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Do you remember what made you fall in love with your favorite NHL team? Were you swooned by their flashy colors and fearsome logo? Were you taken to a game by your dad as youngster? Maybe you were born into tradition, or your hometown adopted a relocation or was awarded a franchise. Perhaps you saw Claude Lemiuex and Darren McCarty spearhead the most vicious rivalry in all of sports history live on television. All of us were taken on a different path, some short, some longer, to find that one team we call our own. We immerse ourselves and in essence we become a partRead More →

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As the 2019-2020 season begins to unravel, we will be graced with our fair share of on ice events. We’ll see the All Star game in St. Louis, plenty of throwback and alternate jersey nights across the league, and the Winter Classic in Dallas, Texas. The latter has been rapidly growing in popularity over the years, and we get a taste of what this years outdoor excursion will look like.   Background The Nashville Predators will appear in their first NHL Winter Classic along side fellow first timer, the Dallas Stars. The Predators revealed their tarp that takes us back to a time where onlyRead More →

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We’ve seen rebuilds go horribly wrong and teams crumble before our eyes. But what happens when we see a rebuild go horribly right? The New York Rangers seem to be knocking this rebuild out of the park, but what exactly are we in for? Let’s preview the Rangers’ upcoming season: Notable Players In: Kaapo Kakko, Artemi Panarin, Jacob Trouba Embed from Getty Images Notable Players Out: Neal Pionk, Kevin Shattenkirk First Key Game: Washington Capitals – October 18th. This game will be the first big challenge for the growing Rangers. They play a few divisional rivals beforehand but a road game against a recent StanleyRead More →

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The Central division of the NHL is gearing up for a six team, season long frenzy for the top spot. Nearly the entire division has a realistic chance at clinching this branch of the wild west. Nearly. The Minnesota Wild find themselves in one of the most precarious positions in the league. Notable Players In: Ryan Donato, Kevin Fiala, Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Hartman, Gabriel Dumont. Bill Guerin (General Manager) Embed from Getty Images Notable Players Out: Charlie Coyle, Nino Niederreiter, Matt Hendricks, Nate Prosser, Pontus Aberg, Paul Fenton (General Manager) First Key Game: 10/3/19: MIN @ NSH Odds to win the division 50:1 (7th overall)Read More →

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“Don’t fix what isn’t broken” is a timeless saying. We apply it to the radical change of person, thing, or idea where it’s entirely unnecessary. This case is up for debate as the Carolina Hurricanes have gone a very different route with their newest incarnation of their away jersey. Let’s take a look at this fresh out of the oven piece. Enemies, take warning ⚠️ @CanesNHL are bringing their name in bold to rival territory this season. #NHL #adizero #adidashockey pic.twitter.com/4110Nks1Ec — adidas Hockey (@adidashockey) August 20, 2019 Background The Carolina Hurricanes have hyped this jersey up for weeks now on social media, and weRead More →

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With the 1st overall pick in the 2019 NHL entry draft, the New Jersey Devils select… Jack Hughes. And with that selection, Jack joined his brother Quinn as the astounding 266th sibling group to join the NHL. What’s more amazing, 26 picks later in the same draft, Nolan Foote joined his brother Cal to make 267. Sibling rivalry and brotherly love is no stranger to the world of the NHL. Within these 267 are iconic names like the Staals, the Sedins, and… the Gretzkys? Some sibling groups both climb the ladder together to become all time greats, and some take incredibly different paths. How different?Read More →

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The New York Rangers; a team with a legacy enveloped in tradition dating back to the days of the Original Six. They have done everything there is to do in the NHL, well, almost. They may have led the league in every on-ice stat at least once in the last 90 plus years, but there is an unseen and unusual category off the ice, that they find themselves dead last in. To elaborate, let’s bring things back to September 24, 2018. The Philadelphia Flyers unveiled their newest member of the team. A large and in-charge monster with wild eyes and a personality to match. Gritty,Read More →

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The sun has set in Sunrise. The end of the 2018-19 NHL season marked the retirement of the greatest goalie to ever dawn a Florida Panthers Jersey, sorry John Vanbiesbrouck. The exit of the legendary Roberto Luongo marks the end of an era in Panthers hockey. Embed from Getty Images Luongo ends his career with his name being synonymous with the likes of Brodeur, Roy, and Belfour as the 3rd winningest goalie in NHL history. It’s only appropriate that as he sang his swan song, we take a look at the jersey he wore while doing it. We’ve already looked at the Los Angeles Kings’Read More →

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Jerseys are the ultimate way for hockey fans to show their team pride while making an aggressive fashion statement. The Jersey Spotlight brings to light the tarps of yesterday and today, dedicated to the sweaters worn by the 31 NHL. Sweaters that have made a significant on the history and culture of the teams as we know them today. Jerseys that have been there for franchise defining moments, and those that you may find in the five dollar bin at your local thrift store, The debut spotlight belongs to the Los Angeles Kings alternate from the 1995-96 season, one of the first, one of theRead More →