Russell Bowie: The Pre-NHL Wayne Gretzky
Before the days of Wayne Gretzky shattering every scoring record in the NHL books, there was Gordie Howe, who, on the day of retirement, was the highest scoring player in…
Before the days of Wayne Gretzky shattering every scoring record in the NHL books, there was Gordie Howe, who, on the day of retirement, was the highest scoring player in…
* originally written in Feb. 2015 In terms of the “big 4” sports in the US, it’s no secret that the NHL lags far behind in 4th. The most recent…
Hockey is a great sport. For my money, it’s the best sport in the world in terms of action and the community it creates. Despite all the great things it…
In each playoff round, there are a few performances that end up defining each series. On the winning side, a star usually shines as they are expected or an unsung…
Coming into the 2015-16 NHL season, if you had told New York Rangers fans that they would win just one playoff game before being bounced in the first round, they…
In Philadelphia’s 2-0 Game one loss to the Capitals on Thursday, Dave Hakstol’s Flyers were gifted three power play opportunities in the first period. It represented a golden chance for Philadelphia to get…
On the eve of opening night of the 2015-16 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the pundits are all getting their picks in, and making predictions in their brackets to guess who will…
On Monday April 11th, 2016, the Philadelphia sports community suffered a terrible loss when Ed Snider passed away at the age of 83 after a fight with bladder cancer. Words…
Unrestricted free agency in the salary cap era has become a very different animal than the free agency we knew in the pre-cap era. Very rarely these days do teams…
As you’ve surely heard by now, for the first time since 1970, there will not be a single Canadian team in the NHL playoffs this season. Canadian teams in the…
With BU’s 2015-16 season coming to an end last weekend at the hands of the Denver Pioneers, it’s time to look forward to what is to come next season for…
Mike Milbury is no stranger to dishing out scalding hot takes. He spews opinions with no regard for the facts on a regular basis, but his insistence that Steve Mason…