Off-Season Options: Cody Hodgson a Toronto Maple Leaf? Brett Slawson | May 7, 2015 As the hockey world knows, the Toronto Maple Leafs have officially entered the re-building phase. Having failed to reach the playoffs in the past two seasons, while only reaching the post-season…
Speed & Skating Ability Catalysts to USA’s Success Joseph Vito DeLuca | May 6, 2015 Lo and behold, USA is undefeated through its first three games at the IIHF World Championship in Prague. Given the commentary in regards to the roster leading up to the…
Finland Shocked, Team USA Cruises to Victory Drew Weber | May 1, 2015 Team USA dominated Vezina Trophy candidate Pekka Rinne and the rest of the Finnish squad on route to a 5-1 victory in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The team, composed primarily of…
Team USA’s Lack of Stars Masks Exciting Squad Underneath Dustin Nelson | May 1, 2015 The 2015 IIHF World Championships are getting underway in Prague and Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The United States has a complicated relationship with the World Championships. Complicated in that…
Team USA Rich with College Talent Matthew Bowen | April 29, 2015 As THW contributor Drew Weber pointed out in his latest article, Team USA will be entering the IIHF World Championship Tournament with a mixed bag of established NHLers, along with…
2015 NHL Mock Draft: McDavid a McOiler Christopher Ralph | April 26, 2015 The drama of the draft lottery has now played out. We now know Connor McDavid will sport the copper and blue of the Edmonton Oilers. Unless something unforeseen occurs: McDavid pulls…
Are the Sabres Courting Jack Eichel? Michael Straw | April 22, 2015 When the Buffalo Sabres lost the NHL Draft Lottery to the Edmonton Oilers, the immediate attention went from dreaming of Connor McDavid to realizing Jack Eichel is bound for Buffalo.…
College Hockey’s Offseason Is Upon Us Eric Burton | April 21, 2015 The 2014-15 NCAA division I college hockey season is over. College hockey’s offseason is upon us. Each spring, I refer to the offseason as the silly season because it’s full of…
Sabres Lose Lottery; Rewarded With Jack Eichel Chad DeDominicis | April 19, 2015 The Buffalo Sabres learned what their unofficial reward will be for this season Saturday night. With the Edmonton Oilers winning the lottery and awarded the opportunity to select first overall…
Is Jack Eichel Returning to BU? Bill Schoeninger | April 18, 2015 At Friday night’s Friends of BU Hockey Awards Banquet, the awards portion of the night went along with no surprises. Jack Eichel won the Ed Carpenter Award for Most Points,…
Jack Eichel Tracker: Close, but No Cigar Bill Schoeninger | April 13, 2015 After dispatching the Yale Bulldogs and Minnesota-Duluth to win the Northeast Regional, the Terriers were set to face the University of North Dakota for the right to compete for an…
Penguins Potentially Gift Wrapping Oilers A Draft Lottery Pick Shane Sander | April 11, 2015 When the Pittsburgh Penguins traded their 2015 1st round selection to the Edmonton Oilers along with Rob Klinkhammer for David Perron no one was expecting a scenario where the then…