Year: 2021

Owen Power LHD, 6’4, 210lb (Michigan Wolverines/NCAA): Owen Power is a big effortless skater with a great slap-shot, who is also a big threat on the power play. Owen is a well thought out passer and thinks a few steps ahead of what his opposing defenders are thinking when making a play. Power is a […]

After a prolonged 2019-20 season that saw 24 NHL teams compete for a spot in the postseason, the Arizona Coyotes dismantled the favourited Nashville Predators en-route to the seven-seed and a playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche. While the Coyotes were overpowered by the fast-paced Avalanche offence and were quickly dismissed, Arizona has since re-upped […]

After reports surfaced Tuesday evening of negotiations between ESPN and the NHL, the league announced Wednesday morning a groundbreaking television deal in the United States. This will see ESPN carry four of the next seven Stanley Cup Finals. ESPN, the parent company of Disney, giving the NHL a second platform in the U.S. is a […]

The past few weeks have been quite the rollercoaster for Alex Galchenyuk, but things are finally starting to return to normalcy. On February 13th, Galchenyuk was traded from Ottawa to the Carolina Hurricanes and was subsequently placed on waivers. Not 48 hours later and Galchenyuk found himself on the move to yet another Canadian market. […]

On Monday March 8th, the Rockford IceHogs announced the reassignment of backstop Tom Aubrun to the Indy Fuel. On the other hand, defensemen Cliff Watson signed a professional tryout agreement in the American Hockey League. Starting with Aubrun, the goalie was assigned to the Fuel before the start of the 2020-21 season. After appearing in […]

After a difficult attempt at a bubble through the month of January in Lake Placid, New York, the National Women’s Hockey League announced on Monday their return-to-play plan to complete season six. Much like a report from Sports Business Journal, which indicated the plan was to wrap up at Warrior Ice Arena, the league has […]

Throughout the course of the weekend, the Indy Fuel took on their crosstown rival in the Fort Wayne Komets at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The Fuel went 1-2 during the series, improving to 20-6-1 on the season. Friday, February 26: Fuel Come From Behind and Win in OT On Friday February 26th, the Indy Fuel and […]

Throughout the course of the weekend, the Indy Fuel took on their crosstown rival in the Indy Fuel at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The Fuel went 1-2 during the series, improving to 20-6-1 on the season. Friday, February 26: Fuel Come From Behind and Win in OT On Friday February 26th, the Indy Fuel and Fort […]

For the second straight game, the Buffalo Sabres were shutout on Sunday in a 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Another game, another loss, another step back in the playoff race. Even with captain Jack Eichel returning to the lineup after his one game injury absence, the team still couldn’t find the back of the […]

On a night when the game’s brightest stars hit the world’s biggest stage at the Madison Square Garden, all eyes were on Team Women’s Sports Foundation and Brianna Decker in their 4-3 victory. For the forward, the scenery may be of difference, but that’s not lost on her due to the pandemic. “This was a […]

Going into the season, there was a buzz generated around Wheeling after the Nailers announced Mark French as head coach, and then days later, named Derek Army to his staff as assistant. 21 games into the season, the Nailers are 5-12-4 and just got swept on the road by the Fort Wayne Komets and things […]

Although the ECHL’s Worcester Railers might not be playing on the ice this season, they are still impacting the local community. This, however, should come as no surprise, as the Railers won the ECHL Community Service Team Of The Year award in 2019-20 for their community commitment and this year has been no different. Most […]

As the AHL’s Toronto Marlies gear up for their home opener on Monday night in Toronto, the Marlies hockey club announced via press release that winger Rich Clune has been named as team captain. For Clune, it’s his sixth season with the team and now becomes the ninth captain in franchise history. Joining the veteran […]

The University of Vermont’s season has officially come to a close, as the Catamounts, on Sunday night, suffered a 3-1 loss at the hands of the Maine Black Bears. Vermont was without goaltender Jessie McPherson, who was out with a lower-body injury. When talking about the loss, head coach Jim Plumer said, “First of all, […]

For Abby Roque, its been a long 12 months with many unanswered questions due to COVID-19. Starting when she graduated college, the 23-year-old committed in May to the PWHPA to launch her professional hockey journey. Doing so amid lockdowns and quarantine, the righty just continued to train, with no travelling or showcases in sight to […]

For Abby Roque, its been a long 12 months with many unanswered questions due to COVID-19. Starting when she graduated college, the 23-year-old committed in May to the PWHPA to launch her professional hockey journey. Doing so amid lockdowns and quarantine, the righty just continued to train, with no travelling or showcases in sight to […]

I have never seen a Minnesota sports team win a championship in my 10 years of being a sports fan. When this is put into perspective, it kind of seems like a big letdown. In the four major sports, not a single championship has come out of Minnesota in the last decade, and in some […]

The stage is set for the Hockey East Quarterfinals, as No. 4 University of Vermont Catamounts will host No. 5 Maine Black Bears on Sunday, February 28th at 2:00pmET. Maine finished the regular season with a record of 7-8-1, while on the other hand, UVM closed the regular season with a 6-4 record. When asked […]

After seven years playing in Brampton, the Beast announced last week that they’re the latest casualty of COVID-19. It may have not been the biggest team in the ECHL, it may have not been the best, but it was there to serve its community in a unique and enjoyable way. It was placed in a […]

With the first 13 games in the books, the New Jersey Devils are only five points out of sitting in fourth in the MassMutual East Division. One of the things New Jersey has done recently is tightening up the hockey club’s power play. Marco Recchi has found ways recently to get players in the past […]

So far, through six weeks of the shortened NHL season, approaching week seven, the Buffalo Sabres are now 5-7-0-2, joint alongside 12 points, fresh off of a 3-2 regulation win over the New Jersey Devils in a Saturday matinee. Buffalo got back into the win column following a three-game losing streak, dropping two games against […]

“The Carolina Hurricanes Have The Best Fans In Hockey.” That’s what former Bruins head coach Don Cherry had to say about the Carolina Hurricanes celebrating after wins. In Cherry’s defence, the celebrations were quite extravagant, with the Hurricanes pretending to hit a home run or forming the players up like pins and bowling them down. […]

Over the course of 21 games thus far into the 2020-21 season, the South Carolina Stingrays have compiled a record of 9-8-4 for 22 points. The team, though, has hit a rough patch, losing their last five games, averaging two goals a game. They’ve also allowed five goals per game. During this time as well, […]

The UVM women’s hockey team suffered their first sweep of the season this weekend at the hands of the Northeastern Huskies. This doesn’t come as much of a shock seeing as the Huskies entered the weekend as the No. 2 team in the nation. As well, they led Hockey East with a 14-1-1 record. However, […]