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Merrimack College: Hockey East’s Most Complete Team
The Merrimack College Warriors are coming off a banner year, posting a record of 23-14-1 under coach Scott Borek in his fifth year behind the bench. This was their best season since winning 25 games during the 2010-11 campaign. This is Borek’s 2nd consecutive winning season in North Andover and based on the combination of… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Berkly Catton?
For a follow-up to my last article covering up-and-coming players that will be drafted high in the next few years that are not yet household names, I decided it was appropriate to have the next one after Gavin McKenna be another WHL product. Like McKenna, this player for the Spokane Chiefs was a #1 overall… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA falls yet again, Sochi wins 4th straight as Michkov performs at PPG pace during beginning of loan stint via 3rd assist in 3 games
If you can believe it, we are at a point now where SKA Saint Petersburg, the defending Continental Cup champions in the KHL, are on a 5-game losing streak at the beginning of the year. They are now 2-5, with all 5 defeats defeats coming in regulation time. Yet again, they lost despite winning the… Read more
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UMass Lowell River Hawks: Who Likes Scoring Anyway?
The University of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks will be deploying the same strategy they have used during the Norm Bazin era in 2023-24: Great Goaltending, Great Defense, and Timely Goals. Heading into his 13th season behind the bench at the Tsongas Center, Bazin is aiming for his 6th consecutive winning season; the challenge this time,… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Gavin McKenna?
Much can be said, is being said, and has even been written about on our site and discussed in our circles about the top prospects for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The consensus remains that Macklin Celebrini, soon to be playing for Boston University (Christian talks a fair amount about Celebrini in his BU article),… Read more
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KHL updates: Skid continues for SKA, Michkov all over ice as Sochi win 3rd straight in home opener
SKA Saint Petersburg, on September 15th, dropped their third straight game in a 3-1 defeat at home to Dynamo Moscow. Despite a strong start, opening the scoring with Arseni Gritsyuk putting a pass from Alexander Nikishin home early, the home team fell yet again. This time, they were able to win the shots on net… Read more