Blittner’s Blue Line: NJ Devils, Sports World And More Support Movember Cause Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 18, 2024November 18, 20240 t’s time to get serious. As a column, Blittner’s Blue Line tries to bring you informative and fun stories, information and analysis from all corners of the hockey world. But this week we’re going to step outside that box and talk about a very serious issue. Men’s mental health and suicide prevention. Millions
Steve Stirling Shares Scouting Wisdom Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - October 26, 2024October 26, 20240 You never know who you’re going to run into. Whether you’re in a supermarket, taking a walk on the water, or at a hockey game, always be prepared for who you may encounter. A lot of times, at NHL games, those unexpected encounters will be with rival scouts or executives.
That’s A Wrap For The Devils Uncategorized by Matthew Blittner - April 16, 2024April 16, 20240 To borrow a phrase from Shakespeare, “to be, or not to be, that is the question.” In this particular case, that question was: would the Devils play the role of spoilers with the Islanders looking to clinch a playoff berth? Monday night, in New Jersey’s season finale, the already eliminated Devils
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
The Flyers Are Playing the Long Game with Patrick Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - February 12, 20180 Earlier this season there was a lot of “talk” around how much better Nico Hischier was compared to Nolan Patrick. The Devils had a shot at both and chose the Swiss player first overall. The Flyers chose the Canadian with the second overall pick in 2017. Patrick started out slow
Metropolitan Division NHL Draft Review Hockeyology by Anthony Mingioni - June 27, 2017June 27, 20172 The Metropolitan Division was the NHL’s most competitive division last season and the movement leading up to and through the NHL’s two days in Chicago certainly proved that the arms race between those eight clubs as New Jersey and Philadelphia owned the top two selections and added major pieces, while
2017 NHL Draft Shows and Interviews Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 18, 20170 Here is the most recent Off The Post, where Russ, Anthony and Mike talk about some of the more interesting prospects in the 2017 NHL Draft: https://audioboom.com/posts/6026151-off-the-post-expansion-draft-and-nhl-draft-edition Here is an interview Russ had on Stellick and Simmer: https://audioboom.com/posts/6023331-russ-cohen-on-stellick-and-simmer-talking-nhldraft-drouin-sergachev-nhlcombineresults Hockey Prospect Radio NHL Combine Show with Shane Malloy and Russ Cohen: http://www.tsn.ca/radio/vancouver-1040-i-1410/schedule/hockey-prospect-radio-1.566301 Vaakanainen photo by Sportsology
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 –
2017 NHL Draft Profiles – – Casey Mittelstadt, Luke Martin and Keith Petruzzelli Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - May 23, 20170 Casey Mittelstadt may be the player with the highest upside in the Top 10. We know what Nolan Patrick and Nico Hischier can do. They have upside but a lot of what you can see is very measurable. The talented center hasn’t played a lot of games so there is a
2017 NHL Draft – – My Top 30 Rankings – – Version 2.0 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 5, 2017June 11, 20171 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 net quickly. Nico Hischier – 6-0, 174 –
