Kids Are Big Winners at Penguins Free Game Lee C.J. Sobotka | September 27, 2015 The Saturday afternoon preseason contest between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Columbus Blue Jackets was the 4th annual “Free Game For Kids” day at Consol Energy Center. The atmosphere was incredible…
Camp Blackhawks Week One: This Counselor’s Favorites Rick Rischall | September 25, 2015 Chicago Blackhawks training camp is one week old. Despite the fact that it is still early in camp, here are the counselor (okay my) favorites thus far: Goalies No competition here.…
Why Timeouts Are Now a Coach’s Worst Nightmare Matt Brauckmann | September 24, 2015 There once was a time in the NHL where the timeout held little weight. Coaches would use them to regroup the team or maybe rejuvenate players after a series of…
Nashville Predators Will Win the Central Division Colin Fitts | September 23, 2015 If there was ever a year for the Nashville Predators to make its mark as an elite franchise in the NHL, this is it. Predators general manager David Poile put…
How to Come Up With a Great Fantasy Hockey Team Name Dan Mount | September 23, 2015 The National Hockey League preseason has arrived and people and fantasy hockey comes to mind. People are setting their draft times, pouring over draft guides and rankings, asking our experts…
Top 5 Pending UFAs Likely to Switch NHL Teams in 2015-16 Ryan Szporer | September 23, 2015 As big-name pending free agents like Steven Stamkos and Anze Kopitar make headlines every other day with updates on the status of their likely eventual contract extensions, some stars are…
Does Preseason Success Translate Into the Regular Season? Devin Slawson | September 21, 2015 With NHL action finally taking place this week in the form of preseason hockey, fans are getting extremely anxious for the start of the 2015-16 regular season. It is the first…
Chicago Blackhawks: Two-Line Pass Time! Rick Rischall | September 19, 2015 Good day Blackhawks fans and happy Hockey is Back Time! Today I roll out the debut of an occasional column I will call “The Two-Line Pass.” For those of you…
Steve Mason is an Elite Goaltender Michael Pityk | September 18, 2015 Over four years ago, the Philadelphia Flyers traded their backup goaltender, Sergei Bobrovsky, to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The next year, the Flyers acquired a goaltender from the Blue Jackets by…
Does Rising Salary Cap Mean a Rise in PTO’s? Colton Davies | September 18, 2015 Training camp begins this week for NHL teams, and 23 teams will have free agents attending on professional tryout contracts, totally over 65 players. Some notable tryout players include Curtis Glencross,…
Which Month Will Be the Dallas Stars’ Toughest? Taylor Raglin | September 15, 2015 With just under a month remaining before the Dallas Stars host the Pittsburgh Penguins in the team’s first regular-season matchup, hockey fans find themselves sitting squarely in the last offseason…
Five Players Most Likely to Become Stars in 2015-16 James Tanner | September 15, 2015 Every fall hockey writers from around the continent sit down with their laptops and attempt to prophesize the upcoming season. While I am no better or worse at it than…