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.

Miller Wins First Start with Blues

The 541st regular season game in Ryan Miller’s NHL career came Sunday night. And for the first time he stepped on the ice without a Buffalo Sabres jersey on. Two days after the blockbuster trade that shook the hockey world,…

Sean Avery to Join Dancing with the Stars

Originally written yesterday on Page Six, former NHL player Sean Avery is set to trade his ice skates for dancing shoes on the new season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. The full cast lineup won’t be revealed until Tuesday…

Backstrom Missed Gold Medal Game due to Failed Drug Test

Heading into Sunday’s gold medal game against Canada, we were initially believed that Swedish forward Nicklas Backstom was a late scratch for the gold medal game due to migraines. But it’s officially known and reported that Backstrom was suspended for…

U.S. Hockey GM Lost Vision After Accident

If you haven’t heard much from USA Hockey general manager David Poile the last two weeks, it’s because he’s been dealing with a life-altering personal issue. Just before the Olympic break in Minneapolis, he took a deflected puck from Shea…

Olympic Qualification Round News and Notes

The 5 through 12 seeds play Tuesday to determine the eight quarterfinalists. Below are some notable additions and subtractions before the puck drops Tuesday afternoon (early Tuesday morning in the United States). Czech Republic: Elias to remain out with illness…

Reebok RibCor Stick Review

Over the past few months, our friends at Reebok gave us the opportunity to review their latest stick, the RibCor. I had the opportunity to play with it while playing inline hockey as well as a couple drop-in sessions on…

Who will Challenge Canada and U.S. for Gold?

If there’s anything guaranteed in life aside from breathing, death, and taxes, it’s that the United States and Canada will almost be penciled in to compete for the title in international women’s hockey. The only time since 1990 did the…

Brandon Prust and Ben Bishop Trade Blows

Goalie vs Goalie fights are rare and pretty awesome when it does happen. What you don’t normally see is when a player and goalie trade blows away from everyone else. That’s what happened this afternoon when Montreal’s Brandon Prust and…

Coyotes to Start 2014-15 with New Name

Beginning this summer, the Phoenix Coyotes will now be known as the Arizona Coyotes. Taking  a page from what the NFL franchise did 20 years ago, the hockey team has decided to re-brand themselves to be more recognizable to the…