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The World Cup of Hockey 2016: The Silver Lining Amidst All the "Snubbing"

Now that Friday, May 27th, 2016, has come and gone, the 2016 World Cup of Hockey 23-man rosters for all participating teams are set. For...

Buyer Beware: The Limitations of Corsi at the Team Level

Before I begin, full disclosure; I believe in the value of what the hockey community calls ‘advanced stats’, even-though this post may...

Teams Face Tough Choice as Expansion Looms Closer

With the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas having just opened its’ doors for business, Bill Foley recently spoke regarding his bid for an NHL...

Implications of the Salary Cap on the NHL Trade Deadlines

The trade deadline is an exciting event in the calendar year of the NHL, when fans of both the best and worst teams are excited to see...

Being Traded: A Glass Half Full

Corey Hirsch wrote an interesting article for Sportsnet, in the lead up to this years’ NHL trade deadline, about how being traded can...

NHL All-Star Game: An Outdated Misnomer

Personally, I’d like to see the All-Star Game be transformed into something different, as despite the league and the player’s best...

All-Star John Scott and the Best and Worst of (Professional) Hockey

Finally, the "will they or wont they" is over and John Scott was indeed allowed to play in the 2016 NHL All-Star Game in Nashville, which...

The Shana-Plan: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?

When the Toronto Maple Leafs hired Brendan Shanahan in 2014 the unequivocal message to die-hard Leafs fans was that there was pain ahead,...

Steven Stamkos Contract Negotiation Update

At the end of the the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman acknowledged that re-signing 2016...

Expansion: A Win-Win For Both League and Players

The NHL Board of Governors is set to meet in early December in Boca Raton, Florida to discuss the possibility of expansion, and...