Tag: NHL
The Peter Chiarelli Report Card – The Bad
Yesterday, we started our look at Peter Chiarelli nearly two and a half years into his tenure as GM of…
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Stewart, Parise Lift Wild to 3-2 Shootout Win Over Columbus
No more breaks. It’s time for the push for the playoffs or just an end to the regular season. The…
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The Peter Chiarelli Report Card – The Good
The NHL is back in action tonight, but the Oilers still have two more days before returning to face the…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 1/30/18 @ 6:00PM CST at Nationwide Arena
Minnesota Wild (26-18-5) 57pts 6th in the Central 2.90 Goals For Per Game (16th in the NHL) 2.84 Goals Against…
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NHL should have turned All-Star Game into an Olympic Screwjob
Updated:The NHL All-Stars put on a good show this afternoon. The 3-on-3 tripleheader saw the Pacific Eleven, dressed in mod…
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NHL should have turned All-Star Game into an Olympic Screwjob
Updated:The NHL All-Stars put on a good show this afternoon. The 3-on-3 tripleheader saw the Pacific Eleven, dressed in mod…
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Blues still want to host an All-Star Game in 2020 or 2021
Shortly after hosting the 2017 Winter Classic, the St. Louis Blues made it clear that they’re interested in hosting other…
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PHWA Midseason Awards: I’ll show you hockey … Fight me.
Updated:It is All-Star Weekend for two sports. It should be a nice, relaxing time for everyone to watch the NHL…
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PHWA Midseason Awards: I’ll show you hockey … Fight me.
Updated:It is All-Star Weekend for two sports. It should be a nice, relaxing time for everyone to watch the NHL…
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The Oilers Week That Was
Well, that was an interesting week in Edmonton, wasn’t it? It started with hope after the Oil’s 5-2 win over…
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Some Thoughts On The NHL and Video Review
This year was, in my mind, one of the most entertaining years of NFL football to date. We saw many…
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Penguins Blitz Wild in 6-3 Rout
Did you ever notice the loon in the Minnesota Wild logo? Me neither, but is it a loon at all?…
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Oilers Gameday – Vs. Flames
The Edmonton Oilers will limp into their final game of January as they get set to host the Calgary Flames…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 1/25/18 @ 6:00PM CST at Consol Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (26-17-5) 57pts 6th in the Central 2.90 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 2.77 Goals Against…
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Kevin Stevens’ addiction battle and remembering Jim Johannson
Updated:Seven years ago, my first live coverage assignment was at the four-day Molson Canadian World Hockey Summit in Toronto. It…
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Peter Chiarelli, Keith Gretzky and Today’s Boston Bruins
Twitter, for the most part, has been a simply horrible place to be if you are an Edmonton Oilers fan…
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Kevin Stevens’ addiction battle and remembering Jim Johannson
Updated:Seven years ago, my first live coverage assignment was at the four-day Molson Canadian World Hockey Summit in Toronto. It…
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Stalock and 3rd Period Surge Lifts Wild to 3-1 Win Over Ottawa
The Vikings recent loss will not deprive the Twin Cities of the Super Bowl, the team just won’t be participating…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Ottawa Senators 1/22/18 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (25-17-5) 55pts 6th in the Central 2.89 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 2.81 Goals Against…
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Wild Dominate Lightning In 5-2 Victory on Hockey Day Minnesota
Happy Hockey Day Minnesota 2018! One of my favorite days of the year where people all across Minnesota celebrate their…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 1/20/18 @ 8:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (24-17-5) 53pts 6th in the Central 2.85 Goals For Per Game (17th in the NHL) 2.83 Goals Against…
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Contenders Next Season?
Last season was a well deserved breath of fresh air for everyone involved with the Edmonton Oilers, from the fanbase…
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Ready….Set…..GO! Deadline Season Has Begun
As we barrel towards the All-Star break, which starts in eight days, we are officially into trade deadline season. The…
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A Case For Keeping Anton Slepyshev
Exactly one week ago, Sportsnet’s Mark Spector passed on word that Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli has made forward Anton…
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Isles Insights: Tired Islanders struggle in loss to Devils
Updated:NEW YORK — The New Jersey Devils scored three times in the second period to blow open a 1-1 game and…
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Oilers Prospect Update
No Oilers hockey until Saturday night, so we’ll need to get our fix elsewhere this week my friends. The good…
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Oilers Bye Week Thoughts
When I initially saw Edmonton’s bye week on the docket for mid-January, I figured this would be a nice week…
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Boston Bruins driven by trio of rookie breakthroughs
On the night of Nov. 15, 2017, the Boston Bruins appeared headed for an up-and-down season, and likely towards a…
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The Paul Martin Power Ball
As waiver wire activity was announced today there was something a little interesting on the wire: San Jose, who currently…
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