Three Top QMJHL Players Compete in Playoff Series
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) had a pretty good looking regular season this year and they’re already half way through the first-round of the 2016 playoff series. The…
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Bean Jr: Top Defenceman Started from the Bottom
Three years ago he was overlooked by all 21 WHL teams. They were too busy selecting more than 200 players over 12 rounds at the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft to notice a…
Stanley Cup Success Blueprint: Operation Rebirth
Dr. Abraham Erskine was the German Scientist responsible for creating the ‘Super Soldier Serum’ in the Captain America movie. Rogers – a weakling, had tried six different times to enlist…
OHL Cup: Slow Start Sparks a Weiss Debut
It’s day five of the 2016 OHL Cup hockey showcase tournament today and the Toronto Red Wings (ranked second place in the Subban Division) played the Don Mills Flyers (ranked…
OHL Cup: Barrie Jr. Colts Win in Overtime
Today is the fourth day of the 2016 OHL Cup showcase tournament, a hockey tournament filled with 15 and 16-year-old boys from the 20 top Minor Midget AAA teams in…
European Players Invade College Hockey
The business of hockey is changing in so many ways and so is its role in our culture. Hockey’s presence in the NCAA is just one of these changes and it’s…
The Goalie Who Keeps on Giving
Have you seen him in person? He’s quite the specimen to look at and that really helps when it comes to developing a world class goalie. Mackenzie Blackwood of the…
Hockey IQ: Choosing When to Battle
Los Angeles Kings’ defenseman Drew Doughty might have been the last Kings’ defenseman to hold the Stanley Cup after winning the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Championship, but he certainly won’t…
Change Of Scenery Appeals to LA Kings’ Prospect
The Los Angeles Kings are known for developing prospects through the draft, but when it comes to Damir Sharipzyanov, they sought a change of scenery. Sharipzyanov is a Russian Defenseman…
Kings’ Prospects Reign in the Ontario Hockey League
On January 9, 2015, he was acquired by the Oshawa Generals from the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and became their leading scorer for the 2014-15 playoffs.…
European Defenseman Reaches the Hockey Bar
“He’s a pretty sharp-dressed guy”, Kris Knoblauch says with a chuckle. Knoblauch is the Head Coach of the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Erie Otters and he’s referring to defenseman Erik…
The Commonalities Between Kings’ Prospects
So he’s a Kings’ prospect, but he has Futa pick written all over him and that’s a big deal. Michael Futa is the VP of Hockey Operations and Director of…