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The Ultimate Goalie Prospect – Russia’s Andrei Vasilevski

Andrei Vasilevski stood out at the 2010 Under-18 World Championships for Team Russia. He finished the tournament with a 2.65 G.AA and a .896 save percentage. He was 15 years old. That would hardly be...

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Does Hockey Belong In Florida?

Hockey putrists have often looked down at the idea of NHL hockey in Florida. The idea of expansion has always been a hot topic in pro hockey ever since the Original Six ruled the roost. The move to...

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Ondrej Palat’s Calder Surge

If sports have taught us anything, it’s that nothing is certain until it’s certain. As recently as a month ago, the Calder Trophy was considered a lock for 18-year-old, first overall pick Nathan...

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Lightning Bounced But A Lot to Look Forward

I know the day after your team’s season ends in any sport is a bitter pill to swallow. Also if you are a Lightning fan the fact your team got swept in the 1st round by the Montreal Canadiens makes it...

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The New York Rangers Stick Together and the Quest for the Stanley Cup Continues

With the National Hockey League playoffs being in full effect, every game that is now played brings each team that much closer to their ultimate goal, which is to reach the Stanley Cup finals and...

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What a Canucks Fan wants to see in the Offseason

If you have ever cheered for or followed the Vancouver Canucks, you know that every single fan has an opinion on the direction of this team. Yes I know that this happens for almost every sporting team...

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10 Questions for Hockeys Future

I had the chance to ask Ken McKenna, managing editor of Hockeys Future 10 questions regarding this past NHL Draft, the upcoming 2015 Draft, as well the top NHL Prospects in the game . For me...

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NHL Forecast : The Tampa Bay Lightning

I’ve heard a lot of talk about the Tampa Bay Lightning being the best team in the Eastern Conference in 14-15. Immediately I thought, what ?!? This team lost Martin St. Louis, arguably the best player...

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How Good Are the Habs Really?

When experts predicted the 2014-15 Season’s Standings for the end of the year, many names came up. The usual names of Anaheim, Los Angeles, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Boston, San Jose or St. Louis were the...

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Around the NHL with #TheNLKing

Over the weekend there were two articles, one in the Ottawa Sun and the other in the NY Post talking about how the NHL salary cap ceiling for next season is expected to stay the same. The articles cite...

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NHL Teams with Major Cap Issues!

This month the NHL Board of Governors announced it is expected that next years cap ceiling will rise to 73 Million. This season the cap ceiling is at 69 Million. This nearly 6% increase is good news to...

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Breaking Down the Eastern Conference Playoff Race

The current 8 Eastern Conference Teams that are slotted for the playoffs are separated by just 7 points. This is from the #1 seed all the way down to the 2nd Wild Card the 8th seed. There are a lot of...

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Women’s Hockey: One Year since Sochi

It’s been one year since we witnessed Marie-Philip Poulin lead Canada to gold medal victory over the USA. Two goals. One to tie the game and one to win it. Women’s hockey at its finest. The women have...

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Next Year is Here for Teams Bounced in 2nd Rd!

Well it’s time to move forward for the Capitals, Flames, Canadiens and Wild. All four teams reached different levels of success this year but were unable to get to the final four. All four squads are...

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NHL Conference Finals Mid Point, What Have We Learned?

Hello hockey fans, welcome to the blog! We are halfway through the NHL Conferences Finals and it is time to take a look at what we have learned so far. In the Eastern Conference Final, the Tampa Bay...

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For the Rangers it’s Wait Till Next Year Again!

The New York Rangers came up just short in returning to the Stanley Cup Finals. They were in a zero – zero contest after 2 periods in Game 7 at home versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa showed they...

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Watching the Bolts: a Tampa Bay recap

As we already know, on Wednesday the Tampa Bay Lightning will become the first team to face four of the Original Six franchises during a single NHL playoff season, having previously defeated three of...

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Time for A Shocking and Thrilling Series of Lightning and Blackhawks

Now that it’s late spring early summer here in North America on this very June 3rd of 2015. The road to the finish line in this series between a team from Chicago with lots of playoff experience from...

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The Hockey Market

With the Free Agent market looking inadequate for teams that are looking to reinvest their cash in goal scorers. It has come to me that a lot of NHL teams are going to make trades that make sense of...

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The End Draws Near In The Stanley Cup Finals

The Stanley Cup will be awarded in three games or less. The NHL season is all but complete. The playoffs have been fantastic. Again. The Finals have featured an Original Six powerhouse looking for...

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