This is largely going to be a recap of the exhibition games from the last couple nights. Granted, there isn’t a ton we can glean from the first game back after nearly five months away – during the middle of the summer, no less. All the same, we’ve been waiting a long time to watch [...]
The big news over the weekend was that John Chayka, the GM for Arizona, was leaving the team. The Coyotes put out a press release statement saying he quit the team. What actually happened, we don’t know. What I do know is that taking team statements at face value is not advised. I was a [...]
The big news on Thursday was the announcement of the Seattle franchise’s new name and logo. There had been hope they’d be released earlier, but, you know, *gestures broadly*. Anyway, that announcement came and the team has settled on the Seattle Kraken. It was a name that got a lot of traction on social media, [...]
In what is very good news for Penguins fans and very bad news for Habs fans, Sidney Crosby returned to practice on Wednesday. He had missed the last few practices with an unknown injury, but it appears it wasn’t severe at all. A welcome sight, for some. * Something I missed and noticed yesterday: Ross [...]
The NHL announced the finalists for the Norris Trophy (top defenceman) and Selke Trophy (best defensive forward). The Norris finalists are John Carlson, Victor Hedman, and Roman Josi. My personal ballot was Carlson, Josi, and Alex Pietrangelo. I have no problem with Hedman; Pietrangelo will probably finish in the top-5. When writing about this a [...]
The 2020 Dobber Hockey Prospects Report – which is discussed later in this column – is now for sale in the Dobber Shop. Get the info you need on prospects already drafted and yet to be drafted. Help support what we do and grab your copy today! * We had a lot of news drop [...]
It was announced late Wednesday night that the New Jersey Devils had hired former Dallas and Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff to be their new bench boss. It was first reported by Kevin Weekes of the NHL Network and later confirmed by, well, everybody. The Devils had interviewed other candidates, but they ended up with the [...]
Have you picked up your copy of the 2020 Dobber Hockey Prospects Report yet? There is lots of information on prospects yet to be drafted and those already in their team's pipeline. Help support what we do by ordering the Prospect Report today! * It came out late Tuesday night that the new NHL CBA [...]
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the 2020 Dobber Hockey Prospects Report is now available in our Dobber Shop! It has detailed profiles on players that will be getting drafted sometime this year, as well as in-depth looks at each team’s prospect pipeline. It truly is a cornucopia of prospect goodness, and [...]
If you haven’t ordered your copy of the 2020 Dobber Hockey Prospects Report, there is no time like the present. We cover all the players that will be drafted this year as well as each franchise’s pipeline. Help support what we do and get up to speed on the NHL prospect pool! * There was [...]
