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Montréal Victoire: Go Beyond, Plus Ultra
The Montréal Victoire completed their second season in the PWHL atop the standings as one of the three teams who improved their points percentage year over year. Despite the incredible performance in the regular season, the Victoire fell short of a Walter Cup Final appearance largely due to facing a world class goalie peaking at… Read more
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Minnesota Frost: Shadow Monarchs
The Minnesota Frost repeated as Walter Cup Champions, becoming only the 5th North American professional hockey team to win a championship with a points percentage below 0.500 (their 2024 roster was the 4th team to accomplish this feat). Their championship run was fueled by heroics from Lee Stecklein, Sophie Jaques, Taylor Heise, and Claire Thompson,… Read more
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Boston Fleet: Don’t Forget 5.3.25
It would be an understatement to say that the Boston Fleet did not live up to expectations during the 2024-2025 season. In an ironic twist of fate, the Fleet’s regular season points percentage increased from 0.486 to 0.489, but despite a three-way tie with Ottawa Charge and Minnesota Frost, the Fleet missed the postseason because… Read more
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The all-time greats: The history of the CHL and OHL’s most decorated franchise, the Oshawa Generals
After a long hiatus, the CHL history series has returned, with a bit of a more expansive take this time around. I will provide some background on the formation of the franchise that this entry will cover, as well as some details on their transformations over the years. Most importantly, however, this article will provide… Read more
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The unbeatable Albertans: When Medicine Hat captured all the glory in consecutive seasons
With the CHL to NCAA pipeline officially in full swing as many high caliber prospects from the Canadian Hockey League have opted to take the American collegiate path and discourse on the topic is now at its zenith, now is the time to actualize a plan I have had for a long time now. The… Read more
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Exceptionally high value selections in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft
This is being published at a belated point in time because of the chaotic nature of draft weekend for me. Unlike last year’s “Diamonds in the rough” article which exclusively focused on day two, this installment will include round one selections to account for the fact that this draft had inferior depth. That said, the… Read more