Toronto Maple Leafs shopping defenseman Luke Schenn
With a plethora of quality defensemen in Toronto and the recent return of veteran Mike Komisarek from a broken arm, GM Brian Burke is actively looking to trade on his…
James van Riemsdyk
Under-18 United States National Team Development Program: Repeat Offenders
When the United States U-18 National Development Team touched down in America, they did so as back-to-back champions of the Four Nations Cup. The tournament was held in Switzerland, featuring…
Are the Coyotes Right to Deny Kyle Turris’ Trade Request?
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Correspondent Throughout the history of professional sports, scores of athletes have demanded trades from their respective teams, and the responses that those clubs have given vary…
10 Thoughts from NHL’s 2011 Opening Night
Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist While it may not have the pageantry of the NFL’s opening Thursday night game, or the tradition of Opening Day in MLB, the start of…
Are the 2011-12 Philadelphia Flyers a Better Team? Top 5 Points Showing They Could Be
I have to admit while covering the final Flyers ugly playoff loss to the Boston Bruins last spring, I didn’t expect to be writing about a completely different team this…
2011/2012 NHL Season Predictions: Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference // Western Conference With most teams kicking off training camp this week, preseason hockey right around the corner and puck drop slightly less than a month away, you…
Five Players Primed For A Breakout Year
Not every player is capable of being a star the moment they step onto NHL ice like Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin. It takes most players two or three seasons…
With the Series Tied at 1-1, Are the Sabres Still the Underdogs?
Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette is an experienced NHL coach with a Stanley Cup ring from his time in Carolina (2006) and a trip to the Stanley Cup Final…
Red Hot in the Desert: Five Questions Facing the Phoenix Coyotes
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent With the 2010-11 season over a quarter of the way through, some distinctive trends are emerging in the NHL. Carey Price has been a nearly unstoppable…
Fantasy Hockey: Taking a Stand on Left Wings
In anticipation of the 2010-11 season, TheHockeyWriters.com has begun its fantasy preview. In the coming weeks, you can depend on us for rankings, sleepers, busts, and a “Taking a Stand”…
James van Riemsdyk: The 2010 Mini-Bio
In the Versus post-game interview following the Philadelphia Flyers’ seventh-game elimination of the Boston Bruins in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, Captain Mike Richards was asked what he thought was the…
USA Hockey Studs and Sleepers: The Olympic Team Starts to Take Shape
Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent Way back in August, when the temperature was still pleasant in the Chicagoland area, 34 of the best US born hockey players in the NHL gathered…