NHL Quarter-Pole Assessment Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 29, 2024November 29, 20240 It’s official. The 2024-25 NHL season is one-quarter of the way complete. As everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving meal and most presumably the leftovers, it’s important to take note of The NHL’s standings. Ever since the 2005-06 season, when shootouts were introduced, a touch over 75% of teams who find themselves
Special Feature: Father And Son NHL Scouting Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 3, 2024April 3, 20240 There’s nothing more important than family. Many have expressed this sentiment and it’s true; nothing in the world is more important than family. The great game of hockey has seen its fair share of familial ties throughout its history. In fact, some of the NHL’s most decorated players shared surnames like
Remembering Emile Francis Baseballology Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - February 19, 20220 Emile was my hockey friend. An NHL legend. Most notably with the New York Rangers front office from 1964-1976. He was the head coach and general manager for much of that time. We would have long chats about hockey and baseball. Everything he told me about hockey is in my
2022 Winter Classic Weather Update Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - December 27, 2021December 27, 20210 After attending many of the outdoor games and covering all of the Winter Classics, the most talked about subject is the weather! The 2022 Winter Classic may go down as the coldest on record. We all knew that Minnesota was cold, and now they may go down in the history
40 PLAYERS ELECT SALARY ARBITRATION Hockeyology by Sportsologist - July 5, 2019July 5, 20190 TORONTO (July 5, 2019) – The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced that 40 players have elected Salary Arbitration: Anaheim Ducks Chase De Leo Boston Bruins Danton Heinen Buffalo Sabres Remi Elie Jake McCabe Evan Rodrigues Linus Ullmark Calgary Flames Sam Bennett Ryan Lomberg David Rittich Rinat Valiev Carolina Hurricanes Anton Forsberg Brock McGinn Colorado Avalanche J.T. Compher Sheldon Dries Ryan Graves Dallas Stars Jason Dickinson Florida Panthers MacKenzie Weegar Los Angeles Kings Alex Iafallo Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Charles Hudon Artturi
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
Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou Could Soon Spark The Blues Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - August 28, 2018August 28, 20180 Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou will soon play together in the Traverse City Tournament. Before that begins they were both at the 2018 NHLPA Rookie Showcase having fun. “There’s a lot of good players here whether you play against them in juniors or world juniors or preseason games so it’s nice
Killer: My Life In Hockey – – Doug Gilmour reflects on his playing days in a new book Reviews by Stephen Laroche - November 3, 20170 Over the course of 20 NHL seasons, Doug Gilmour carved out a reputation as one of the game's top two-way forwards and he remains one of the most popular players of his generation nearly 15 years after retiring. His professional odyssey was marked with stints in seven different jerseys and along
Jori Lehtera Needed a Change of Scenery Uncategorized by Russ_Cohen - September 15, 20170 When the Flyers acquired Jori Lehtera in the Brayden Schenn deal back in June, some of the pundits who cover the team weren’t thrilled. I even read he was overpaid and not that good. I suspect that “hot take” will change. This version of the talented Finn is trimmer and
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
