Ruling Rookies: Devils Punch Back Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - January 6, 2024January 6, 20240 Hockey is indeed a young man’s game. As The NHL gets younger and younger, the skill and speed of the game continue to increase vastly. Among the many youngsters who are part of this “new wave” of hockey players are two rookies who have garnered plenty of attention during the
Yzerplan Vs. Fitzplan Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 24, 2023December 24, 20230 Happy Holidays one and all! We’re all in the holiday spirit, even the NHL, which is taking a couple of days to enjoy this time of year. However, while many around The League are enjoying eggnog and presents there are two teams whose General Managers are hard at work trying to
Nico Hischier 400, Looking Back and Ahead Uncategorized by Matthew Blittner - December 20, 2023December 20, 20230 Time sure flies. Can you believe Nico Hischier has now played in 400 regular-season NHL games? It feels like just yesterday he was being drafted Number One overall by the Devils in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Now, he’s 400 games into his career, and he’s The Captain of a
Young Defensemen Are Key For Devils Hockeyology by Matt Blittner - December 18, 2023December 18, 20230 What wouldn’t we give to be young again? It’s an age-old adage. The older you get, the younger you want to be. Conversely, the younger you are, the older you want to be. On Sunday night at Prudential Center against the Ducks, an old Devil returned to burn the youngins. Adam
Best And Worst Sports Cities Surprises Hockeyology by Sportsologist - November 13, 2023November 13, 20230 Wallet Hub did a new report about the best and worst sports cities; you can find the results here. We caught up with Cassie Happe and talked about Philly, New York, and a bit more hockey! .
2023 Flyers Rookie Camp Observations Day 1 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - September 14, 2023September 14, 20230 Here we are the Flyers rookies are back and I was there to see them. I am covering the Friday night game as well so that report will come out a day or two later. The key is me seeing how they look since last camp to now. What did
Intrigue in the First Round Hockeyology by Peter Harling - June 29, 2023June 29, 20230 The first round of the NHL Entry Draft is always interesting. It could be blockbuster trades, players falling or an off-the-board selection that no one saw coming that generates the excitement. This year I would have to say the intrigue mainly surrounded one player in Russian enigma Matvei Michkov. After Bedard, most
Jacob Fowler Is Hoping For Big Things This Year Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 29, 2023June 29, 20230 Jacob Fowler won a championship in the USHL with the Youngstown Phantoms. That’s a dream for a lot of players. The way this year has worked out for him so far has been magical. “It was super special,” Fowler said. “We had good people. It’s something I’ll never forget. We did
Lenni Hameenaho Will Make a Team Very Happy Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 26, 2023June 29, 20230 Lenni Hameenaho is a center who is all the overboard as far as rankings go in the 2023 NHL Draft. He’s 6’1” and around 185 pounds and he plays a solid all-around game. What’s interesting is all the different rankings for this player. Here are my thoughts about him having
Kasper Halttunen Has Great Intangibles Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 13, 2023June 15, 20230 Kasper Halttunen is 6’3”, 207 pounds this right winger has some talent. I watched him battle in international tournaments including the U18s, where he captained Team Finland and scored six goals and four assists in five games. Halttunen likes to lay the body. He wins a fair amount of puck battles.
