Where Goon meets Glitz, from the Ice to the Armchair, balanced and objective hockey analysis and reporting.

In breaking news at the top of the hour, the Anaheim Ducks have extended Troy Terry on a 7-year deal with an AAV of 7 million per year. This is a huge signing for the Ducks and for Terry, as over the last two seasons Terry has posted star-level production putting up 0.89 and 0.82… Read more

The 22-23 season would be described as a disaster by most Calgary Flames fans. I have said on numerous occasions the 22-23 squad may go down in NHL history as the best roster to not make the postseason. It is of zero surprise that Darryl Sutter and Brad Treliving were relieved of their duties to… Read more

Our standard Western Conference offseason activity analyst is sitting this one out so that he could have a neutral voice do the work on this particular entry. It may be difficult to give a real assessment, as there have been relatively few transactions made by Anaheim at the time of writing. As such, this will… Read more

The Arizona Coyotes came into the off-season after a disappointing 22-23 season playing in Mullet arena for 5,000 fans. The Coyotes off-season got off to a poor start after the Tempe Arena deal fell through putting general manager Bill Armstrong in a position where he had to decide on how many big name veterans he… Read more
Greetings to our early audience. Some of you may have followed my early pursuits in this particular area of amateur/passion-fueled sports journalism on my previous blog on this platform. After a near-decade hiatus, I have returned, and this time, I’m bringing friends. Black Stitch Hockey will not be like other sporting analysis and commentary “brands”,… Read more