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.

NHL Power 5: February 12

Time flies fast when you are having fun. Chicago is playing on a different level than the rest of the league. We already have one-fourth of the season complete, and there’s a lot of jockeying and fighting for playoff positions…

NHL Power 5: February 5

Some things change, and some things stay the same. This week’s Power 5 is the same at the top, but there are some moves to be made down the list. At the beginning of the season I thought the Power…

McDonald Out Two Games After Boarding Incident

It hasn’t taken long for Judge Shanahan to come out with his elaborate videos where he makes a ruling on a hit and explains why he made the decision he did. Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, Colin McDonald of the New…

NHL Power 5: January 29

Chicago Blackhawks

We are 10 days in the new season and already we have seen a ton of action in the league this season. One thing that has appeared to happen is the greater amount of high-scoring, blow out games compared to…

NHL Power 5: January 22

Chicago Blackhawks

It’s been a few years since we’ve done a power ranking of the top NHL teams. This year, we will bring you a simplified version of the power rankings where we list the top five teams in the league. Here…

Bolts Make Splash with New Scoreboard

There have been many improvements totaling $42 million made at Tampa Bay Times Forum the last couple years since Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment have taken over the Lightning franchise. Among those are a new facade at the main entrance,…

NHL Takes Out Ad to Thank Fans

If you picked up today’s sports section in your local newspaper your eyes might have come across a page with what appears to be a letter and a couple graphics at the bottom. At the top it read “THE NATIONAL…

Tim Thomas Still Plans 2013-14 Return

With the lockout now a thing of the past and games are beginning this weekend, there’s still one player who is sticking to his word and taking a season off. For those who are wondering if goalie Tim Thomas got…