Cale Makar

Dougie Hamilton’s Great Play Sliding Under the Radar

Several names usually come up when talking about the league’s best defensemen. Hockey pundits and fans alike will mention players like Cale Makar, Adam Fox, Erik Karlsson, Victor Hedman, Roman Josi, Charlie McAvoy, Kris Letang, Miro Heiskanen, etc. You get the idea. One name that never seems to pop up is that of New Jersey […]

2023 NHL All-Star Game: First 32 Revealed

With the 2022-2023 NHL season nearing its halfway point, the league is ready to showcase its best players at the All-Star Game. Held on February 4th in sunny South Florida, the 2023 All-Star Game will boast some of the league’s brightest stars. It will also carry some of the biggest storylines, as there’s a chance […]

Is It Time To Start Worrying In Denver?

By Adrian Dater | @adater DENVER – Colorado Avalanche players were not short-changed in their partying with the Stanley Cup over the summer. Denver is a city known for its many beer drinkers, but Avalanche players drank everybody under the table on Cup parade day. Not since the Boston Bruins and their infamous team bar […]

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Jets Flying High Heading Into New Year

The offseason was quite eventful for the Winnipeg Jets. For starters, they hired new head coach Rick Bowness. Prior to joining the Jets, he was the head coach of the Dallas Stars as he guided them to within one victory of ousting the Calgary Flames in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. About […]

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Makar Reaches 200 Points

It’s Cale Makar’s game, and we’re all just watching it. The Avalanche faced the Dallas Stars on November 21st, a match between the reigning champs and the current conference leaders. A real division rivalry. About 10 minutes into the first period, the Avalanche were on a power play after Joel Kiviranta hooked Mikko Rantanen. The […]

Lindholm Enters Norris Trophy Conversation

When thinking about Norris Trophy candidates on the Boston Bruins, one name comes to mind, and that’s Charlie McAvoy. He has established himself as a top-five defenseman in the league and only continues to improve each season. To start the season, though, McAvoy has been sidelined as he rehabs back from offseason shoulder surgery and […]

Georgiev Hits Stride vs. Rangers

The Colorado Avalanche and the New York Rangers met for the first time this season on October 25th. This was a highly anticipated game as it was the Avs new goaltender, Alexandar Georgiev’s, return to New York. The Avalanche traded for Georgiev back in July after not making an offer to their cup-winning goalie, Darcy […]

Hurricanes Might Have a Norris Trophy Sleeper

Jacob Slavin has been a terrific defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes since being selected in the fourth round of the 2012 NHL Draft. Slavin has finished in the top 20 in Norris Trophy, voting for the league’s best defenseman for the last six seasons. The last campaign saw a career-high in points with 42 and […]

Inside the 2022-23 Season

With NHL training camps opening up this week across the NHL, there is a lot of anticipation for October following what was an exciting off-season. Whether it be big names players moving to different teams or an up-and-coming team looking to make that next step, there will be plenty of compelling storylines to follow throughout […]

Eight More Years of Nate the Great

As of the writing of this article, Nathan MacKinnon is the highest-paid player in the NHL. He signed an eight-year extension with the Colorado Avalanche, $12.6million AAV, and an $85.34 signing bonus. There was little doubt MacKinnon would be staying with the Avs. At the NHL media tour this summer, he said he wanted to […]