Blittner’s Blue Line: Tom Renney Talks Evolution Of Coaching And USA Hockey

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by Matthew Blittner - August 20, 2025August 20, 20250

In the world of Hockey, there are some people who, when they speak, you just listen. They just know what they are talking about and have the knowledge and experience that makes what they say invaluable. Former NHL Coach and Hockey Canada Executive Tom Renney is one such person who, whenever

Blittner’s Blue Line: Hockey Canada Trial Fallout

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by Matthew Blittner - July 29, 2025July 29, 20250

It’s a slippery slope from here. For those of you confused by that statement, I’m referring to the not-guilty verdict handed down late last week in the Hockey Canada Trial. There are lots of opinions about what happened and rightly so, but we’re not going to get into those too much.

4 Nations: The Day Before

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by Matthew Blittner - February 19, 2025February 19, 20250

Almost there! Thursday night is officially within shouting distance and the intensity between Team Canada and Team USA is bubbling up. Should we expect three fights in nine seconds to open the game? NO! But we CAN expect plenty of hard checks and a whole lot of emotional intensity. Both teams

Get to Know Carson Bjarnason

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by Peter Harling - July 3, 2023November 15, 20230

The Philadelphia Flyers selected 6-3 goalie Carson Bjarnason with the 51st overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. This is what you need to know about this player. With a name like Bjarnson, if you do not know where he is from you might assume he is a Swede. But

How Owen Power and Jake Sanderson Lead Their Teams in Different Ways

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by Russ_Cohen - December 26, 2021December 26, 20210

This article was inspired by a tweet from Shawn Simpson. This is the kind of excitement that the 2022 World Junior Championship is bringing, and it’s early. https://twitter.com/TSNSimmer/status/1475279011710480386 Having seen both players and how they interact with their teams. Here’s what I have to say about this. First off, hat trick aside, and

The World Juniors Could Launch Dylan Cozens Next Step

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by Russ_Cohen - December 19, 2020December 20, 20200

Dylan Cozens is now a part of Team Canada’s leadership group. He will wear the “A” for the 2021 World Junior Championship along with Bowen Byram. Both are so close to seeing NHL minutes, and Cozens could take a good tournament right into training camp for the Buffalo Sabres and

Dylan Holloway May Change Some Opinions Closer To The 2020 NHL Draft

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by Russ_Cohen - October 4, 2020October 4, 20200

Dylan Holloway starred in the AJHL for the Okotoks Oilers. In his last season where he had 40 goals and 88 points in 53 games. After that, he was off to the University of Wisconsin. Don’t get caught up in his offensive numbers (17 pts in 35 GP) or lack thereof.