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This Is Just the Beginning for Jack Peart

By | May 18, 2021 |
This Is Just the Beginning for Jack Peart

When NHL scouts look at Jack Peart, they see a ton of potential in the 2021 draft prospect. The Fargo Force defenseman may not have the biggest frame at 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds, but his tools are incredible and the kid still has so much more potential to unlock as he matures. More…

A Jaw-Dropping Stat Pack to Celebrate Connor McDavid’s Greatness

By | May 11, 2021 |
A Jaw-Dropping Stat Pack to Celebrate Connor McDavid’s Greatness

Don’t hate on the short season or the North Division. Instead, soak in these incredible factoids on McDavid’s 2020-21 campaign and his career to date. More…

Seattle Can Officially Name Some Kraken

By | May 1, 2021 |
Seattle Can Officially Name Some Kraken

With the final payment in the books, the Seattle Kraken have officially become the NHL’s 32nd franchise. Puck drop is scheduled for October but there’s going to be a lot going on before that. More…

UMaine Men’s Ice Hockey Coach Dies

By | April 10, 2021 |
UMaine Men’s Ice Hockey Coach Dies

Let’s say some prayers: I lot of years ago, Red Gendron and I sat together on a coaching roundtable at the Hockey Coaching Journal’s seminar in Connecticut. We were both on the young-ish side way back then — and he was younger than I, so I’m saddened today to hear of his passing. More…

Early End to SJHL Season a Tough Blow For League’s 20-Year-Olds

By | April 3, 2021 |
Early End to SJHL Season a Tough Blow For League’s 20-Year-Olds

The teams are disappointed, the players are upset and the fans are left waiting for more. The SJHL did what it could to save the 2021 season, but without proper approvals, the league’s elder statesmen are saying goodbye to their junior careers without a proper send-off. More…

Need to Know: The All-American Prospects Game

By | March 18, 2021 |
Need to Know: The All-American Prospects Game

One of the most helpful new NHL draft scouting events of the past decade has been the annual All-American Prospects Game and we now have rosters for the 2021 edition, which will be held at USA Hockey Arena in Michigan on April 7. More…

Get Ready for the Prep Hockey Conference

By | March 16, 2021 |
Get Ready for the Prep Hockey Conference

The Prep Hockey Conference is launching for the 2021-22 season, bringing together six elite programs in North America: Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, St. Andrew’s College, Northwood School, Culver Academies, Mount St. Charles Academy and South Kent School. All six programs have developed NHLers and top-end NCAA players throughout their histories. More…

Miracle On Ice Teammates Shocked, Devastated by Death of Mark Pavelich

By | March 11, 2021 |
Miracle On Ice Teammates Shocked, Devastated by Death of Mark Pavelich

A week after Pavelich was found dead at a treatment facility in Minnesota, the players who won the Olympic gold medal with him in 1980 are still searching for answers. More…

‘Miracle’ hockey star Mark Pavelich found dead in treatment center

By | March 6, 2021 |
‘Miracle’ hockey star Mark Pavelich found dead in treatment center

Text size share tweet email Print more Olympic “Miracle” hockey star and Iron Range sports legend Mark Pavelich was found dead Thursday in a central Minnesota residential treatment center, bringing to an end the life of a man who reached the pinnacle of international sport and hit the depths of legal and psychological distress. More…

Walter Gretzky, father of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, dies at 82

By | March 5, 2021 |
Walter Gretzky, father of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, dies at 82

Wayne Gretzky confirmed the death in a social media post, noting that his father had Parkinson’s disease and other health problems. He did not say where his father died. “For me, he was the reason I fell in love with the game of hockey,” Gretzky wrote of his father. “He inspired me to be the…