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Damien’s Deliberations: Could they be the next dynamic goalie duo?
The last several seasons have seen the Toronto Maple Leafs roster some dynamic offensive firepower lending itself as potential Stanley Cup favorites but ultimately faltering due to lack of goaltending consistency and defensive depth. This offseason, Toronto caught my attention with the signing of goaltender Anthony Stolarz to a two-year deal worth $2.5 million annually.… Read more
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Montréal Victoire: No Way Back, Just Through
The Montréal Victoire had one of the two most successful regular seasons of the inaugural six during the inaugural season. Their attendance was transcendent from start to finish with the team relocating all their home games to the 10,000 seat Place Bell for the 2024-25 season, with even the casual observer anticipating all those… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA show warts and suffer huge injury setback, Sochi maintains status quo but Zavragin provides optimism
SKA Saint Petersburg: Game 8: Monday, September 23rd SKA 4-1 Avangard Omsk Game 9: Friday, September 27th SKA 8-5 Severstal Cherepovets Game 10: Sunday, September 29th SKA 4-5 Kunlun Red Star Continuing what had occurred in Game 7 against Torpedo, Ivan Demidov saw decreased minutes against Avangard. He also seemed to be struggling with making… Read more
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Boston Fleet: Patching the Holes
During the inaugural season of the PWHL, I had both the luxury and the struggles of regularly having an up close and personal seat to the Boston Fleet’s triumphs and agonies. The result of the inaugural season was an overwhelming achievement of being one win away from hoisting the Walter Cup in their own… Read more
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Minnesota Frost: All I Can Ask is Why
Winning the Walter Cup was an iconic moment for the State of Hockey and the 26 women on the Minnesota Frost roster who have now permanently etched their names and memories into both PWHL and Professional Women’s Hockey history. Normally, as I did in my 2023 offseason recap for the Vegas Golden Knights, after… Read more
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KHL updates: Fates collide for the first time this season, big news on the roster front for SKA
SKA Saint Petersburg: Game 5: Sunday, September 15th SKA 4-3 Lada Togliatti OT Game 7: Saturday, September 21st SKA 4-3 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod This past week was bookended by one goal wins wherein two different players were the story. Ivan Demidov was the headliner for the matchup against Lada, as he scored his first ever… Read more