So what does a 22-year-old former Rocket Richard winner who’s tallied 90 or more points in each of his last three NHL seasons do to occupy his time during the league lockout? He plays beer league hockey, of course. While…
Every year, Canada is one of the favorites for the World Junior Championship title. Between the Canadians and the Russians, they have won the gold 19 of the first 21 times the World Junior Championship was contested. The two teams…
On December 15th, ISS Hockey released their latest monthly rankings of the top 150 skaters, as well as the top 10 goalies, worldwide. International Scouting Services, as they’re also known, uses their team of worldwide scouts to put together the…
While it increasingly looks like the NHL season could be lost entirely, as a hockey fan, you need to start looking elsewhere to watch the sport you love. The American Hockey League, the farm teams to the NHL clubs, could…
Let’s say that you’re sick of your base layer – you know, the sweat wicking under garments that you wear beneath your hockey gear. You’re tired of wearing the same stuff that your teammates have, and looking just like them. If you…
As the final donations trickle in, Hockey World Blog wraps up a successful fundraiser, raising $265 for Pancreatic Cancer. During the month of November, silent bids on used hockey sticks were accepted with a minimum starting bid of $20 dollars,…
The NHL lockout has offered a different looking American Hockey League (AHL) this season. Most teams have two to three skaters playing in the AHL who would normally be in the NHL, but because of their two-way contracts, it allows…
USA Hockey confirmed today that Stefan Noesen will not participate in the 2013 World Junior Championships in Russia next week due to his current suspension in the Ontario Hockey League. The 6-foot-1, 206-pound center is not eligible to return to…
The NHL and the NHLPA cannot agree to terms to start a new hockey season. So, instead of bargaining in good faith, the players are currently voting on filing a disclaimer of interest. A disclaimer of interest is where the…
Harvard University Defenseman Patrick McNally, a fourth-round draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks in 2010, has left the ice hockey team and will not return this season amid reports of an academic scandal. The 21-year-old McNally, along with teammates Max…