Editorials
HWB is reaching out to local fans bringing their thoguhts and opinions about their home team to HWB readers. Here is on of them from guest writer Jenna @ Hipchecks.com. The Phoenix Coyotes opened their season in Prague with a…
Hockey players for some are our idols, the guys we wish to be. Making the big money, having the hot ladies, and playing hockey every day. It sure seems like the life and it is. However, there really is another…
The Chicago Blackhawks are on top of the world right now with their Stanley Cup win last season. However, during that run for the Cup, GM Stan Bowman has dug his team in a deep hole of cap space issues.…
The Chicago Blackhawks made a bold move on Monday when they announced that they intended to walk away from goaltender Antti Niemi’s arbitration award of $2.75 million for next season and instead decided to sign unrestricted free agent netminder Marty…
Brian Campbell may be the smartest man in hockey. It wasn’t too long ago that Campbell himself was a highly coveted free agent whose skills as a puck-moving defenseman were in demand by several organizations around the league. After spending…
I am actually glad to see that the NHL stepped up and put the breaks on the 17-year, $102 million contract that New Jersey signed superstar forward Ilya Kovalchuk to. This was starting to get out of hand with the…
The Stanley Cup Finals are set to begin tonight with the number seven-seeded Philadelphia Flyers visiting the second-seeded Chicago Blackhawks in what should prove to be an immensely physical and entertaining series. Both teams are incredible deep and offensively talented.…
The NHL is finally releasing one of its’ worse kept secrets. As Chris reported in late-March that the next NHL Winter Classic will be between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals. The big question was where would it he held at. Potential…
The Washington Capitals and center Nicklas Backstrom have agreed to a long term contract that will keep Backstrom with the Capitals for the next 10 years. His deal is worth $67 million over that time, marking a cap hit of…
Here are some thoughts on the playoffs over the past couple weeks: My post praising Miroslav Satan’s performance during the playoffs must have been the ultimate jinx. He carried a six game point streak when I wrote about how excellent…