That game against the Lightning was fun, eh? The Oilers only play Tampa Bay twice a year, but you’d think they were long-time rivals with how heated and emotional the players on both sides got. We’re halfway through the regular season, and game 47 was a playoff-caliber game against the back-to-back-to-back Eastern Conference Champions. Not […]
The regular season is over, and the playoffs will start this week in the Canadian Hockey League. With that, teams will have one goal: to win their respective leagues’ championship title and claim their spot in the 2023 Memorial Cup. The 2023 Memorial Cup will occur in Kamloops, British Columbia, from Friday, May 26, 2023 […]
Just a month or so ago, the Los Angeles Kings were one of the best teams in the NHL. The team was getting timely goal-scoring, playing well defensively, getting great goaltending, and looking like a Cup contender. In all, the Kings looked like one of the toughest teams to beat. It is amazing how quickly […]
On a cloudy Sunday afternoon after training camp, Inside The Rink, sat down with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Forward Mathieu De St. Phalle. De St. Phalle touched on college play, becoming a leader, to summer training. At this current time, De St. Phalle has been assigned to the ECHL Wheeling Nailers under the tutelage of Head Coach […]
Welcome back, friends. A whole week without Playoff hockey was torture, but at least we will see more of it. The Edmonton Oilers go from playing against a team that had more success with a defensive system, to now playing against a team fairly similar to them in terms of playing style. There is a […]
In a closely contested match, the Edmonton Oilers fell to the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in overtime despite strong performances. The game was highlighted by top players McDavid and MacKinnon and a playoff-like atmosphere. Both teams scored in the third, with Edmonton’s lead fleeting and Colorado forcing overtime, they secured the win with seconds left.
There is no doubt that the New Jersey Devils have taken huge strides this season. That may actually be an understatement. As of this writing (Tuesday, January 3), the Devils are second in the Metropolitan Division and sixth in the league with a 23-11-3 record for 49 points through 37 games. The team’s youngsters have […]
It’s time for the midseason report card for the Adirondack Thunder, who currently sit in sixth place (Trois-Rivieres Lions have two more wins than Adirondack, but both teams have 30 points) with a record of 12-18-5-1 under first-year head coach Pete MacArthur. The first half has not been a nice one for the Thunder, as […]
Plan “A” for Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon was to keep the 2023 championship roster as close to intact as possible and attempt to run it back. Reilly Smith was traded soon after the parade to free up salary cap space to extend Ivan Barbashev. Adin Hill was extended and no other major […]
Another year, another first round matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs. If the two teams didn’t have any animosity built up already, they should by now, considering they just met in a playoff preview of sorts at Amalie Arena one week ago. In saying that, neither team was at full strength, […]
