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NCAA WHKY: Minnesota Duluth Makes a Statement
The opening weekend of the NCAA Women’s Hockey season has gotten off to a start that no one could have predicted. As women’s ice hockey continues to build momentum in North America on the soaring wings of the PWHL’s inaugural season, many eyes were on the WCHA back-to-back series between the 1st ranked defending… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Keaton Verhoeff?
Psychoanalyst Theodor Reik once wrote, “There are recurring cycles, ups and downs, but the course of events is essentially the same, with small variations. It has been said that history repeats itself. This is perhaps not quite correct; it merely rhymes.” I found myself in a familiar scenario this weekend as the WHL season opened up.… Read more
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Ottawa Charge: Big Steps Forward
The Ottawa Charge narrowly missed the playoffs in their inaugural season. On paper, they were 2nd in goals for, only trailing the regular-season champions in Toronto by a ratio of 69 to 62. However, they were also 2nd from the bottom in goals against with 63, only trailing New York who allowed 67. Despite… Read more
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New York Sirens: The Craig Patrick Special
The New York Sirens’ inaugural season was one of several highs and lows. The greatest of these highs was certainly their opening day shutout of the Toronto Sceptres that ushered in this new era of women’s professional ice hockey. Following this landmark moment for the PWHL in front of an enormous TV audience, New… Read more
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Washington Capitals: Hitting the sweet spot
The Washington Capitals got the right end of the stick when it came to the scramble for the final Eastern Conference playoff spots in 2023-24 season, getting the very last seed. In expected fashion, they were swept by the Presidents’ Trophy winning New York Rangers in round one. The team remains in a delicate spot… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA offense compromised, Sochi goalie picture possibly shaping up?
SKA Saint Petersburg: Games 3 & 4: September 9th/12th SKA 0-2 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl SKA 0-3 Traktor Chelyabinsk There just isn’t anything to say about Roman Rotenberg’s forward group at this point. The finishing isn’t there, and most of the time, the chance creation isn’t there, either. Even when it is, the former comes back to… Read more