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.

Free Agency Recap: Independence Day

Sunday was a quiet day on the free agency front, the transactions of note was defenseman Derrick Meech going from Detroit to Winnipeg. Meech was a regular in the lineup during the franchises appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals in…

Free Agency Recap: July 2

Yesterday wasn’t as packed with the number of transactions as Friday, but there was just as much fireworks and we haven’t even reached Independence Day here in the United States. The biggest move of the day was goaltender Tomas Vokoun…

Free Agency Opening Day Recap

Yesterday was one of the first day of NHL free agency. Several teams made a splash, none bigger than the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers not only win the Jaromir Jagr sweepstakes, but they also acquired defenseman Andreas Lilja and forward…

Ehrhoff Carousel Stops at Buffalo

July 1 is the Black Friday of the hockey world, where teams line up in a frenzy to sign the newest crop of available free agents. This year’s pool isn’t as deep as it has been in previous years, where…

NHL Fan Flow Chart

Over the weekend, I stumbled upon (No Pun Intended) a flow chart that was titled “What NHL team should I root for?” It begins to ask you several questions and depending on your answer it would ask you more questions…

Stanley Cup Final- Game 7

The Boston Bruins are the 2011 Stanley Cup Champions. Just like fellow Eastern Conference member Pittsburgh Penguins, they were able to overcome a 3-2 series deficit and defeat the favored Western team in Game 7 on the road. Tim Thomas-…

Stanley Cup Final- Game 6

What is there to say about this game? The Canucks were 60 minutes away from winning the Stanley Cup. All they had to do was do something a team had not done this series: win on the road. And it…

Stanley Cup Final- Game 5

With the Stanley Cup Final series tied at 2-2, the loser of last night’s game would have a difficult time winning the Stanley Cup. Because the Bruins dropped last night’s game 1-0 to the Canucks, the Stanley Cup is one…