2017 NHL Draft My Top 45 Rankings Version 2.0 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 13, 2017June 13, 20170 Nolan Patrick – 6-2, 199 - C – He plays a heavy game and gets better as the game goes on. Good on draws. Good stick on defense. Works hard in the corners. Excellent passer. Smooth skater gets in on the net quickly. Nico Hischier – 6-1.5, 178 –
Hainsey Has an Interesting Role with Pittsburgh Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - May 31, 20170 Pittsburgh - - When you talk about the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, Kris Letang is a name that always comes up. Right now the Penguins best defenseman is on the shelf and won’t be making a Stanley Cup appearance. When the injury occurred Penguins GM Jim Rutherford sprang into
Noel Hoefenmayer Will Play the Waiting Game at the NHL Draft Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - May 29, 2017May 29, 20170 Noel Hoefenmayer is an offensive defenseman who is currently playing for the Ottawa 67’s in the OHL. His measurables are good at 6-0, 190 pounds so there are plenty of teams that may have him on their draft boards as we inch closer to the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old
2017 NHL Expansion Draft Thoughts Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - May 3, 20170 How many people think this expansion team, the Las Vegas Golden Knights, will have the best roster in the history of expansion teams? I don’t share that opinion. The biggest reason why is the fact that the NHL’s general managers are so sharp, too sharp, to hand over top-notch players
2017 NHL Draft My Top 45 Rankings Version 1.0 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 21, 2017June 11, 20170 2017 NHL Draft My Top 45 Rankings Version 1.0 Nolan Patrick – 6-3, 198 - C – He plays a heavy game and gets better as the game goes on. Good on draws. Good stick on defense. Works hard in the corners. Excellent passer. Smooth skater gets in on the
Sebastian Aho – – This Season Was a Nice Surprise Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 10, 2017April 10, 20170 Philadelphia - - Most people knew that Sebastian Aho had a boatload of talent even though the Carolina Hurricanes were lucky enough to draft him 35th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. It happens. The draft is a fluid situation and teams go by their boards and not enough
Princeton Advances to Play Union – Here Are Some Players Who Stood Out Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - March 6, 2017March 6, 20170 Princeton - - In a thrilling three-game series at Baker Rink, here are some players I really liked. Princeton – Eric Robinson – Junior – 6-2, 200 – LW – He skates well and enters the zone quickly. Sometimes to fire off a hard wrist shot and other times looking to make
Rewind: Notes From The USHL Atlantic Challenge 2013 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - March 1, 20170 Hackensack, NJ -- I was watching a very action-packed game between the USHL’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. the Waterloo Black Hawks. The level of play in the USHL continues to get better and Canadian snobs will always say their leagues are better, right now they are but who knows what
1983 – The Blues Make History By Not Attending The NHL Draft Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - January 24, 2017February 19, 20220 Why would a team not attend the NHL Draft? That’s one of the best ways to improve your franchise but at the time the owners, Ralston Purina, felt differently. It doesn’t make sense. Even if you intend on selling the team wouldn’t it have been easier to sell if they
The Ultimate Russ Cohen Resource Center Uncategorized by Russ_Cohen - January 17, 20170 For those of you who ask me where to buy my book? Here are the titles and where you can get them. 100 Ranger Greats - This is currently out of print. But you can find it. Barnes and Noble has a great out of print section as well. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/100-ranger-greats-russ-cohen/1103240578 Philadelphia Flyers - Images
