Day: July 5, 2022

Inside the Stats: Corsi, Fenwick and On-Ice Stats

Corsi and Fenwick are the original “advanced stats”. They are your grandparents’ analytics (not really, unless you have concerningly young grandparents). Hockey analytics have advanced since their infancy but nonetheless these stats are commonly referenced today. In addition to being original, Corsi and Fenwick are also easy to understand. This makes them a great choice […]

Jessica Campbell and Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser Break Hockey Barriers

As female fans, it can often feel ostracizing to be the “odd man out” in an overwhelmingly male-dominated hockey industry. It seems that 2022 has plans to change that. An already landmark year for women in NHL coaching and management has been bolstered even further by the hiring of Jessica Campbell as a Coachella Valley […]

Bruins ink two AHL depth players to new two-way contracts for 2022-2023 season

Having depth in the organization is a key to success as it allows an organization to deal with obstacles head-on. Every fan base knows how hard it is to lose a key player to injury and have their team struggle to replace the vacancy. The Bruins will need plenty of depth heading into the 2022-2023 […]

Penguins: Potential First-Round Pick Options

This weekend, the 2022 NHL Draft will kick off, and for the first time since 2019, the Penguins will have a first-round pick. In 2019, the team went with Sherbrooke Phoenix forward Samuel Poulin 21st overall. He was the first Penguins’ first-round pick since Kasperi Kapanen in 2014. This year, the Penguins once again have […]

She shoots! She scores! Now let’s talk about her brother

If you have watched any women’s hockey on the international level, you know that all the announcers love to talk about is the men related to the women’s hockey players. Sometimes this is from a lack of knowledge of the women’s game and sometimes from a lack of caring or sometimes from a want to […]

Where Does McAvoy Rank Among the NHL’s Best All-Around Defenseman?

Since day one Charlie McAvoy has been a special talent for the Boston Bruins. Drafted 14th overall in the 2016 Entry Draft, it didn’t take long for the Boston University defenseman to make the jump to the NHL as he debuted during the 2016-2017 playoffs where he recorded three assists in six games. Since then […]

Analysis: Detroit Prospect Traded in OHL Blockbuster

Detroit Red Wings prospect Pasquale Zito was traded by the Windsor Spitfires to the Niagara IceDogs last week. The Spitfires recently finished their OHL playoffs by losing out to the Hamilton Bulldogs 6-1 in the 7th game of the OHL Championship Finals. The Trade The Spitfires are now in rebuild mode, as they traded a […]

Report: San Jose Sharks to hire Mike Grier as 1st Black GM in NHL history

Mike Grier will be named the next general manager of the San Jose Sharks, becoming the first Black man in NHL history to stand in the position. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Kevin Weekes. The Sharks have yet to confirm the hiring, but a news conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET Tuesday, […]

New York Rangers Netminder Might Be Looking Elsewhere For New Deal

The New York Rangers might be in a predicament with goaltender Alexandar Georgiev. The restricted free agent will be looking for a raise higher than his current deal of $2,650,000 per season. The 26-year-old netminder played 33 games this past season with a goals-against average (GAA) of 2.92 and a save percentage of .898. However, […]

Bruins looking to add size with new free-agent target

For those that watched the Boston Bruins last season, especially during their playoff run against the Carolina Hurricanes, one obvious thing was the lack of size. The Hurricanes bullied the Bruins throughout the seven-game series, and it was the lack of physicality and size that ultimately cost the Bruins as smaller players such as Matt […]