Last season, college hockey was home to several freshmen that would go on to make immediate impacts on their respective programs. From Macklin Celebrini to Ryan Leonard to Miko Matikka, young talent was not hard to find. Fast forward to the 2024-25 college hockey season and it’s another batch of incoming freshmen that will impress. […]
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Bobby Hull has been widely regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Unfortunately as generations pass, legends of before become lesser known among the newer fans of hockey who have never seen them play and only hear the stories of beforehand . It’s what have you done lately not what was
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This past spring saw some good news – sort of – for Lokomotiv Yarovslavl. The club from the banks upper Volga, best known for the tragedy of September 7th, 2011, made its return to the Gagarin Cup Finals for the first time since the KHL’s inaugural season of 2008-09. On that earlier occasion Lokomotiv were
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We’re about three weeks into the 2024-25 KHL season at this point, which means that the big picture, though still very blurry, is starting to sharpen up a little bit – especially for those teams that are off to inauspicious starts… And NHL pre-season preparations are also in full swing now, meaning that players without
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At some point in the quite-near future, two major individual records are going to fall in Russia’s KHL, and they’re going to fall to the same man. Vadim Shipachyov (or Shipachev) is 37 now, and his last couple of seasons at Ak Bars have seen a fairly significant drop-off in his once-prodigious point totals. This
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Back in 2017, the IIHF World Championship was held in Paris and Cologne. As I was working in Cologne at the time, I took the opportunity and sacrificed 3 weeks of my annual leave to work as a volunteer at the World Championships. I applied to the transportation service and was soon accepted. Our job
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The Iconic 5: Hockey’s Mount Rushmore In the annals of hockey history, certain names stand out like beacons, their brilliance illuminating the sport and leaving an indelible mark on generations of fans. These are the individuals who have not only dominated the game but have also shaped its culture and defined its legacy. They are
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have had quite the rollercoaster of a season. After having a busy off-season with some major acquisitions,, the team was supposed to be competitive this season (2023/24) and in the mix for the playoffs. But they are currently 18-28-10, and in 29th place in the league with only 46 points. They
The Columbus Blue Jackets are in Search of an Identity to Blast Them Forward Read More »
With training camp slowly starting up, and players returning back to their respective clubs, we know there is a lot of movement for all 32 NHL teams, as they begin to plan out their season, learn the respective systems, and GM’s making roster cuts to get under the cap. Therefore we know there will be
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Jack Eichel and the Vegas Golden Knights are going into Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals up 3-1. They have the opportunity to capture their 1st Stanley Cup in their young existance in the NHL. What feels even weirder writing this article is it seems not that long ago on Dec 12 – 2012,
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