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University of Vermont Catamounts: Without Expectations, There Can Be No Disappointment
The University of Vermont Catamounts had another terrible year in 2022-23 after two abysmal years in 2020-21 and 2021-22. The team has gradually improved in that span, going from winning one game in 2020-21 to winning 11 in 2022-23 under Todd Woodcroft; however, just as his tenure behind the bench was middling, so was his… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Malcolm Spence?
Continuing along the path of 2025 NHL Entry Draft prospects, which we most recently did in our latest installment by way of the analysis of Boston College commit/US NTDP product James Hagens and previously delved into with OHL exceptional status player/Saginaw Spirit star forward Michael Misa, we have a player from Misa’s past. This left-winger… Read more
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HC Sochi Games 11-12: A Crushing End to the Winning Streak Followed by Redemption
Thursday, September 28th was a day to forget for HC Sochi. In the Russian capital, they were trounced 7-1 by HC CSKA Moscow as they were out-shot by the hosts 36 to 18. To put it simply, Sochi was out-played by the home team in almost every facet. Despite having the narrow advantage at the… Read more
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Providence Friars: Systemic Success
The Providence College Friars had an impressive, yet also unremarkable season in 2022-23. “This is contradictory,” you say. Well, that’s because it is. The Friars had a +16 goal differential, putting them among the top teams in the Hockey East in terms of their overall performance, yet posted a 16-14-7 record. The classic marker of… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… James Hagens?
While we had an unofficial installment of this series about an American born-and-trained player (specifically one on Cole Eiserman, which can be found on our Facebook and Instagram pages), this is the first true article in this sequence of prospect reviews that hones in on a talent that is a product of USA Hockey. This… Read more
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KHL updates: Sochi earn controversial win over Spartak in nation’s capital, SKA soundly defeats Sibir
[Editor-in-chief’s note: Due to major developments in the NCAA (specifically regarding Cole Eiserman’s commitment to Boston University, the coverage of which can be found on our Facebook and Instagram pages which are linked on our Contact page here on the website), which is a primary focus of our site, the creation and publication of this… Read more