Central Division

Tig Iginla, Cole Beaudoin, and other at Utah Hockey Club's Development Camp

Utah Hockey Club Off-Season Review: Draft Picks, Key Signings, and a New Era

The Utah Hockey Club has made waves in its first off-season as an organization. From notable trades, free agent signings, and entry-level contracts, the Hockey Club is looking to make improvements from its former Arizona team. In the biggest milestone of the offseason, Utah had an interesting showing at the 2024 NHL Draft. With their […]

Dallas Stars Will Have the Toughest Travel Schedule

The Dallas Stars will have the toughest travel schedule with 56,700 miles in the 2024-25 NHL season, while the Pittsburgh Penguins will have the easiest travel schedule with 31,500 miles. This may or may not be an advantage for either professional hockey team. Read on for further details surrounding these two teams. According to B/R […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets Select Dean Evason As New Head Coach

Earlier this afternoon the Columbus Blue Jackets organization announced that Dean Evason is the new head coach. This comes after GM Don Waddell announced the relieving of former head coach Pascal Vincent in June. The details of Evason’s contract haven’t been revealed yet but it is a multi-year deal. Dean Evason was most recently the […]

Player Profile: Roman Josi

Roman Josi was born on June 1, 1990, in Bern, Switzerland. His parents and older brother were all athletes, so it was natural for Josi to be practicing and playing with them in his youth. He committed to growing in hockey when he was about ten years old. Roman Josi’s Career Stats His first steps […]

Ranking NHL Goal Horns

32) Utah Hockey Club: N/A 31) Colorado Avalanche: 1/10: Sounds generic, not a pleasant sound, I heard this too much in the 2022 Playoffs (it got annoying) Goal Horn Button: 30) San Jose Sharks: 1/10 – Sounds like a boat/foghorn, good goal song though, very unique Goal Horn Button: 29) Washinton Capitals 1/10: Sirens during […]

Kirill Kaprizov wearing the third jersey called 78s with his Alternate Captain patch clearly visible

The First Boring Summer for the Minnesota Wild

I was just sitting here thinking about how boring this summer has been for the Minnesota Wild. Of course, the lack of an off-season contributed to that, but there was something I couldn’t quite put my finger on until today. The past three summers (at least!) have been a little bit TOO exciting surrounding the […]

Player Profile: Mark Scheifele

Mark Scheifele was born on March 15, 1993, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He is a centre who has spent his entire NHL playing career with the Winnipeg Jets. Listed as 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds, Scheifele shoots right-handed. His early playing days started in the Kitchener minor hockey scene where he originally began as a defenseman […]

Seattle Kraken celebrate win at Climate Pledge Arena

Seattle Kraken Offseason Recap

The Seattle Kraken have made quite a few moves during this years off-season. They started out with re-signing four players that were set to be free agents on June 30th, followed by picking up defenseman Brandon Montour and forward Chandler Stephenson on the first day of free-agency, and then finished out that afternoon with signing […]

A Farewell to Joe Pavelski

After days of speculation, Joe Pavelski officially retired from the NHL on Tuesday, July 16, after 18 seasons. Pavelski, who recently turned 40 on Thursday, July 11, played in the NHL from 2006 to 2024 as a forward who specializes in center and right wing. Pavelski’s first 13 seasons were with the San Jose Sharks […]

Coaching Profile: Jim Montgomery

Jim Montgomery was born on June 30, 1969, in Montreal, Quebec. Montgomery was a forward who played four seasons at the University of Maine-Orono from 1989-1993. In that time, Montgomery appeared in 170 games and scored 103 goals with 178 assists. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound center played 122 career NHL games with five teams and registered […]