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The journey of Yankees minor league coach Ari Adut

By | November 28, 2020 |

Building off of his coaching mentors, Yankees minor league hitting coach Ari Adut is ready to help the organization. More… PS: I’ve added a post on this topic that should be of interest to certain hockey folks: “So You Want To Be A Hockey Coach“.

Have you ever wondered how a hockey rink gets made?

By | November 27, 2020 |

In As You Like It, William Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage / And all the men and women merely players.” And, while this begins a description of a human’s role in the ever-unfolding drama of life, it fails to answer a very important question: Who sets the stage? For the Nashville Predators, the…

NHL Rumors: Latest Buzz on Zdeno Chara Contract, Elias Pettersson Extension

By | November 24, 2020 |

Just because there’s a lull in the NHL offseason, it doesn’t mean there aren’t quality players available on the free-agent market or that teams don’t have work to do. Things are sure to pick up at some point before the start of the 2020-21 season, whenever that may be. For now, there continues to be speculation…

Every new NHL throwback jersey, described in one sentence

By | November 17, 2020 |

The NHL unveiled their new reverse retro jerseys on Monday morning, and for the most part they’re pretty great. Many play into the staunch traditional of organizations, others play with the nostalgia of the era in which they were created. Some are just sad. I’m generally of the opinion that all jerseys are good jerseys.…

Howie Meeker was Hockey’s Renaissance Man

By | November 11, 2020 |

The former player and broadcaster, who died Sunday at the age of 97, was so much more than an on air-quipster. He taught generations of Canadians more about the game they love. And sometimes of those lessons were blunt and unforgiving. More…

The final week of arbitration led to several hockey signings

By | November 9, 2020 |

The final week of arbitration led to several signings this past week although there were certainly some headlines made on the injury front as well. Here’s a rundown of the biggest news from the past seven days. More…

Ovi will finish his career in KHL, so where does that leave the Capitals?

By | November 8, 2020 |

Although he’s certainly not showing it when it comes to his freakish ability to fill the net with pucks, Alex Ovechkin is beginning to look at the day when he will no longer be a Washington Capital. More…

Hockey East Faces More Scheduling Uncertainty

By | November 6, 2020 |

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced new executive orders on Monday in response to COVID cases spiking across the state. One of the orders, in particular, will have an effect on college hockey in Massachusetts.  Baker announced that all entertainment venues must close by 9:30 p.m. The only exceptions are for religious or political events. It’s…

NHL free agency 2020: Complete list of all 31 teams’ UFA, RFA players

By | November 4, 2020 |

When the 2019-20 NHL season was paused, the status of free agency was in flux. We later learned the signing period would begin at noon ET on Oct. 9. That’s when unrestricted free agents began signing with new teams, restricted free agents with arbitration rights began having their next contracts dictated by a third party…

Travis Roy, Former BU Player and Spinal Research Advocate, Passes Away at 45

By | November 3, 2020 |

Travis Roy, who was paralyzed 11 seconds into his first college game, and then spent a lifetime advocating for spinal cord research, passed away today at age 45 due to complications from his injury. Roy was a freshman at Boston University, and was in the lineup for the team’s first game of the season against…