Day: October 11, 2023

Positives and Negatives: Three Main Takeaways From Pittsburgh’s Home Opener

The Pittsburgh Penguins played their season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, October 10, at PPG Paints Arena. The team is coming into this season with expectations of playoff contention, and they’ve built their roster in a way that shows the organization’s desire to win now. However, Pittsburgh’s performance in game one was underwhelming, […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Open Up Training Camp, Prepare For Preseason Games Vs Reading

Training camp is officially open in Glens Falls, NY, as the Adirondack Thunder prepare for the 2023-24 season and head into camp with 31 guys, which is the most guys they’ve had in camp as a franchise. According to head coach Pete MacArthur, all 30 guys will see action between the two pre-season games vs […]

Heartlanders Make Opening Weekend Schedule Modifications

Coralville, Iowa- The Heartlanders have just announced that their first game of the 2023-24 regular season will now be played a day earlier than originally anticipated, with Saturday, October 21st’s game now being set to drop the puck on Thursday, October 19 at 6:35 pm CT. All tickets that were purchased for the game originally […]

Lightning, Predators Put On a Show to Open 2023-24’ NHL Season

On Tuesday evening, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators kicked off the 2023-24 season in front of a national television audience at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The excitement was palpable, from when the festivities began on Ford Thunder Alley to the final horn sounding. From Lightning players interacting with fans during the blue […]

Bedard Earns First NHL Point in Blackhawks Win: Five Takeaways

The Chicago Blackhawks won their first season opener since 2018 against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night at the PPG Paints Arena. Coming back from a 2-0 deficit, the Blackhawks were able to score four unanswered goals to win 4-2. We caught glimpses of what the future looks like in Chicago, and here are five things […]

Oilers Game 1: Vancouver Canucks

We’re back. We’re finally back. It’s Christmas in October, and we can cheer and rant about hockey games again. The Edmonton Oilers season opener starts on the road against a team vastly different from them with regard to leaguewide view. In one corner, we have a team with the biggest Stanley Cup aspirations in Canada. […]

Minten Makes NHL Debut: Leafs Game Preview 1

Today marks the beginning of the 2023-2024 season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. This season has brought a lot of change for the Leafs, whether it be new general manager Brad Treliving, new coaching staff, new management staff, and ultimately new players as well. Could there even be a new goal song? The Leafs hope […]

Should the Leafs Be Worried About Their Goaltending?

I’ve been seeing this question a lot on social media since the end of training camp. It’s probably a question that needs to be answered. And that answer is “no”. For those who haven’t been keeping track, Ilya Samsonov played three games and finished with a 2.96 GAA and .879 save percentage. Joseph Woll played […]

Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno skating for the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins Game Day Preview: Two Old Faces Return

Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Game Day Preview Game 1: Chicago Blackhawks (1-0) at Boston Bruins (0-0) Date: Wednesday, October 11 Time: 7:30 pm EST TV: TNT Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines: Chicago +105 Boston -125 O/U 6 Chicago Blackhawks Notes: The Blackhawks are playing the second game of a back-back after […]

Vegas’ Brett Howden to Have Hearing for Illegal Check Last Night

Vegas Forward to have hearing with Player Safety today