Blittner’s Blue Line: Hagens’ Helpers Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 29, 2025December 29, 20250 With the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship underway, this is a reminder that you don’t have to be an NHLer to make a difference in people’s lives. Team USA is the reigning champion and they currently have a player on their team who is contributing plenty on the ice, but
Blittner’s Blue Line: Team USA GM Bill Guerin Talks Olympic Decisions Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 6, 2025December 6, 20250 The 2026 Winter Olympics are just two months away and yet, there’s still a lot to do before we get there. Regarding the men’s ice hockey tournament, each team will announce its roster around the start of the new year, which means there are still several decisions left to be
4 Nations: The Day Before Hockeyology 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
Cole McKinney’s Draft Stock Should be Rising Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - January 16, 2025January 16, 20250 Cole McKinney is getting ready to play in the All-American Game. He’s a fast, talented center and after this game, I suspect that many others will look at him differently. I feel like this prospect’s game has gotten better and better. Does that mean more teams will move him up
Blittner’s Blue Line: Bill Guerin Talks Four Nations Tournament Team USA Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - October 29, 2024October 29, 20240 It’s not quite The Olympics, but The Four Nations Tournament is an international competition and it’s fast approaching. Due to the geopolitical state of the world – the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine – The NHL cannot currently put together a full World Cup of Hockey. However, The League
Jake Sanderson Has Been Impactful with Ottawa Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - December 7, 2022December 7, 20220 Jake Sanderson has been as good as I thought he would be in his first NHL season. We are only 25 games into it and yet, I feel like he’s going to get better rather than hit a wall. The Ottawa Senators are lucky to have him. He’s already the top-scoring
Some 2023 Draft Eligible Players To Watch in the 2022 World Junior Championship Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - August 8, 2022August 8, 20220 All eyes will be on Connor Bedard. He’s the most heavily scouted player since Connor McDavid. He gets people out of their seats and it only takes one of his significant shifts. The problem is, that he rarely has a bad shift. He’s obviously great. Here are a few others. Dalibor
How Owen Power and Jake Sanderson Lead Their Teams in Different Ways Hockeyology 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
Team USA Has Work To Do Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - December 29, 20200 Fans can celebrate the 7-0 win against the Czech Republic, but the team won’t be patting themselves on the back for winning a game that they were supposed to win. Sure, they scored seven goals, but this team has a lot of work to do if they want to win
Jackson LaCombe Would Be an Asset For Team USA Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - December 10, 20200 Jackson LaCombe is finally on USA Hockey’s radar. Radar for elite players that is. He was never on the U18 teams, and he didn’t play for the NTDP, but now he’s in the running to fill a roster spot on the 2021 World Junior Championship roster. Last year at the University
