Winnipeg Jets Season Start – An Analysis
The Winnipeg Jets are 8 games into their comeback season and they sit at 2 wins – 5 losses – 1 OTL. A start that can be expected for a…
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Fantasy Chutes And Ladders Week Dos!
Welcome to Part Deux on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton…
Rangers Travel to Winnipeg: It’s Been A While
The New York Rangers will complete the final leg of their four-game trip across Western Canada tonight, traveling to the MTS Centre to face the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets (2-4-1),…
The Zoo Crew: NHL Mascots Speak Out
Among the usual emails about new sponsorships, roster moves and promotions was an AHL recall notice. This time it was from Winnipeg. Unlike the announcements about some phenom with a deadly arm or netminder with superhuman flexibility getting a seat at the big boys table, this press release reported the return of a familiar face to Manitoba’s professional hockey arena. Mick E. Moose would be stepping up as the Jets’ mascot.
Draft Class of 2011 Already Looking Good
By James Phieffer With the new NHL season underway, and all teams now having played a few games, it is interesting to see six of this past draft’s top picks…
From Abdelkader to Zuccarello – 20 October 2011
If you were in the Metro Detroit area over the last few days you may have had a run in with a Red Wing or two as they were out on their Hockeytown Thanks Tour. Players were seen around town including captain Nicklas Lidstrom making pizza’s at a local Little Caesers and Pavel Datsyuk serving coffee via the drive thru at Tim Horton’s:
Two Touching Rick Rypien Video Tributes
Rick Rypien, underrated as a player, much more underrated as a person. Not the biggest, strongest, most skillful or highest scoring players by any means but one of the toughest and…
There’s No Better Time Than Now
History is being made. Important milestones in the growth of this game are happening on the ice, in the stands and in offices all over the continent.
Jets Get Thrashed: Reaction to Hockey’s Return to Winnipeg
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent It was a day of mixed emotions for the hockey world on Sunday as hockey returned to the city of Winnipeg for the first time since…
Book Review: The Life and Times of the Golden Jet
The Devil and Bobby Hull: How Hockey’s Original Million-Dollar Man Became the Game’s Lost Legend By Gare Joyce. (2011, Mississauga, Ont.: John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 274.…
Top Ten Rookies To Watch In 2011-2012
Last year’s crop of rookies included the likes of Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin, Logan Couture and Calder Trophy winner Jeff Skinner. Here are ten first year players who should have…
Winnipeg Jets: The case for Mark Scheifele
It’s not secret Mark Scheifele has been a revelation for the Winnipeg Jets: his offensive awareness combined with his NHL caliber skating and hockey IQ have resulted in tremendous…