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The Wild Lost, But There’s a Good Side

The Minnesota Wild prospect team faced the St. Louis Blues prospect team 5-1 on Friday night. While there were plenty of mistakes, it also provided good insight as some newer prospects showed their skills. The Wild team was only about half of the prospects, with the other half of the players being invitees. Prospects who […]

Opinion: Building The Oilers’ Bottom Six

Redoing the bottom six. It seems to be a yearly occurrence for the Edmonton Oilers, whose heavy cap situation leaves them in a constant state of bottom six turnover. This year’s approach ended with GM Ken Holland using a couple of player tryout contracts, a clever signing, and some rookie development. Here is what I […]

San Jose Sharks Rookie Faceoff Preview

The unofficial end of summer is here. On Friday, the San Jose Sharks play a game. It’s a rookie faceoff game, but a game nonetheless. The baby Sharks are scheduled to play three games over four days. Friday 9/15/23:Sharks vs. Kings 1 pm PT Saturday 9/16/23:Golden Knights vs. Sharks 7 pm PT Monday 9/18/23:Coyotes vs. […]

New Jersey Devils Bring Back Keith Kinkaid

The New Jersey Devils are bringing back Keith Kinkaid on a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL Level and $350,000 at the AHL Level. This is a shocking move for both parties as Kinkaid had signed with the Chicago Wolves earlier this Summer, and the Devils at the moment have more than enough […]

Givani Smith Season Preview

San Jose Sharks General Manager Mike Grier wants to build a competitive, tough, skilled team. Newly signed, forward Givani Smith brings the toughness in spades. When Luke Kunin was lost for the season last December, the Sharks lost some of that toughness. Jonah Gadjovich filled in admirably in that aspect but also dealt with injuries […]

The Best Way to See Wild Prospects In Action

The Minnesota Wild announced the roster for the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase, and it’s packed with some of the most exciting prospects that fans will want to see. While there are only a limited amount of tickets available to see the action in person at Tria Rink, the Wild will be broadcasting both of their […]

A wide-angle photo of an empty Capital One Arena with freshly-laid ice for the upcoming hockey season.

This Week in Washington: A Capitals Catch-Up

As the regular season of hockey quickly approaches, the Washington Capitals have had quite a week! Between heading back home to the DC area, adjusting to new team dynamics, and a handful of signature Capitals antics, the boys are back, busy, and better than ever. Ovechkin is back, baby! The morning after Labor Day, the […]

Opinion: Who Will Make Up the Blackhawks’ Goalie Tandem?

As more young talent gets signed and makes their way to the Blackhawks roster, the pace of the rebuild becomes unclear. The 2023-24 season looks promising for Chicago as the countdown to Oct. 10 continues, but some aspects of the roster are still up for speculation. With Alex Stalock signed to the Anaheim Ducks and […]

Former Hershey Bear, Reading Royal, and IceHog Garrett Mitchell Retires

Garrett Mitchell, the former Hershey Bear and Reading Royal captain of the Rockford IceHogs, recently announced that he has officially retired from professional hockey at the age of 31. Mitchell played for the IceHogs the last three seasons and put up 20 points in 120 games over this period. With the Reading Royals, in 2019-20, […]

Seattle Kraken Sign Defenseman Mitch Reinke

The Seattle Kraken have signed defenseman Mitch Reinke to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775K. Reinke played for two seasons with the San Antonio Rampage, who are no longer an AHL team, from 2018-19 to 2019-20. For part of the 2020-21 season, he was with the Utica Comets, and for the last two seasons, Reinke […]