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NCAA D3 Hockey Men’s Tournament Updates: The Top Dogs Continue to Rule
The outcomes of the Division III tourney have been fairly predictable so far with only one upset to speak of, but the quality of play has been outstanding as you would expect from a league that has been on an upward climb for a number of years now and may become a legitimate professional dev… Read more
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Hockey East Prelim Primer: No Surprises…Right?
Hockey East Tournament Season is upon is, and this year’s preliminary round is going to be a fun time for everyone involved. Wednesday, March 13th between 7 and 7:15pm, matchups between Vermont/Connecticut, UMass Lowell/New Hampshire, and Merrimack/Northeastern will get underway to see which programs advance to the quarterfinals. Starting off the night, Vermont… Read more
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What the Flyers are gaining by the potentially soon forthcoming addition of Alexei Kolosov
The Philadelphia Flyers, especially after the additions to the pool made at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft (presumably as insurance for the potential/eventual criminal charges filed against longtime starter Carter Hart), have quite an expansive goaltending prospect pool with some promising names in the bunch. The most prominent one was added in 2021, via a… Read more
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Plymouth State Panthers vs. SUNY Cortland Red Dragons: A night of guaranteed history that did not disappont
This matchup was about as high stakes as it could get for a round one game. SUNY Cortland was making their first-ever national tournament appearance upon their triumph over SUNY Plattsburgh in an exciting overtime matchup to grant them the SUNYAC conference title and an automatic berth. Plymouth State, meanwhile, put yet another MASCAC championship… Read more
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Quick updates on the Gagarin Cup playoffs
As of today, all of the seedings are just about complete in the first round of the KHL’s postseason bracket on the Western Conference side. The results to this point have been somewhat predictable, as we are not positioned for there to be any upsets. However, there was one fairly significant result that shook up… Read more
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A reflection on Alexander Nikishin’s explosive statement season and his path to becoming one of the best defensemen in the KHL
My consistency has wavered in updating the KHL series on this site since the Gagarin Cup playoffs began due to academic obligations. However, I have been watching the postseason closely. SKA Saint Petersburg’s last 16 matchup against Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod got off to an ignominious start, as they dropped a 5-2 result in a game… Read more