To the casual NHL fan, the 2011 trade deadline was quite uneventful. The biggest move you might have heard about would be Dustin Penner to Los Angeles. But that’s not all that happened. Here’s a breakdown of some of the…
And so the process continues. It was to be expected; Hemsky and Penner were good considerations for teams willing to trade a bunch of futures for one good present. And it was good for us; futures are important, we are…
What a very polarizing week for the top teams in the NHL. The Philadelphia Flyers are dealing with bad goaltending and the flu, which came to a head yesterday at Madison Square Garden as the Rangers embarrassed them on national…
Former number one overall draft pick John Tavares certainly has a lot of offensive upside, and his skills were on display yesterday evening when he received a backhand pass from teammate P.A. Parenteau and then went on to dangle around…
I’ve been involved on the media side of hockey for the past seven-plus years. I’ve had the opportunity to get to know and meet several college and professional hockey players and coaches. It’s always a good feeling when some you…
New Jersey Devils forward Zach Parise got some promising news today when his physician told him that he could begin skating again after having surgery five months ago to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. “Zach met with…
A lot of talk about who is in the hunt for the playoffs this year. And yes, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in those discussions. Currently the Leafs are 6 points out of 8 spot which belongs to the Carolina…
HWB is reaching out to local fans bringing their thoguhts and opinions about their home team to HWB readers. Here is one of them from guest writer Jenna @ Hipchecks.com. The Coyotes were on an eight game win streak until…
The NHL trade deadline has come and gone. Several teams were buyers in order to set themselves up for a stretch run in the postseason while others sold off pieces for draft picks. The draft picks are always a big…
The following is a guest post by Ric, who will be contributing more frequently about the Edmonton Oilers. In some respects, the Oilers are in an envious position. They are looking at another lottery pick and have chips to play…