Where Goon meets Glitz, from the Ice to the Armchair, balanced and objective hockey analysis and reporting.
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UConn Huskies: Between Disappointment and Destiny
The 2023-24 season is going to be a critical one for the future of the University of Connecticut Huskies team that looks to join the blue blood programs of the Hockey East. Mike Cavanaugh and his staff have pulled together consecutive winning seasons, with its peak being an appearance in the 2022 Hockey East Championship… Read more
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SKA Saint Petersburg games 9-10: Three straight triumphs, an emphatic win, and a hard-earned victory
SKA Saint Petersburg’s record in the 2023-24 KHL season now sits at an even .500, with 5 victories and 5 defeats (all results in regulation) thanks to consecutive road wins against Amur Khabarovsk (4-0) and Admiral Vladivostok (2-1) after a decisive 4-1 home win against Severstal Cherepovets. These two most recent victories were quite different… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Aron Kiviharju?
We have covered three Canadian/CHL prospects so far, so it feels right that we divert our attention overseas for the next installment in the series on upcoming projected top 10 picks in the next few NHL Entry Drafts. In particular, I will be taking a look at a left-handed blueliner over in Finland. In this… Read more
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Northeastern Huskies: Searching for Answers, Devon Levi Leaves the Battlefield
The Northeastern Huskies had a great campaign in 2022-23, posting a record of 17-13-5, and finishing 3rd in the Hockey East Conference standings. 2023-24 will be a vastly different campaign; however, as two-time Mike Richter Award winner Devon Levi will no longer be between the pipes for the Huskies. The skater group from a… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Michael Misa?
In the first two installments of this series, I covered a highly-touted member of the upcoming class of 2024 and the currently projected top pick of 2026. It made the most sense, consequently, to fall between those two, and talk about the very likely number 1 overall pick in 2025. His trajectory is about as… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA snap losing streak with decisive 4-1 triumph over Severstal, HC Sochi beats Traktor 4-3 on back of brace by Michkov
Yes, I stole the association football term for two goals in the headline. What about it? Anyway, there was plenty of excitement the last couple of days for both of the KHL teams that I cover here as a window into the current happenings in Russian ice hockey. In a home game against Severstal Cherepovets… Read more