One day you’re a college student playing in the NCAA tournament. 24 hours later you sign an entry-level contract and you’re in the show. That’s exactly what happened to former North Dakota forward Brock Boeser. Friday night North Dakota lost…
The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has selected the six automatic bids and 10 at-large teams that will compete for the 2017 national championship. Play will begin Friday in Fargo, North Dakota when Boston University takes on North…
The United States Women’s National Team and USA Hockey have been in a dispute for months over fair wages and equitable support compared to the USMNT. They have threatened to boycott the IIHF World Championships, which begins in two weeks in…
‘Twas the night before the NHL trade deadline and Ken Holland’s phone has been ringing. He’s busy making deals we aren’t used to seeing. A franchise that has made the playoffs for 25 straight years currently sitting bottom of the…
It’s always a special moment when a player gets their number retired. The team will usually hold a pre-game ceremony that features such named player being given a framed jersey as well as a banner they will raise to the…
I’ve been a hockey official for 17 years now. I can’t tell you how many games of various levels I have officiated but it’s somewhere near 1,000. I’ve been fortunate to not experience abuse to the point where I’ve feared…
Sometimes it helps having creators of one of the most popular television shows be a fan of your sport. With the All-Star Game being in Los Angeles this weekend, it only made sense to have South Park creators Matt Stone…
Aside from the first shot he faced reaching the twine behind him, Wednesday night was a welcome sight for goaltender Ondrej Pavelec. The longtime Thrashers Jets goalie who held down the starting job for over six seasons made his return to…
If it was your intention to watch the Washington Capitals- Pittsburgh Penguins game with the hopes of seeing Alexander Ovechkin score his 1,000th point, you had better been in your seat by puck drop. If you were stuck in line…
They say in hockey the most dangerous lead is the two-goal lead and it showed tonight in Montreal as for the second straight year the gold medal game in the IIHF World Junior Championship went to overtime. Unlike last year’s…