Third Liners Excelling Early Cody Royle | October 16, 2013 They are known as the unglamorous. They are the guys who are expected to do the dirty work. They are more known as the checking line, more defensive blanket than…
Don Cherry’s Dream: Canadian Provincial Cup Cody Royle | September 22, 2013 Don Cherry is known for being an outspoken advocate of Ontario hockey players, a stance which led to a well known feud with Brian Burke. The truth is Ontario does provide…
To Reclaim its Past Glory, Les Glorieux Must First Reclaim the Past Ari Grief | June 1, 2013 Hockey is an emotional game. A game can turn on a dime from momentum swings caused by a bruising body check, a great save or even a passionate chant from the…
Anthony Duclair – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile THW Archives | May 8, 2013 Watching your name drop in the rankings from month to month can never be easy. More so if your name was being mentioned as a possible 1st round draft pick.…
Fighting in Hockey – A Fan’s Struggle Mark Ascione | March 11, 2013 Twenty-six seconds into a game between Ottawa and Toronto, a hockey fight occurred (warning, this video may disturb some viewers). I’ve been watching hockey for close to 40 years. Growing…
The Death of the Hurry Up Face-off Anton Tibaldi | February 19, 2013 A few years ago, the NHL made a number of minor rule changes in an attempt to speed up the game. Perhaps the most direct attempt at reducing the…
Cherries of Wrath: Don Cherry Agrees with Burke Firing Stephen Stoneman | January 26, 2013 When the 2012-13 NHL Lockout came to a close, players, fans and the like were all happy to have hockey back. But for the true north strong and free, Canadian…
Don Cherry Thinks Roberto Luongo Would Pass On The Maple Leafs Mark Ritter | November 6, 2012 With the NHL still in full lockout mode everything is pretty quiet. That is unless your name is Don Cherry! Cherry, who has managed to stay in the headlines…
The Five Most Ridiculous Jerseys of All-Time K. Ross Read | November 2, 2012 With the advent of the internet, most hockey fans have now seen dozens of articles listing the ugliest jerseys of all-time. We are quite familiar with the usual suspects, from…
Don Cherry on NHL Players in the KHL Kaylyn Neely | October 19, 2012 As long as NHL lockout negotiations has the NHL and the NHLPA fighting like an old married couple, there is no Coach’s Corner for Don Cherry to let people know…
Sour Grapes: Don Cherry Is Biased Against The Maple Leafs Mark Ritter | October 3, 2012 In a not so surprising move, hockey personalty and former NHL coach Don Cherry called out the Toronto Maple Leafs organization on Twitter Tuesday over the treatment of prospect Nazem…
Dispatches From Planet Hockey: See U In Buffalo Edition Jas Faulkner | September 26, 2012 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor BEGIN DISPATCH::TERRESTRIAL TIMESTAMP NINER-TWO-SIX-NINER-FIVE-SIX-GEE MINUS SIX “We’re going to be watching a lot of hockey, come October.” That rather optimistic statement came from Phil Housley,…