Eddie

Eddie

I love hockey. I love writing about hockey. I have an extensive background in and around hockey. I played the game going on 21 years and have been officiating the last 13. You'll see me write and give fair honest opinions on controversial plays, rules questions and other realms of hockey such as college hockey.

Blues Re-Sign Elliott, Miller Could Walk Away

Brian Elliot St. Louis Blues

After appearing to sell big in order to secure a top goaltender for a Stanley Cup playoff run, the St. Louis Blues appear to be on the losing side of the “rental player sweepstakes” after re-signing Brian Elliott to a…

Umberger and Blue Jackets Agree to Part Ways

Although he still has three years left on his contract, R.J. Umberger is looking for a trade out of Columbus. Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch reported that the 32-year-old forward requested a trade after meeting with club officials at…

Laviolette Tapped to Lead Predators

There are now four remaining head coaching vacancies left in the National Hockey League. The one most recently filled came in Nashville, where GM David Poile has named former New York, Carolina, and Philadelphia bench boss Peter Laviolette as the…

Hammer Falls on Tortorella and Sullivan

After Vancouver GM Mike Gillis was removed from his duties April 8, it was only a matter of time before team president Trevor Linden would make a decision on the status of head coach John Tortorella. Tortorella just finished the…

Blues let Playoff Hopes Slip

For the fist time in a long time, St. Louis Blues fans were saying before the playoffs started “This is our year.” But with the NHL playoffs nearing the end of the first round, Blues find themselves preparing for exit…

Oates and McPhee Removed from Capitals Duties

“This is an important time for our organization, and I feel a change is needed in order to get us back to being a top echelon team that competes for the Stanley Cup.”- Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis Saturday morning…

Marchand Can’t Figure Out Left from Right

During Tuesday night’s Game 3 between Detroit and Boston Brad Marchand of the Bruins was on the wrong side of a dangerous-looking hit from Brendan Smith. Smith was called for interference and Marchand went back to the dressing room for…

Trotz Says Goodbye in Newspaper Ad

In Sunday’s edition of The Tennessean, the only man who has ever coached the Nashville Predators thanked the city he called home since the franchise came to the Music City in 1997. In 16 years as head coach, he compiled a…

Montreal Canadiens Epic Pregame Intro

One of the new trends in sports is to use the entire court/rink as if it’s one giant Jumbo-tron for pregame introductions or video effects. We first really seen this last month in Cleveland when the Cavaliers used the entire…

Futility Doesn’t Pay Off for Sabres

Buffalo has been dealt with a lot this season. From coach firings to their franchise goalie being shipped off like an ex-girlfriend, and the worse season where 80+ games were played in franchise history the only bright spot they had…