opening Night! So, while you’re all enjoying your pools, the beach,
Blittner’s Blue Line: Stanley Cup Final Preview Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - June 4, 2024June 4, 20240 FOUR MORE! That’s right, just four more wins until one of the two remaining teams gets to lift Lord Stanley’s Cup. Who are the teams? How do they stack up against each other? Why should you care about this matchup even though your favorite team is already booking tee times
Blittner’s Blue Line: Previewing The Conference Finals Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - May 21, 2024May 21, 20240 Welcome to Round Three! Things are about to get intense. Well, they already were intense, but now is when the Championship caliber teams begin to really gel. With the amount of parody that exists in today’s NHL, there are a number of teams that can and do qualify for the Stanley
Blittner’s Blue Line: The Curse Of The Presidents’ Trophy Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 2, 2024April 2, 20240 Eight! That’s it. Just eight! What’s eight you might ask? It’s the number of teams to win the Presidents’ Trophy AND The Stanley Cup in the same season. Eight out of 37. That’s approximately 22%. (21.6% if you want to be more precise). While those aren’t miniscule odds, they’re certainly not
Who Could Be President Of The USA? Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - March 26, 2024March 31, 20240 “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” – United States Presidential Oath of Office. Just in case you’ve been living under a
Jack Hughes vs. Connor McDavid Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 22, 2023December 22, 20230 Who do you got? There’s no wrong answer, so take your pick, but you better be able to explain yourself after the fact. Thursday night at Prudential Center Jack Hughes and the Devils played host to Connor McDavid and the Oilers in a game that was billed as a matchup between
The Top Three Skaters In The NHL Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - March 6, 20230 I thought it would be fun to talk about some of the greatest talent in the league in particular situations. Skating has improved dramatically in the 23 years I’ve been covering the sport. Speed kills. Slow teams suffer in this league, and I’ve targeted three players who drive other teams
Wayne Gretzky and Connor McDavid Star in Newest BetMGM Television Spot Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - October 7, 2022October 7, 20220 JERSEY CITY, NJ (October 7, 2022) –BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, premiered its newest commercial campaign spot today bringing together two of hockey’s iconic captains – Wayne Gretzky and Connor McDavid. The content debuted in advance of next week’s start of the National Hockey League (NHL®) season. The tongue-in-cheek
Tim Stützle – – His Thoughts on a Draft Without Fans and More Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 7, 2020April 15, 20200 He’s a potential star player down the road in the NHL and he will go somewhere in the top 10 for sure, probably higher, but right now how the draft is going to be presented is up in the air and he’s prepared for that. “It would be much nicer with
