THW 2011 NHL Draft Final Rankings – Top 210 Christopher Ralph | June 14, 2011 The 2011 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 24-25th in St. Paul, Minnesota. Once again, you have to love the dates – the 24th and 25th representing hockey’s version…
Columbus Blue Jackets 2011 Off-Season Darren Coslov | June 1, 2011 At last, the Atlanta Thrashers will re-locate to the city of Winnipeg. After several months on edge, Thrasher nation will lose their National Hockey League Franchise due to financial constraint…
Fredrik Modin retires Darren Coslov | May 19, 2011 Calling it a career is exactly what Fredrik Modin had in mind this morning. Although most would label it as a career involving dreams that came true. When Modin officially…
Patrick Koudys: The Next Draft Steal? Patrick Kearns | May 19, 2011 Fans of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers should be incredibly optimistic about the team’s bright future. At the forefront of that future is draft eligible defenseman Patrick Koudys. Koudys helped…
Lifting The Shroud In Columbus — The Prologue Jeff Little | April 3, 2011 If you dig into your copy of Websters, or perhaps the Oxford English Dictionary, you’ll find that shroud is defined specifically as a cloth or garment used to wrap a…
Mathieu Darche: Inspirational Journeyman Plays Key Role for Habs Steven Hindle | March 28, 2011 It took him 13 years and 795 games but Mathieu Darche has become a key member of the Montreal Canadiens and an inspiration for hockey players everywhere…
It’s A Good Fit For Upshall/Columbus Rick Gethin | March 16, 2011 Columbus, OH – By Rick Gethin Eight games after he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets from the Phoenix Coyotes, forward Scottie Upshall has quickly become a…
Missing The Point — Shootout Style Jeff Little | March 16, 2011 For teams like the Columbus Blue Jackets, struggling to stay alive in the playoff race, focus tends to turn to that one thing — that single, identifiable statistic — that…
For Columbus, It’s An Uphill Climb Rick Gethin | March 14, 2011 “Our goal is still to make the playoffs. We need to pull off some huge wins.” ~ Columbus Blue Jackets Captain, Rick Nash With just 14 games…
Sticks and Stitch: A New Tradition Is Woven Into the Fabric of NHL Culture Jas Faulkner | March 7, 2011 by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent A peek inside the door of one of the livlier gatherings at Bridgestone Arena would reveal something other than the usual conference rooms full of fans in matching t shirts for a…
An Ice Mountain To Climb Jeff Little | March 5, 2011 Despite the hanging of black crepe by the gloomier elements of the Columbus Blue Jackets fan base, the team is not out of playoff contention, despite garnering just 1 of…
Old, New & Missing Pieces . . .A Puzzle for Howson & Columbus Jeff Little | February 15, 2011 As the Columbus Blue Jackets enter the last 40% of the season, they teeter on the edge of viability in the playoff race. It has been a season that has…