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Liam’s CHL Corner: For the first time, in writing!
Via my written coverage of prospects as part of my intermittent series on draft eligible players for the next few classes, I have taken it upon myself to watch the Canadian Hockey League as often as possible to closely study the games of blue chip prospects I wish to write about in what remains the… Read more
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KHL roundup: Ten games and some meaningful results in the last day of action before the All-Star break
The 2023-24 KHL season headed into its All-Star break with a bang, with ten games on the schedule for Thursday, December 7th and several having significant impact on the standings. The proceedings started with Admiral Vladivostok avenging yesterday’s 4-3 shootout defeat to Amur Khabarovsk in a Far East rivalry matchup. The game at first was… Read more
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KHL updates: Three straight losses for HC Sochi as Michkov misses yet more time, SKA’s win streak reaches 11 before ending in shootout
This entry will focus primarily on this series’ primary topics, with a bit of a diversion towards the end and a splattering of miscellaneous analysis in the core body of writing. HC Sochi, after getting back in the win column against Amur Khabarovsk, have since fallen in three straight games, dropping a 2-0 decision to… Read more
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MASCAC Recap: Will Redick is Good at Scoring
Now that the dust has begun to settle, and the hierarchy has started to settle into place, I thought it was time to start doing some high-level coverage of the MASCAC, just like I do with the Hockey East. As our loyal followers know, we cover the MCLA Trailblazers very closely due to multiple… Read more
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Hockey East Recap: The Top 5 Settle into Place
After a weekend of interconference competition, Hockey East returned to its regularly intriguing intraconference matchups. At the time of writing, games between UConn vs 11th ranked Maine and UMass Lowell vs Vermont have not been played; however, both games stand to have minimal impact on the conference standings as we rapidly approach the end… Read more
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MCLA vs. Worcester State: Liam’s impressions, analyses, and standout performances in first in-person viewing of Trailblazers
While this game concluded in a similar manner to the last performance for MCLA against Framingham State Rams on Thursday (a 5-3 defeat with the last goal being surrendered on the empty net during the last ditch effort), the arc was different in this matchup against the Lancers and the takeaways were varied, as well.… Read more