Swiss Hockey – An Analysis Of The Swiss NLA
Swiss hockey is becomming a big deal. The NHL sets the bar high as far as talent and wages go but hockey is also a serious business throughout Europe. The…
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Ryan Kesler: The Rise Of A Superstar
NUMBER: 17 POSITION: CENTRE HEIGHT: 6′ 2″ WEIGHT: 195 SHOOTS: RIGHT BIRTHDATE: AUG 31, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: LIVONIA, MI, UNITED STATES If any true hockey fan doesn’t recognize the name…
Looking back at 2010 for the Chicago Blackhawks
For Chicago Blackhawks fans, 2010 has held the ultimate hockey high of winning the Stanley Cup, but also some punishing lows. Here’s a look back at 2010 – the good,…
Hockey — Not Cancer — On Henderson’s Mind: Anniversary Of THE Goal
Christopher Ralph is a senior sportswriter here at THW specializing in covering NHL prospects and the entry draft. Either I have forgotten or somehow the news eluded me…
One on One with Team USA Defenseman Angela Ruggiero
By Rick Gethin Four-time Olympic hockey medalist. Four-time NCAA All-American. Named Top Defenseman too many times to mention. Author of Breaking the Ice: My Journey to Olympic Hockey, the…
Must See Olympic Themed Videos
Christopher Ralph is a sportswriter with a focus on hockey prospects, the entry draft, as well as occasional Flames coverage here at THW. While the two videos I’m about…
Team Canada’s Gold Medal Win
Not since the eighth and final game of the 1972 Russia-Canada Series has there been such bubbly excitement and nervous anticipation as there was for Sunday’s Olympic Gold Medal final. …
Jagr to the Oilers?
There have been rumors circulating in the past few months that Edmonton might be targeting former NHL superstar Jaromir Jagr. Recently at the Olympic games, Jagr stated that once his…
Hitting in Womens Hockey?
The Olympic hockey games have been nothing shy of amazing for fans. The USA and Canada’s women’s teams have dominated and will play each other for the gold medal today. …
Dan Boyle’s cheap shot!
By Jon Gabrielle Special to The Hockey Writers By now, if you were one of the eleven million Canadians, excluding a world-wide audience, that watched Team Canada’s thrashing of the Russian Olympic…
‘Super Sunday’ Shows Hockey At Its Finest (No Fights?)
By Mike Colligan Despite the morning-after frenzy following Team USA’s 5-3 victory over Team Canada, Sunday’s game was not quite “the biggest Olympic hockey upset since the Miracle on Ice”.…
Has NBC Gone Too Far In the Crosby/Ovechkin Rivalry?
Aside from the fact that I already despise the media-created rivalry between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, it annoys me greatly that they have decided to bring the “rivalry” to…