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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
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PWHL Recap: Toronto Ascends, Boston Frustrates
Due to unforeseen circumstances in my professional life, I’ll be recapping the week that was in the PWHL in one bigger article than the usual game-by-game summaries that I usually do (Full-time jobs am I right?). Across the league from February 25th to March 2nd, two teams dominated, two teams gave as much as… Read more
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MASCAC Championship: Plymouth State captures the crown in intriguing fashion
We did not see the typical offensive firepower that the PSU Panthers have are known for in their final hurdle to the conference title. Certainly, they controlled possession, and turned that into 73 shot attempts and 41 shots on goal. However, the power play ended up being somewhat quiet tonight, despite a relative plethora of… Read more