Where Goon meets Glitz, from the Ice to the Armchair, balanced and objective hockey analysis and reporting.
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MCLA @ UMass Dartmouth Recap: “We’re on to Plymouth State”
Tonight’s game between the MCLA Trailblazers and UMass Dartmouth Corsairs did not go how MCLA had imagined, I am sure. I will keep this brief, because this page is about building guys up and not breaking them down, and there wasn’t much to take joy from tonight in a 4-1 loss. On the… Read more
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HC Sochi vs. Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Interconference matchup basically serves as a nothing burger for Sochi
There was not a lot of action in the 2023-24 KHL season on Tuesday, November 7th, as only three games were played. Barys Astana and CSKA Moscow were both shutout at home by Ak Bars Kazan and Traktor Chelyabinsk, respectively, by scores of 3-0 and 4-0 (with the latter result being particularly historic as it… Read more
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SKA Saint Petersburg vs. Spartak Moscow: Last less than a second heartbreak for the visitors in nation’s capital
Marking a return from his one-game suspension, Roman Rotenberg brought his team into the Russian capital with aspirations of getting at least a point against a difficult opponent in Spartak Moscow as his crop look to stay competitive in a tight race for the last KHL Western Conference playoff spot, and it looked for a… Read more
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Damien’s Deliberations: MCLA Makes a Statement in Nashua
Saturday night, The MCLA Trailblazers beat the Rivier University Raiders 4-3 in a barnburner. It was a historic night for MCLA where they registered their first win in 20 years. To me, the game was more than just a historic night, more than a comeback, more than a win. It was a statement. It was… Read more
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Hockey East Recap: “They Are Who We Thought They Were”
The fifth weekend of Hockey East action is in the books, and as more intraconference play unfolds, the hierarchy of the conference becomes clearer. The teams at the top in Boston College, Providence, and Maine continued to establish themselves as legitimate national title contenders, where UMass Lowell, Merrimack, and Northeastern failed to do themselves a… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA jumps to 7th in West on tiebreaker after shootout win, Sochi overtime loss
Yet again this KHL season, SKA Saint Petersburg and HC Sochi were scheduled on Saturday, November 4th to have the opening puck drop at the exact same time. We shall cover the former team’s result first. Despite head coach Roman Rotenberg having to serve a one-game suspension (with SKA also paying a fine and Rotenberg… Read more