Askarov Makes His KHL Debut Hockeyology 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 Entertainment 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 Hockeyology 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 Hockeyology 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 Hockeyology 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
My Long Overdue Take on Jason Spezza Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 1, 2019July 1, 20190 If Bob McKenzie is correct, and he usually is, and Jason Spezza is going to play for his hometown Leafs, my mind instantly goes back to the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. It was my first. Somewhere I have pictures of Spezza at the clinic with kids. I shot that on
Trades Dominated Day Two of the 2019 NHL Draft Hockeyology by Ryan Biech - June 24, 20190 Vancouver - - It was a whirlwind day two at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft that was headlined by a couple of big trades. Before the first pick was made, it was rumored that PK Subban was on the move but the destination was unknown. It was later revealed that a
NTDP is still Dominating Hockeyology by Ryan Biech - June 22, 20190 Vancouver - - The 2019 NHL Entry Draft was full of surprises on the draft board but the one thing that many people expected was the players from the US National Team Development Program dominating the first round. It started with the expected first overall, Jack Hughes, going to the New
Blues Reaction To Winning Their First Stanley Cup Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 13, 2019June 15, 20190 Boston - - The 52-year Stanley Cup drought is over. The Blues beat the Bruins 4-1 in Game Seven. Brayden Schenn talked about finally winning the Stanley Cup: https://soundcloud.com/russ-cohen/brayden-schenn-talks-about-the-blues-stanley-cup-win Andy Cohen of Bravo Television fame talked about being a Blues fan and more: (Tyler Bozak and his dad to the left
Kaapo Kakko Has a lot of Mystique Heading Into the NHL Draft Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 10, 2019June 10, 20190 Kaapo Kakko is expected to be the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. Before you know it all the top prospects will be in Vancouver and the Finnish winger will be on full display. In the meantime, I found out he doesn’t currently speak English. I had questions