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As a Detroit Red Wings fan, I came to the crushing realisation that my team would not be in the Stanley Cup playoffs some time ago, well, October. Now that the regular season is over and I’ve no horse in this race, I need something to keep my interest piqued. In the proud tradition of the 4th Line Podcast, I need a bandwagon team. To decide which team gets my support, I’ll look at each contender with the ultimate aim of finding a team I can throw my emotions into, for a few weeks at least. The East Round One Tampa Bay Lightning & ColumbusRead More →

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The NWHL season has drawn to a close, the playoffs are finished and the Isobel Cup has a new home. It’s time to not just briefly reflect on each team’s performance over 2018-19, but also on how the Whitecaps arrived in the NWHL. Team: Minnesota Whitecaps Regular Season Result: 12-4-0 MVP Nominee: Meeri Räisänen Where Did The Whitecaps Come From: Although 2018-19 was the Whitecaps’ inaugural season in the NHWL, the team is actually the most experienced in the league, as it was founded 11 years before the other four teams. The team was founded in 2004 in St. Paul, and play their home games atRead More →

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The NWHL season has drawn to a close, the playoffs are finished and the Isobel Cup has a new home. It’s time to briefly reflect on each team’s performance over 2018-19. Team: Buffalo Beauts Regular Season Result: 11-4-1 MVP Nominee: Maddie Elia What Happened In The Regular Season: It took the Beauts a little while to find their form, and October and November brought just a .500 win percentage. December was better, and Buffalo went on a seven game winning streak. The Metropolitan Riveters upset the Beauts’ dreams of an undefeated 2019 in the final game of the season. Buffalo fought back from 3-2 down to forceRead More →

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The NWHL season has drawn to a close, the playoffs are finished and the Isobel Cup has a new home. It’s time to briefly reflect on each team’s performance over 2018-19. Team: Boston Pride Regular Season Result: 11-5-0 MVP Nominee: Gigi Marvin What Happened In The Regular Season: While the Connecticut Whale and Metropolitan Riveters struggled in the lower reaches of the league, competition at the top was tight with the top three teams separated by just two points. The Boston Pride, the inaugural winners of the Isobel Cup, had a strong start, winning two of the three games played in October, half the games in November andRead More →

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The NWHL season has drawn to a close, the playoffs are finished and the Isobel Cup has a new home. It’s time to briefly reflect on each team’s performance over 2018-19. Team: Metropolitan Riveters Regular Season Result: 4-12-0, 4th in the league MVP Nominee: Amanda Kessel What Happened In The Regular Season: The Rivs started the 2018-19 season as reigning Isobel Cup champions, but also with a new head coach as Chad Wiseman stepped down, replaced by Randy Velischeck. October was tough going for the team, with four of their first five games against the on-form Minnesota Whitecaps. The team’s first win came on OctoberRead More →

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The NWHL season has drawn to a close, the playoffs are finished and the Isobel Cup has a new home. It’s time to briefly reflect on each team’s performance over 2018-19. Team: Connecticut Whale Regular Season Result: 2-12-2, 5th in the league MVP Nominee: Meeri Räisänen What Happened In The Regular Season: Despite a strong inaugural season, the magic of 2015/16 seems a long time ago. The Whale have now finished dead last in their last three seasons. Connecticut started the season with three consecutive losses, including a 7-0 loss to the Buffalo Beauts. The team’s first win came against the Metropolitan Riveters in November,Read More →

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The game needed an overtime goal to decide the winner, but on Sunday the Minnesota Wildcaps were crowned Isobel Cup champions. #IsobelCupChamps 🌊 WE DID IT MINNESOTA!! THIS IS FOR ALL THE GIRLS WHO DREAM BIG 🏆 pic.twitter.com/pDIpHcIYCZ — Minnesota Whitecaps (@WhitecapsHockey) March 17, 2019 The hard-fought final saw the league-topping Whitecaps take on the Buffalo Beauts in a game that was live-streamed on twitter. While the Whitecaps capped off their first season in the NWHL in fantastic style, the game was close all the way through. The first period saw most of the goal-scoring action, Buffalo’s Emily Pfalzer broke the deadlock 17 minutes intoRead More →

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The 2019 Super Bowl attracted about 98 millions viewers, the lowest amount for some time, but it’s still about 92 million more than game five of the Stanley Cup final between the Capitals and Golden Knights drew in. More people watch the finale of The Voice, than the Stanley Cup finals. The NFL Pro Bowl, an entirely meaningless game, gets better numbers than the game which decides which team will lift Lord Stanley’s cup. Embed from Getty Images We (probably) all know the excitement of a Super Bowl party, the tension that comes with knowing that you’re about to watch a one-off, make-or-break game that’sRead More →

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It’s possible that when the Ottawa Senators first heard Everything Must Go, by Welsh rockers the Manic Street Preachers, they thought it was a business plan. Having already off-loaded their three top scorers in the trade window, the Sens waited until today, Saint David’s Day, to fire head coach Guy Boucher. And thus ends the tenuous Welsh connection. Ottawa Senators cap off bad week by firing head coach Guy Boucher and appointing Marc Crawford as interim coach pending a hiring process. Release says Crawford 'will bring a different perspective along with a wealth of head coaching experience.' pic.twitter.com/pqs6fAgYIn — CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) March 1,Read More →

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The Carolina Hurricanes might just be the most fun team in the NHL right now. Their polarising post-game celebrations have been both lauded and lambasted in equal measure. The formerly-relevant pundit Don Cherry said “these guys to me are jerks” during his Coach’s Corner segment. A statement that Hurricanes and their fans have embraced. Wait, was he talking about us? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/9WWZxnGgO6 — Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) February 17, 2019 The Canes’ antics divided Carl, Joel and Nick in episode #219 but fans are united. Cherry’s comments are being immortalised, but not for the reasons that he imagined. The fun police did not turn up atRead More →