Islanders Season in Review
Each April, Islanders fans of late are stuck watching the best hockey on Earth without their beloved team being involved. Missing the playoffs has been a reoccurring theme for the New York Islanders since…
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The 10 Best Names In The NHL
It seems that everywhere you go, there is always someone who has one of those names that makes you think, “Wow, that’s an awesome name!” Sometimes it’s the kid who…
Islanders Take Part One Of Devils Trilogy
Just when you think the Islanders season is over and you start eyeing potential draft picks, they go out and pick up two big wins this weekend. As it stands…
Hockey in Switzerland: NLA, NHL and World Juniors Updates
Updates for Swiss Hockey in the NLA, NHL and the upcoming World Junior’s.
Can Nino Niederreiter Turn the Islanders Season Around?
After a 3-1-0 start the New York Islanders quickly went on a downward spiral going 2-7-3 in their last 12 games, reminiscent of their awful 21 game stretch last season.…
Deja Vu for the New York Islanders?
Coming into this season two things the Islanders stressed were stay healthy, and get off to a fast start. Besides Nino Niederreiter’s groin injury the team has been relatively healthy,…
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…
Swiss Hockey – An Analysis Of The Swiss NLA
Swiss hockey is becomming a big deal. The NHL sets the bar high as far as talent and wages go but hockey is also a serious business throughout Europe. The…
San Jose Sharks’ Left and Right Wing Leanings in the 2011 Draft
Say what? The San Jose Sharks, a team that has advanced to the Western Conference Finals two years in a row and armed to their razor-sharp teeth with elite snipers…
Sven Bartschi…Top Ten Worthy?
Sven Bartschi has certainly played his way into the conversation for a top ten pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Like his fellow teammate, and countryman, Nino Niederreiter, Sven…
2011 NHL Entry Draft Rankings Top 100 – March Madness Edition
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 24-25th in St. Paul, Minnesota. Once again, I love the dates – the 24th and 25th representing hockey’s version of Christmas!…
World Junior Championships 2011 Players To Watch – Part 3: Best of the Rest – Is Sven Bartchi the Next El Nino?
Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst Hockey fans look forward to Christmas; Die hard hockey fans look more forward to Boxing Day and the start of the World…