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.

Stanley Cup Makes Appearance at U.S. Open

Just days after the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup and one day removed from their victory parade, several players headed 17 miles east of downtown to Oakmont Country Club to celebrate at the U.S. Open. Led by Phil Kessel, the…

Howe on NHL 17 Cover? Fine by Me

Hockey fans around the world have been mourning the death of Hall of Famer Gordie Howe since his death was announced last week. Today fans got the opportunity to pay their respects at Joe Louis Arena to the legend one…

NCAA Closer to Implementing 4-on-4 Overtime

Earlier this week, the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee has recommended the use of 4-on-4 overtime starting this fall. The committee also gave the approval to use use of 3-on-3 overtime once the five-minute 4-on-4 is over, followed by a shootout.…

Hitchcock Signs On For One Last Ride with Blues

Today St. Louis Blues and coach Ken Hitchcock announced a one-year extension to his contract. Hitchcock later confirmed in a press conference that 2016-17 will be his final year and plans to retire from coaching once it’s over. The Blues advanced…

Stanley Cup Final Officials Announced

Tonight is Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between Pittsburgh and San Jose. Just like the two teams are the two best standing after a long season, the men who wear the stripes are the best standing after a…

Stamkos Return Not Enough for Lightning

Heading into tonight’s Game 7 against Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper went all-in, putting star forward Steven Stamkos in the lineup for the first time in nearly two months. Drawing comparisons to New York Knicks legend Willis Reed…

Jagr Says No to World Cup

When Jaromir Jagr announced his retirement from the Czech Republic National Team following the 2015 IIHF World Championship, he meant it. He led his team to a fourth place finish and was named the most valuable player of the tournament. Not…

Matthews Leads Team USA To World Semis

The youngest player for the United States came up big in clutch time this morning at the IIHF World Championships in Russia, with Auston Matthews scoring the game-tying goal in the second period and the game-winner in a shootout to…

IIHF World Championships Enter Knockout Round

56 preliminary round games have been played. The field has been chopped from 16 to eight teams, with newly promoted teams Hungary and Kazakhstan going back down to Division 1 A in 2017 while  Italy and Slovenia taking their place in…