Welcome back, and a happy holiday season to you all! Last month we left off with the advent of tracking shots on goal, and making an attempt to justify finding even the smallest of competitive advantages through mathematics and analysis. Post-expansion, the NHL game transitioned through phases of exorbitant toughness, extreme skill gaps between [...]
by Steve Kournianos With a lot of attention every year going to the first time eligible NHL Entry Draft eligible prospects at the World Junior it is easy to overlook the players competing for their countries that were passed over in the draft and will be hoping to be drafted as an overager in the [...]
January QMJHL Report Holiday movers and shakers The Joe Veleno blockbuster wasn't the only trade made across the QMJHL this holiday season. After the pre-Christmas trade that sent the one-time exceptional status 15-year-old to Drummondville for three first-rounders and a pair of second-rounders, the “Q” saw many big moves, [...]
Erik Brännstrom is poised to make his mark at the WJHC This is the greatest time of year. The Holiday season is fully upon us and surely there are more than a handful of you who are sitting around with bellies full of turkey, tasty spirits on the table, board games and laughter [...]
Finland's U18 Squad With the Liiga on Christmas break, let us turn our attention to the upcoming World Junior Championship tournament that is set to begin on Dec. 26th in Buffalo. Team Finland was a dumpster fire last year, barely avoiding [...]
The World Junior Hockey Championship is right around the corner with Sweden as a perennial medal contender. After capturing a silver medal in the 2014 edition they have been doomed with back-to-back-to-back losses in the bronze medal game. They’ll be looking to avoid a similar fate by bringing a team packed with talent honing [...]
As the USHL campaign nears its midway point, several teams have separated from the pack. Most notably the Fargo Force have been just that through 23 games, a force atop the Western Conference at 15-6-1-1 (32 points) featuring three of the league’s top four scorers - Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (17 G, 13 A) at left [...]
In what seems like a year filled with much more parody then past NCAA seasons, St. Cloud State take over the spot at the top of the USCHO Top 20 for this edition of the College Hockey Roundup. USCHO Top 20 – As of Dec. 12th 1. St. Cloud State (35) – 12-2-1 2. Denver [...]
We’re 68 days into the NHL season. The Stanley Cup playoffs bracket will be set in 117 days. The entry draft is another 76 days after that, but my absolute favorite part of the entire season kicks off 15 days from now at the New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. About that time [...]
With the World Junior’s and WHL trade deadline approaching. Top teams in the WHL are starting to surface and top guys are starting to find their touch. Kootenay Ice Kootenay may not be a top of the standings right now, but after years struggling the Ice have shown some real push [...]
