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MCLA @ Rivier University Recap: The Trailblazers…Blaze a Trail
The MCLA Trailblazers defeated the Rivier University Raiders by a score of 4-3 on the road in their sophomore outing of their “debut” season on November 4th, 2023. This article will serve somewhat as recap, but more of an overarching analysis of the players whose games shined beyond what is seen on the boxscore.… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA falls 5-3 to Avangard in poor performance, Michkov scores but Sochi loses 3-1 to Amur
The two teams covered in this series covering the 2023-24 KHL season yet again remained in the same spot in relation to one another, as both SKA Saint Petersburg and HC Sochi fell in regulation on November 2nd. Regarding SKA, they played quite well in terms of applying offensive pressure, out-shooting the visiting Avangard Omsk… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA, Sochi both fall in regulation, effectively marking no meaningful movement in the standings between the two
The pucks dropped at the same time for SKA Saint Petersburg and HC Sochi in the KHL today (Halloween 2023) and both teams would walk away with regulation losses at home where they had the advantage over their opponent in different statistical categories but still walked away without the W. SKA’s matchup in the Ice… Read more
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HC Sochi vs. Dynamo Moscow: Sochi have discipline advantage but basically nothing else as Dynamo rolls them at home via four goal final stanza
HC Sochi’s last game was another victory by a 5-4 scoreline against SKA Saint Petersburg, a team that they had two noteworthy personnel exchanges with this season in the form of acquiring SKA young phenom RW Matvei Michkov (7th overall, Philadelphia Flyers, 2023 NHL Entry Draft) on loan for the second year in a row,… Read more
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Worcester State Lancers: No Shortage of Scoring Depth
The Worcester State Lancers will look to continue where they left off in the 2022-23 season as a team that finished with a 54%-win percentage. Surprisingly, Bob Deraney departed after two seasons to take on a role with the ECHL’s Worcester Railers. Jay Punsky, who has been an assistant on Deraney’s staff will take… Read more
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Hockey East Recap: Eagles, Friars, and Warriors-Oh My!
The fourth weekend of Hockey East action finally gave us some interesting intraconference play. As has been the case, we also got to take in a handful of interconference games involving top-20 ranked opponents with Hockey East teams pulling out wins once again. 3rd ranked Boston College’s back-to-back wins against 8th ranked Michigan State… Read more