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KHL regular season coverage finale: SKA falls short of Continental Cup defense, Michkov misses Kaprizov’s record but puts in one final proud performance
Playing at home [due to the schedule listing format, I mistakenly believed and stated that the Severstal game was their final home game of the season – This has since been corrected] in front of yet another impressive crowd at the state of the art SKA Arena, SKA Saint Petersburg wrapped up their accomplished but… Read more
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Hockey East: The “Power 6” Can Seal Their Fates
Now that I have the bitter taste out of my mouth from the D3HKY MASCAC Semi-final game between Fitchburg State and UMass Darmouth, I can dive into a Massachusetts-centered college hockey conference that has standards and an understanding of how to market itself to both upcoming junior hockey players and hockey fans alike. As… Read more
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MASCAC Semifinals: Plymouth State Panthers vs. Westfield State Owls
The early proceedings in this conference playoff matchup saw both teams trying to find their footing. When they did, however, the scoring chances were plentiful. Westfield State, particularly their first forward unit, looked as though they were punching above their weight for a good portion of the first stanza and ended up with a respectable… Read more
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PWHL Ottawa @ PWHL Montreal: Dalton Runs Wild
Through their first two contests this season, PWHL Montreal has been able to get the better of PWHL Ottawa, handing them a pair of 1-goal defeats. On January Ann-Sophie Bettez was the hero in Overtime for Montreal, and in the January 27th showdown, Maureen Murphy and Ann-Renée Desbiens took center stage. Since the last… Read more
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PWHL New York @ Toronto: Kristen Campbell’s lockdown in Toronto
Entering tonight’s matchup, both teams were red hot. Toronto won four consecutive games and New York three. Both teams played each other three times this season, with Toronto winning the last two games. Schroeder and Campbell would get the nod for their respective teams to start between the pipes. We would witness the top two… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA goes Jekyll & Hyde in two games, Sochi avoids season series sweep as Michkov continues to perform and Tyanulin makes franchise history
We saw two very different performances from SKA Saint Petersburg this week. On Tuesday, February 20th, they were blanked 3-0 in their home game against Severstal Cherepovets. They narrowly out-shot Severstal 21-20, but looked lifeless and never really meaningfully in control. This is reflected by the puck controlled time, with Severstal having the advantage 18:42… Read more