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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
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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