World Junior Championship Predictions THW Archives | December 2, 2011 Christmas?!?!?!? Pfffftt. Overrated. Boxing Day is where it’s at. This year on December 26th, the 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships will be held in Alberta. Calgary and Edmonton will…
Vladislav Namestnikov – Knight in Shining Armor THW Archives | November 25, 2011 Gallivanting in on his faithful steed [his skates], wielding his trusty sword [his hockey stick] and making mince meat of enemies [opposing defensemen], Vladislav Namestnikov is one of the key reasons why…
#HoundPower Off and Running Steve Dangle | October 27, 2011 “In case you hadn’t heard, I’m 25.” That is the way Kyle Dubas chose to introduce himself at a press conference this past spring as he was introduced as the…
Nail Yakupov: The Stinging Star David OConnor | October 3, 2011 Nail Yakupov is arguably the most highly skilled player available in the 2012 NHL Draft. In the 2010-2011 season, he put up outstanding numbers, recording 101 points in 65 games,…
Evgeni Malkin is Back in Art Ross Trophy Form Justin Glock | September 21, 2011 Pittsburgh-Before the 1st period of the first pre-season hockey game was over at the CONSOL Energy Center Wednesday night it became evident to the Pittsburgh Penguins,and everyone watching, that Evgeni…
The Russian Non-Factor – NHL Theory May Become Obsolete THW Archives | August 8, 2011 “Because a player is from Russia, will their draft stock drop?” – Is this still a valid question? For many years this has been the case with the likes of…
2012 NHL Entry Draft: The European Contingent Patrick Kearns | July 5, 2011 If you’re favorite team’s offseason moves have left you absolutely puzzled, it’s never too early to look ahead to the 2012 draft class. It appears as though this would be…
Kirill Kabanov – Roller Coaster Ride to the NHL THW Archives | July 3, 2011 While many fans were eagerly awaiting to see where highly-coveted Brad Richards would sign on July 1st, over in Long Island a hopeful Russian was getting his chance to make…
Q&A with goalie coach Jukka Ropponen The Hockey Writers | June 25, 2009 By Alessandro Seren Rosso – THW Staff Writer Jukka Ropponen is a Finnish goalie coach with 25+ years of experience working in Finland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S. and Canada. He…
Babchuk is back and better than ever Kate Shefte | February 13, 2009 Carolina’s Anton Babchuk has been a big surprise during the ’08-’09 season