Five Junior Hockey Players to Watch

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by Russ_Cohen - January 18, 2020January 18, 20200

Having covered the Top Prospects Game and now a Sudbury Wolves vs. London Knights game, here are some notes. It was cool to see Patrick Kane get his number retired for the Knights. I did go to see him live in his season there. 1) Chase Stillman – 2021 Draft –

2020 Winter Classic Wrap Up

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by Russ_Cohen - January 5, 20200

Dallas - - The 2020 Winter Classic had a lot of drama, fans, and atmosphere. A great game, perfect weather and perfect ice and the Dallas Stars scored four unanswered goals in a 4-2 comeback win over the Nashville Predators. I talked about the classic on a lot of outlets. Here

72 Rangers beat the 82 Islanders in Franchise Hockey Manager 6 Showdown

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by Russ_Cohen - December 24, 2019December 24, 20190

I love the “what if” factor in simulated games like FHM6. I always wondered what would happen if the 1972 Rangers played the 1982 Islanders. That Rangers team was one of the best who never won a championship and that Islanders team destroyed the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup. Here

The Winter Classic Hits Dallas

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by Russ_Cohen - December 20, 20190

The Cotton Bowl is a very famous venue and on New Year’s Day, the Dallas Stars will host the Nashville Predators in the 2020 Winter Classic. I’ve wanted to go to this venue since the Houston Cougars lost a big game to Doug Flutie there. I was at U of

Statement from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman

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by Sportsologist - December 9, 20190

PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF. (December 9, 2019) – National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman made the following statement after today’s Board of Governors meeting: As one of the preeminent professional sports leagues in the world and the preeminent hockey league in the world, we recognize and embrace our role in setting an example. We

Askarov Makes His KHL Debut

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by Russ_Cohen - December 2, 2019December 2, 20190

Yaroslav Askarov is hotly tipped as the next great Russian goaltending talent – and the 17-year-old lived up to his potential with a game-winning performance on his KHL debut for SKA. Only Ilya Sorokin has started a KHL game between the piping at a younger age, and that by just

fuboTV Gave Julie Stewart-Binks the Break She Was Working Towards

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by Russ_Cohen - October 22, 2019October 22, 20190

Julie Stewart-Binks is a sports journalist, a comedian, a Canadian, and a knowledgeable sports reporter. She’s witty, smart and driven. Now she is the top talent at Fubo TV and her story on how she got there is a testament to her stick-to-itiveness. “My first job was with Hockey Night in Canada.

Bigras is Hopeful as Flyers Camp Opens

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by Russ_Cohen - September 13, 2019September 13, 20190

On July 1st the Flyers signed defenseman, Chris Bigras to a two-year, two-way contract. The Rangers had this RFA, but they never made him an offer. Now 24, he’s coming off an ankle injury that saw him shut down his season last February. Getting the first practice under his belt

Cole Caufield, Still Smiling, Still Scoring

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by Russ_Cohen - August 2, 2019August 2, 20190

Some players are just natural goal scorers. Alex DeBrincat was someone who I thought was one of them. He did it at every level, but he had his detractors because of his size and low and behold he has 69 goals in his first two seasons for the Blackhawks. I

Some Thoughts on Two Leafs Prospect Defenseman

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by Russ_Cohen - July 22, 20190

Here’s something I’ve thought about doing for a while. It’s taking the temperature of prospects as they’re developing. Right now, the first two I’d like to look at are Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin. So, who’s better at this moment in time. Liljegren just turned 20 in April. I don’t care