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.

Why Eichel Is Going to Go Off Next Season

There is always pressure when you are a high pick in the NHL Entry Draft. As soon as you come into the league, you are expected to be the team’s savior. You are expected to help your team win, produce, and be one of your team’s best players. You are supposed to do these things […]

Hurricanes Smart to Stick with Andersen and Raanta in Goal

When it comes to goaltending in the NHL these days, it is wise for teams to have two goaltenders that are capable of winning games, whether it is in the regular season or the Stanley Cup playoffs. Just look at what the Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights accomplished in winning it this year. They […]

Quick Signs One-Year, $825,000 Deal with the Blueshirts

For goaltender Jonathan Quick, what happened on July 1st for him is most likely a dream come true. The Milford, CT native signed a one-year, $825,000 deal with the team he grew up rooting for, the New York Rangers, on the first day of free agency. According to Mollie Walker of The New York Post, […]

Rangers Sign Wheeler to One-Year, $800,000 Deal

There is no doubt that when it comes to winning games in the Stanley Cup playoffs, you need players that will play hard, throw the body around, and produce. The New York Rangers did not have a good enough mix of the above-mentioned components this past season. As a result, the Rangers were knocked out […]

The New Jersey Devils Already Look Like Cup Contenders For Next Season

This past season was an unbelievable one for the New Jersey Devils. After being one of the league’s worst teams over the past few seasons, the Devils ended up being one of the NHL’s best teams in the 2022-23 season. They finished with the third-best record in the NHL at 52-22-0-8 for 112 points and […]

Hockey: A Connection of Father and Son

Two weeks ago was a very tough week for me in a few ways. For starters, it was Father’s Day. My dad died of COVID on March 31, 2020 – my 37th birthday – so not being able to celebrate it with him is something that will always hurt. Secondly, June 14th was the 29th […]

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Rangers’ Fox and Panarin Named to NHL All-Star Teams

Things obviously did not end the way they were supposed to for the New York Rangers this season. After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2021-22 season, the Blueshirts were knocked out of the first round in seven games in this year’s postseason by the New Jersey Devils after having a 2-0 series lead. […]

An Email Interview with Hockey Personality Jonny Lazarus

Twitter is a wonderful place for hockey fans. Thanks to Twitter, I have been able to get in touch with many hockey fans, personalities, analysts, etc., and have been able to conduct terrific email interviews for the many online hockey outlets that I have written for. Because of Twitter, I am proud to introduce my […]

Barrasso Finally Gets His Due

With the Hockey Hall of Fame announcing its new class on Wednesday, June 21st, one should have noticed that there was a theme that really had not been present before. That theme was goaltenders. This year, the selection committee announced that three goaltenders would be going into its Hall of Fame. One of them was […]

Rangers “King” Lundqvist Gets Elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame

With his number 30 already in the rafters at Madison Square Garden, former New York Rangers great Henrik Lundqvist will soon be remembered for his greatness at another hockey-related location. On Wednesday, June 21, the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee announced that the man they call the “King,” who was in his first year […]