Blittner’s Blue Line: Finally! Golden Again! Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - February 22, 2026February 22, 20260 G-d Bless The USA and Jack Hughes! For the first time since February 1980, Team USA has won gold at the Winter Olympics in men’s ice hockey. Sunday, in Milano, Italy, at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, Team USA and Team Canada met on the ice for a chance to compete
Olympic Rosters Have Always Created Debate Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - January 2, 2026January 2, 20260 For as long as I’ve watched the Olympics, there has always been some kind of bickering over rosters for a variety of sports. Hockey is a lightning rod for the Winter version. USA Hockey has always followed a “team building” formula, and the last time I looked, the last one
Blittner’s Blue Line: FINALLY, Team USA Wins Gold And The Islanders Get Their Man Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - May 27, 2025May 27, 20250 “USA! USA! USA!” How apropos that on Memorial Day Weekend, Team USA ended its 92-year drought to win Gold at the IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship. Tage Thompson of the Buffalo Sabres, scored the overtime “Golden Goal” to give The USA its first championship at the event since 1933. And
Both Teams are Playing For Country Tonight Hockeyology by Sportsologist - February 20, 2025February 20, 20250 If you love Canada, great. If you live in the United States, great. If you are neither and just a hockey fan, get ready for something special tonight in Boston. Here is a Four Nations primer:
4 Nations: Canada’s Second Chance Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - February 17, 2025February 17, 20250 DO OR DIE! That is what Monday’s Four Nations Face-Off Tournament game between Canada and Finland was. The 1 PM game between The Great White North and The Finns had a little bit of everything. Each team needed a regulation win (three points) to clinch a spot in Thursday’s Championship game
Blittner’s Blue Line: Cap Circumvention, Plus World Juniors And More Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - January 8, 2025January 8, 20250 Sorry, Larry David, but we’re wishing everyone a late Happy New Year! After all, it’s best to get the niceties out of the way before we dig into the trenches. Over the weekend, The NHL received a metaphorical “challenge” from one of its clubs, The Anaheim Ducks. Frank Vatrano and the
Day 2 Team USA Camp Hunches Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - December 14, 2021December 14, 20210 Plymouth, PA – Team USA is getting closer to revealing the lines and announcing the camp cuts. There’s one more practice on Tuesday and a morning session on Wednesday but the camp cuts could come Tuesday evening. Here are some of my best guesses. Best players in camp: Matty Beniers (Kraken) and
2006 WJC Flashback – – Another Day in Vancouver – – Diary of a Hockey Writer Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - April 21, 20200 It’s another rainy day in Vancouver. I think that should be a song. Folks here boast about the warm weather (40 degrees) but forget to tell you it’s a rainforest!! Moving on I had a chance to take in my first-ever World Junior Championship game last night. Actually in the
