Canadians in the Cup Final: Who Should You Root For?
With the abundance of hockey fans spread across North America’s northern nation, the fact that there are no Canadian cities competing in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final leaves some perplexed…
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Maple Leafs Fans Face Impossible Decision in Stanley Cup Final
This has been the worst month for Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans in recent memory. Four weeks ago, another painful and humiliating chapter was added to the growing book of playoff…
Oilers 12 Days of Hockeymas – Revisiting 7 Stanley Cup Finals
The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…
Are the Bruins Stanley Cup Favorites?
Predicting the Stanley Cup winner in January is about as fruitless as picking the winner at the start of the season. While trends, statistics and team compositions can indicate and…
Off the Crossbar: Smashville to Have Hearing with Bettman
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has scheduled an emergency hearing for the entity known as Smashville. The list of violations committed over Games 3 and 4 hosted by the Predators includes…
Off the Crossbar: Golden State Warriors Challenge Cup Winner to Game on Ice
With a perfect 15-0 postseason record, the dominant Golden State Warriors are well on their way to winning the 2017 NBA championship and could do so with an unprecedented 16-0…
Stanley Cup Final Filled With Inconsistencies
The NHL playoffs, where the calls are made up and points don’t matter. At least that’s how it has seemed at times since the puck dropped in Game 1 of…
Not Your Typical Stanley Cup Final Primer
The 2017 Stanley Cup Final stage has been set. The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to become the first team since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997-98 to win consecutive Stanley…
Stanley Cup Final Predictions
Here at The Hockey Writers, we compiled predictions from our writers for the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Twenty-five of our writers contributed their predictions on the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals (Eastern…
Looking Back on a Wild Year
If you’re a Minnesota Wild fan, this past year might not seem like it was anything truly special. There was no Cup; no first-round choice in the draft; no huge…
Dynasty Cup-Check for the Kings
On Monday June 15 of last week, the Chicago Blackhawks won their third Stanley Cup championship in six years. The debate of whether Chicago is a dynasty had already been…
Stanley Cup Final NHL 94 Sim: Game Two
The Stanley Cup Final is in full swing after Game 1 took place from Tampa Bay on Wednesday night. After having control for much of the game, including taking a…