Where Goon meets Glitz, from the Ice to the Armchair, balanced and objective hockey analysis and reporting.
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Westfield St. @ MCLA: Steps in the Right Direction
The MCLA Traiblazers fell 2-1 to the Westfield State Owls in a heartbreaking defeat, where most of the spotlight was on the officials and their 15 penalty calls (13 over the last two periods), despite being a very cleanly played game. I know, Iām asking for a challenge to my journalistic integrity for calling… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA fends off tenacious Lokomotiv for fifth straight victory, Michkov’s absence felt for Sochi as they fall yet again to CSKA
This entry will be kept somewhat succinct as there was a lot going on for the operation this week and the games relevant to this entry can be skirted over somewhat while still getting the arcs of the events across. On the road in Yaroslavl on Saturday, November 18th, SKA Saint Petersburg definitely weathered the… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA defeats Severstal, but more importantly – IT’S A MIRACLE!!!!!
The SKA Saint Petersburg game played on Thursday, November 16th was a bit more of the same of what we’ve seen from Roman Rotenberg’s group as they have begun to click a bit more in recent times, so it will be covered somewhat briefly. They earned a convincing road victory over Severstal Cherepovets 5-2 today,… Read more
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CKSA Moscow vs. Amur Khabarovsk: Brace by captain the difference maker
There was only one game on the KHL schedule on Wednesday, November 15th and it featured CSKA Moscow, who have intrigued me this year with Sergei Fedorov really capturing my interest as a head coach despite their relative underperformance to what you would expect from the biggest giants in Russian hockey, especially after their two… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA wins intense battle with Ak Bars, Sochi has losses continue to pile up
There was a LOT of KHL action on Tuesday, November 14th, and some real great battles. The marquee matchup was Dynamo vs. Spartak in a Moscow Rivalry matchup to determine first place in the Western Conference, with Spartak wasting no time in the extra stanza to claim victory and re-take the first place spot. However,… Read more
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HC Sochi vs. Vityaz Moscow Region: Glaring issues cause ignominious defeat to cellar-dwellers
It all happened so quickly for HC Sochi in their loss to the bottom-placed KHL Western Conference team Vityaz Moscow Region on Monday, November 13th. While they had a respectable advantage in terms of possession and puck control in the first period (represented by the 18-13 and 15-7 advantages in SOG and faceoffs won, respectively),… Read more