0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/13/2016
The hockey season is almost upon us and that means golf is going to take a back seat for a few short months. Before the season starts, William Nylander is going to get a few choice swings in by channeling Happy Gilmore.
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/12/2016
Junior hockey leagues all over North America are often overlooked due to so much coverage being placed on the “big leagues” such as the NHL and even the AHL. The BCHL produced multiple first-round picks this past year and continues to grow as a league. Jagger Williamson of the Vernon Vipers may end up being the next household […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/11/2016
Embarrassing a goalie is a tough, tough task. Players used to be able to perform a spin-o-rama and make a goaltender look silly. Now you have to deke someone out of their skates for it to happen. Anton Glinkin did just that to end a hockey game. It takes a lot of courage to attempt what […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/10/2016
We all knew that USA vs. Canada was going to be a rough and tumble affair regardless of the exhibition title. We saw it with the Ryan Kesler hit on Shea Weber and I am sure we will see it again during the actual tournament. A hit planted on Logan Couture by T.J. Oshie may have […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/7/2016
How cool would it be for Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon to come to your street hockey game? They did just that in this Tim Hortons ad and oddly enough it was MacKinnon who took it to Crosby. Who would’ve thought that the advantage on the pavement was in MacKinnon’s favor?
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One of the best parts of taking in sports is the escape it gives you from everything else in life. In a cruel twist of fate, five years ago Lokomotiv Yaroslavl lost their entire team on a flight while traveling to play the game that they loved. To honor those that had passed, Team Russia held […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/1/2016
Hockey players are damn tough. It doesn’t matter what happens to them, they always seem to spring back up. Jay Rosehill wasn’t an exception to this rule when he took a slapshot to the face during an EIHL game.
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 8/31/2016
A lot of teams are celebrating their heritage this year, which means lots of jerseys are being unveiled. Some have been good and some have been bad. When the Philadelphia Flyers unveiled their own creation, the consensus was that the jerseys were less than stellar.
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After complaints about low goal scoring in hockey, it seemed like changes were going to be inevitable. We even covered it back in March when the league said they would be changing equipment for this upcoming season. They were hopeful to implement it for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, but now it looks like any […]
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Everyone, including hockey players and hockey media, love Bruce Springsteen. I don’t know whether it is a nostalgia kick or something else, but everyone seemingly loves him. Jakub Voracek on the other hand really loves him as evidenced by the video below.
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 8/30/2016
Statues are normally reserved for legendary figures that changed a sport. Like Michael Jordan outside of the United Center in Chicago or Wayne Gretzky outside of Rexall Place in Edmonton. So why the hell did a team in the KHL decide to make a statue for a cat outside of their arena? It may have […]
BUFFALO, NY – JUNE 24: Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill is pictured during round one of the 2016 NHL Draft on June 24, 2016 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 8/29/2016
As the league begins to embrace analytical approaches, some are still doing it better than others. You have the obvious teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers and Arizona Coyotes buying in, but maybe it is time to include the Dallas Stars on that list. Jim Nill, the current general manager of the Dallas […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 8/28/2016
Hockey has a tough time generating interest despite the fast nature of the sport. Sometimes you have to think outside the box to get attention. In the case of HC Davos of the Swiss National League A, they decided to do ridiculous headshots. The results are definitely mixed, but they’re certainly unique.
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 8/27/2016
If you watch any hockey, you know how tough the internal dialogue can be when watching fighting. While they are doing it for our entertainment, the people doing it are still people. The damage that is done when fighting can sometimes last a lifetime. In the trailer for Ice Guardians, a documentary about the perils […]
LAS VEGAS, NV – FEBRUARY 10: Fidelity National Financial Inc. Chairman and President of Hockey Vision Las Vegas Bill Foley speaks during a news conference at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino announcing the launch of a season ticket drive to try to gauge if there is enough interest in Las Vegas to support an NHL team on February 10, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Las Vegas franchise would play in a USD 375 million, 20,000-seat arena being built on the Strip by MGM Resorts International and AEG that is scheduled to open in the spring of 2016. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 8/26/2016
It has always been the desire of the Las Vegas NHL team to somehow have the word “Knights” somewhere in their name. The owner, Bill Foley, is a graduate of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, and he wanted to name his team after his alma mater. After some hemming and hawing, he […]
