Taking a Deep Dive into the 2024-25 Columbus Blue Jackets

One of the more overlooked stories in the 2024-25 NHL season, is the unexpected season that the Columbus Blue Jackets are having. In the past 3 years, the Blue Jackets finished no higher than 21st in the entire league, missing the playoffs by a good margin. This season, Columbus is unexpectedly fighting for a playoff… read more

Montreal has a lot of youth in net, but who will be the future?

The Montreal Canadiens are back in their winning ways and are very much set up for the future. Patrik Laine, Nick Suzuki, and Cole Caufield lead the way up front alongside the young talent of Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson. However, they are still missing that generational talent in net that the Habs are known… read more

Oettinger Perfect As Stars Blank Wild To Close Home Stand

It’s always fun to see players rise to the occasion on their bobblehead night, but Jake Oettinger did more than that on Monday night. Oettinger stopped all 32 shots he saw en route to a shutout, helping the Stars secure a 3-0 win over the Minnesota Wild. “You can tell when [Oettinger]’s feeling it and… read more

30 Years Later: The 1995 New Jersey Devils

The 2024-2025 season marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994-1995 shortened campaign, which saw the New Jersey Devils (formerly the Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Scouts) become the first major league champion to represent the state of New Jersey. They still hold that title, as the NBA’s New Jersey Nets lost back-to-back finals appearances in… read more

The NHL Should Stray Away From the All-Star Game

If there is one thing that the NHL didn’t correctly, it was implementing the Four Nations tournament. While it really is a tune up for the Olympics that will be played in Italy in 2026, it ended up replacing the NHL All-Star game that happens every single year. One thing is for certain, and it… read more

Granlund’s OT Winner Lifts Stars Past Ducks

Not many teams in the NHL are better than the Dallas Stars on home ice. Entering play on Wednesday, Dallas had won their last seven home contest. Mikael Granlund was going to make sure that seven turned into eight when the Anaheim Ducks came to town last night. Granlund pounced on a rebound in the… read more

Avs Defeat Stars In Rantanens Return To Denver

Sunday afternoons clash between Central Division rivals Colorado and Dallas was already destined to be a great one, but the stakes were just a little bit higher this time around. This game would mark the first time Mikko Rantanen would play at Ball Arena not wearing a Colorado Avalanche sweater, but instead repping the white… read more

#3 Broncos Sweep St. Cloud State, Advance to NCHC Semi Final

Broncos Offense Powers #3 WMU To St. Paul for Potential NCHC Title **Lawson Arena-Kalamazoo, MI* WMU (28-7-1) is one step closer to securing a 1-seed in the NCAA Frozen Tournament heading into Friday evening in St. Paul at XCel Energy Arena, home of the Minnesota Wild. Western Michigan (#3) took care of 8-seed St. Cloud… read more

Spartans Hockey Shutouts ND, Advances to Big Ten Title Game vs. OSU

MSU/ND Put on Classic Big Ten Playoff Effort, Augustine Stands Tall **Munn Arena- East Lansing MI** Trey Augustine stopped all 18 shots faced and made a 3rd period power-play goal stand tall by Isaac Howard to elevate MSU to the Big Ten hockey championship game next weekend vs OSU, in a 1-0 win over Notre… read more

Maple Leafs Fall to Panthers 3-2 in Playoff-Style Game

In a matchup that we might see in the postseason in about a month’s time, Toronto and Florida face off to renew the rivalry that has brought out so much passion in both teams over the last number of years. “It was a good battle,” Toronto coach Craig Berube said. “Five-on-five I thought a pretty… read more

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