The Zibanejad Question: To play or not to play
The Ottawa Senators have had a very successful season. And I say this before the playoffs have even begun. There’s really not many teams that would consider just inching into…
Mika Zibanejad
The Prospect Report: Mika Zibanejad
Mika Zibanejad DOB: April 18, 1993 NHL Rights: Ottawa Senators Drafted: 1st round (6th overall) 2011 Height: 6′ Weight: 176 lbs Position: Centre ◊◊◊◊ Zibanejad, an 18…
The Prospect Panel: From Ryan Ellis To Mark Scheifele
Welcome to The Prospect Panel. Each week, three of our prospect writers will be answering your questions, as well as some that many people will be wanting to have answers…
World Juniors: Team Sweden Makes History In Gold Medal Win Over Russia
Calgary – “The Russians are coming!” historic phrase is often burrowed for sports analogies. In the gold medal battle between Sweden and Russia Thursday night at the Saddledome, it was…
Top Prospect Nail Yakupov injures knee, will miss at least a month
Yesterday night, Sweden won World Junior Championship gold for the first time in 31 years with a 1-0 overtime victory over Russia in a tremendous game that saw everything from great…
Looking At Sweden’s World Junior Roster
Sweden consistently sends high-quality hockey teams to all international tournaments they participate in. Whether it’s the Olympics, World Championships, or the World Juniors, they’re teams always push for a medal.…
5 Players To Watch In The 2012 World Juniors
Every sports fan loves when their country excels in international competition, and every hockey fan especially loves it when their country excels in the World Juniors. It seems that in…
Ottawa Senators – Top 5 Prospects
When the Senators fell in the rankings last season, it certainly wasn’t into a nice, big, fluffy pile of feathers. It was more like hitting a rut in the…
5 Predictions for the 2011-2012 Ottawa Senators
With NHL training camps opening in less than a month, the thoughts of puck heads turn to all matters icebound. The local magazine racks are rifled in search of the…
NHL Draft Day One 2011 – Reactions: Trades Galore and Team Grades
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, MN – The 2011 NHL Entry Draft got off to a pretty tame start in the Twin Cities. Other than the trade that sent…
2011 NHL Entry Draft Guide – The Next Ones
This marks the third year my annual monster draft preview has been hosted here at The Hockey Writers (THW). This year also features integral contributions from Brian Huddle, Jeff Blay…
2011 NHL Entry Draft: Round One Mock Draft – Bob Mand
We’re steadily approaching the hour when all this talk, all this speculation that surrounds and permeates the 2011 NHL Draft becomes moot. The first round is less than 40 hours…