Author: Patrick Hoffman

Patrick covers the NHL for Inside The Rink. He has previously covered the league for The Ultimate Hockey Fan Cave, WTP Sports, Sportsnet.ca, Kukla’s Korner, Spector’s Hockey, NHL Network Radio blog, TheHockeyNews.com, The Fourth Period, Stan Fischler’s “The Fischler Report”, as well as a slew of others.

Brad Marchand skating for the Florida Panthers

Opinion: Panthers’ Marchand Having Tremendous Postseason

When acquisitions are made specifically to help the team either get to the Stanley Cup playoffs or help a team go deep in the postseason, the move does not always work out. That cannot be said when it comes to the Florida Panthers and Brad Marchand. On March 7, the Panthers acquired Marchand, 37, from […]

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Long-Time Ranger Chris Kreider Traded to the Anaheim Ducks

If you are a New York Rangers fan, Thursday, June 12, will go down as a very sad day for both you and the franchise you root for. Chris Kreider, the team’s longest-tenured player, signed off on a trade to the Anaheim Ducks. According to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, the Blueshirts will receive Ducks […]

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An Email Interview with Online Hockey Personality for Snapback Sports – Tim Kalinowski

There are a lot of great hockey content creators out there. I want to introduce you all to one in this piece. His name is Tim Kalinowski. Kalinowski is an on-air talent and personality for Snapback Sports. Kalinowski attended several memorable hockey games this season and, in typical creator fashion, shared them with hockey and […]

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Connor McDavid skating for the Edmonton Oilers

Opinion: Connor McDavid Continues To Show Why He Is the Best Player in The Game

There is no doubt that when all is said and done, Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid is going to end up in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Let’s take a look at what McDavid, 28, has accomplished so far: Notice that his career totals to date were not mentioned above because even those numbers are […]

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Stuart Skinner

Opinion: Oilers’ Stuart Skinner Showing Some Steadiness Between the Pipes

When it comes to Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner, one never knows what they are going to get. On one hand, one might see a version of Skinner, 26, who stands tall, comes up with big saves, does not get out of position, and does not allow soft goals. When this version of Skinner is […]

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Opinion: Panthers’ Bobrovsky Heating Up at the Right Time

After being a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as one of the league’s best goalies in the regular season and winning the Stanley Cup last season, Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky came into this season with not much else to prove that he will go down as one of the game’s best goaltenders. When it […]

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Frederik Andersen skating for the Carolina Hurricanes

Frederik Andersen Continues to Be a Wall in Between the Pipes for the Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes are eight wins away from their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. One can point to the team’s timely offense, structured defense, and great coaching from Rod Brind’Amour as the main reasons why they are playing well at the most important time of the year. While these factors have certainly contributed to […]

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Mikko Rantanen skating for the Dallas Stars

Opinion: Stars’ Mikko Rantanen Returns to Form At the Right Time

It was clear that Mikko Rantanen was not exactly about being traded by the Colorado Avalanche, the only NHL club he had ever known. It was in Colorado where he spent close to 11 seasons, won a Stanley Cup in 2022, had 681 points (287 goals and 394 assists), and made lifelong friends. That is […]

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Mike Sullivan coaching the Pittsburgh Penguins

Rangers Hire Mike Sullivan As Team’s New Head Coach

The New York Rangers have not had much luck when it comes to their head coaches in recent seasons. In his first season with the franchise in 2021-2022, Gerard Gallant took the Blueshirts to the Eastern Conference Finals, only to lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games. The following season, the team was […]

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Logan Thompson in net for the Washington Capitals

Opinion: Logan Thompson Continues to Shine for the Capitals

It is amazing just how much things have changed for the Washington Capitals since they got knocked out by the New York Rangers in the first round of last year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. This season, the Capitals were the best team in the Metropolitan Division, the Eastern Conference, and had the league’s second best record […]

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