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.
Supporting the American Hockey League
When it comes to watching sports live, there is nothing better than hockey. The games are fast, have a ton of action, and provide an electric atmosphere. Even people who are not into hockey will tell you that there is nothing in sports that compares to being at a hockey game. While many hockey fans […]
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Vanecek Getting the Job Done for the Devils
The New Jersey Devils were awful in every area of their game last season. They had trouble scoring goals, keeping the puck out of the net, and their goaltending was atrocious. Heck, not only was the goaltending bad, but none of the goaltenders could stay healthy long enough to be consistent. All of these things […]
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Bruins Present Big Test for the Blueshirts At MSG
After getting off to a sluggish start, the New York Rangers are back on track and are playing like one of the best teams in the league. As of this writing (Wednesday, January 18), the team is third in the Metropolitan Division and ninth in the league with a 25-13-7 record for 57 points. Since […]
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Montembeault Playing Well for The Canadiens
It is not easy being a Montreal Canadiens goaltender these days. For starters, Carey Price is physically unable to play due to a knee injury. Price, the all-time winningest goaltender in Canadiens’ franchise history, was everything and more for this team for many years, and they are now without him. Secondly, Jake Allen is having […]
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An Appreciation for Tuukka Rask
In Boston, Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark is in the middle of a season to remember. As of this writing (Tuesday, January 17), Ullmark, 29, is 23-2-0-1 with a 1.92 goals-against average, a .936 save percentage, and two shutouts. His rankings in the league among goaltenders are also impressive: In looking at what Ullmark has accomplished […]
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Halak On His Game for the Blueshirts
When it comes to goaltending and the New York Rangers, it is never looked at as an issue because of their Vezina Trophy-winning masked man Igor Shesterkin. With Shesterkin, one knows that they will get a lot of games out of him, along with consistency, great numbers, and, more importantly, victories. When a team has […]
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Goaltenders and the Hockey Hall of Fame: Not Just About the Numbers
When one thinks of Hall of Fame caliber players in any professional sport, one usually thinks of an athlete with outstanding numbers, a plethora of personal awards, and who played a big part in helping their team win a championship. The Hockey Hall of Fame seems to be a different kind of animal. There have […]
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Jones Turning back the Clock With Strong Play for the Kraken
The Seattle Kraken have surprised many hockey fans and pundits this season by being one of the best teams in both the Pacific Division and the entire NHL. As of this writing (Monday, January 16), the Kraken are second in the Pacific and eighth in the NHL with a 26-12-4 record and 56 points. The […]
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Devils Back to Their Winning Ways
The month of December was a brutal one for the New Jersey Devils. After getting off to a sizzling start and going on a long winning streak, the team cooled off in a big way. They finished the month of December with a 4-7-2 record, and many in the hockey world if the Devils were […]
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Zibanejad is the Perfect Ranger
When the New York Rangers traded Derick Brassard to the Ottawa Senators for Mika Zibanejad back during the 2016 offseason, many people did not know what to think. In Brassard, the Blueshirts had a player that produced (163 points in three seasons), came up big in the playoffs, was consistent, and was well-liked by his […]
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