Blittner’s Blue Line: FINALLY, Team USA Wins Gold And The Islanders Get Their Man

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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