Barry Melrose, former player, coach, author, and hockey analyst died Wednesday from Parkinson’s disease at age 70. The Early Years Born in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Melrose spent much of his youth playing hockey on the rinks and fields of rural Saskatchewan, and in junior league hockey before being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1976. Melrose […]
The Boston Bruins are the NHL’s most persistent migraine. The Atlantic Division has dangerous and fast teams, along with dramatic franchises that crave the spotlight and chaos. Boston drags opponents into a game they never wanted to play. They aren’t villains or juggernauts or headline chasers. This team is a nuisance, a recurring annoyance disguised […]
After trading the fourth pick in the NHL draft and selecting five players, the Chicago Blackhawks headed to free agency with work still to be done to compete in the Central Division. After years of losing seasons, the Blackhawks appear ready to transition away from rebuilding by locking up their future and acquiring talent to […]
It’s not a secret that the Pittsburgh Penguins want to get younger as they step into the offseason. General manager Kyle Dubas has a unique ability to track down young talent and acquire it, and he will be back at it this offseason. Expecting the Penguins to make a big splash would be silly, but […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins‘ season didn’t end the way that anybody wanted it to, but it was a good season at the end of the day. Nobody expected them to make the playoffs, but they did it. Losing to the Philadelphia Flyers hurts, but it’s time to flush it and move on. Kyle Dubas is laser-focused […]
Hockey fans have been blessed to watch Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin for the past 20 years. As they have approached elder status in the NHL, it was ulcer who was going to take the torch from them once they’re gone. Connor McDavid is great, too, but he’s already 29. The answer is clear now. […]
Nobody knows if we have seen the last of Alex Ovechkin in the NHL, but it seems like this season was it. He hasn’t announced his retirement yet, but it feels like the Washington Capitals are ready to transition to the next generation, leaving Ovechkin’s legendary run behind. If this is it for his NHL […]
Olympic gold medalist Tage Thompson’s NHL career has only improved since the 2026 Winter Olympics. Tage Thompson’s Olympic Performance Buffalo Sabres center Thompson and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin were chosen to represent their respective countries in the Milano-Cortina Olympics. Thompson played for Team USA, and Dahlin played for Team Sweden. Focusing on Thompson, he played in […]
The Boston Bruins have been linked to center Robert Thomas of the St. Louis Blues with the NHL‘s trade deadline approaching on March 6th at 3 PM Eastern. The Bruins are 33-21-5, two points ahead of the Washington Capitals for the last spot in the Eastern Conference Wild Card. The Blues, on the other hand, […]
The 2026 Olympics have concluded, and they were electric. Best on best hockey should never go away again. Russia wasn’t there, but the 2026 Olympic hockey tournament was action-packed and exciting until the very end. The United States toppled Canada in the gold medal game to take home their first gold medal since the 1980 […]
