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Opinion: Torn on What to do With Rangers’ Rempe
- Patrick Hoffman
- October 30, 2024
New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe burst onto the scene last year. He started his NHL career by fighting in his team’s wild Stadium Series game against Matt Martin of the New York Islanders at MetLife Stadium. Not only did Rempe, 22, get in his first fight, but it happened on his first shift in […]
Read MoreOpinion: No One Should Envy Rangers’ GM Drury
- Patrick Hoffman
- July 4, 2024
Going into the offseason, it was clear that one area that the New York Rangers needed to address was finding a high-end winger to play on the team’s first line with Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. Unfortunately for the Blueshirts, team general manager Chris Drury struck out on that front. He missed out on the […]
Read MoreVasilevskiy Returning to Form for the Lightning
- Patrick Hoffman
- April 7, 2024
The beginning of the 2023-24 season was not a good one for Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy, 29, missed the first 20 games of the season while recovering from surgery to repair a herniated disc in his lower back. To make matters worse, the Lightning did not play well while Vasilevskiy was hurt. […]
Read MoreChecking In on Hockey Personality Jonny Lazarus
- Patrick Hoffman
- January 6, 2024
If you have not noticed, I greatly support hockey personality Jonny Lazarus. He works incredibly hard, he knows hockey inside and out, he has great perspectives on the game, and he is someone who loves the sport. Simply put, Jonny is an amazing hockey guy through and through. With that in mind, I figured now […]
Read MoreAn Email Interview with Adam Proteau of The Hockey News
- Patrick Hoffman
- November 13, 2023
There is no doubt in my mind that when it comes to hockey publications and hockey outlets, The Hockey News is the king. The publication has been around since 1947 and its dedication to all things puck is more than evident in every single issue and article. I just became a subscriber last month, and […]
Read MoreAn Email Interview with Hockey Personality Jonny Lazarus
- Patrick Hoffman
- June 24, 2023
Twitter is a wonderful place for hockey fans. Thanks to Twitter, I have been able to get in touch with many hockey fans, personalities, analysts, etc., and have been able to conduct terrific email interviews for the many online hockey outlets that I have written for. Because of Twitter, I am proud to introduce my […]
Read MoreIs it Time for the Blues to Move on From This Season?
- Patrick Hoffman
- January 27, 2023
It was not that long ago that the St Louis Blues were on top of the hockey world. The Blues, after getting off to a horrendous start, won the Stanley Cup in 2019. They did it with hard work, skill, great coaching, and with great goaltending from Jordan Binnington. Four seasons later, things are much […]
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