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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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After a great run from 2012-2014, the Los Angeles Kings have struggled to find success, so with this, they’ve brought in plenty of young talent to solidify their future. Players like Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty obviously won’t last much longer in the league, so do the Kings have the prospect pool to replace their aging stars? Alex Turcotte, C With the 5th overall selection of the 2019 Draft, the Kings selected center Alex Turcotte from the USNTDP. Turcotte put up 53 points in 30 games last season, which is very good, but he’s even more crucial on defense. He was easily the best two-wayRead 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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Over the past three seasons, the New York Rangers have put together an incredible pool of prospects. Through a very confusing, accelerated rebuild, they’ve been given some top picks and have made plenty of smart selections. It’s time to take a dip into the Rangers’ prospect pool! Kaapo Kakko, F Starting off this review will be the second overall selection in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Kaapo Kakko. Kakko seemed to be penned in as the set-in-stone 2nd overall pick for most of last season. As draft time came around, quite a lot of the general public realized just how good Kaapo Kakko is andRead More →

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“ I think that went very well…” And with that, few movies let you know exactly how it’s gonna go right form puck drop…uh, opening scene…as well as Slap Shot. The hilariously awkward, local TV calibre interview with goalie (and proud French Canadian) Denis Lemieux tells you all you need to know about this rag tag team and their story, while enlightening the uninitiated on the ‘finer points’ of the game. It’s filled with memorable lines, most of which can’t be printed here, (Even Paul Newman noted he never swore much before the movie but afterwards his language was “Right out of the locker room.”),Read More →

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While teams can’t make no moves in the offseason, some teams took that to the extreme. In the opposite direction, some teams win free agency day one and then by the trade deadline they are selling off those big summer signings for draft picks. There are teams that simply keyed in on their depth third and fourth lines, third pair defensemen and minor league additions for their ECHL and AHL affiliates. As there are injuries that happen throughout any season, the depth is a critical portion of any NHL team. Tampa Bay Lightning Embed from Getty Images Most significant offseason moves: Ryan Callahan to injuredRead More →

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The Blackhawks organization was stuck between a rock and a hard place selecting third overall in the 2019 Entry Draft. With a defensive logjam already in their pool, consisting of Ian Mitchell, Adam Boqvist, Nicolas Beaudin, Chad Krys, and, at the time, Henri Jokiharju, Bowen Byram already seemed like the selection for them not to make. This narrowed it down to players like Alex Turcotte, Kirby Dach, and Alex Newhook.  Alex Turcotte, C Turcotte, going into the draft, seemed to be the best possible option behind the obvious picks of Kaapo Kakko and Jack Hughes, and he looked to fit the role that the BlackhawksRead More →

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Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander has changed his number from 29 to 88. A move that has angered a lot of the usually reserved #Leafstwitter crowd: It is an embarrassment. # 88 is affiliated with one N.H.L. Player – Eric Lindros, who wore it for the Leafs during 2 Seasons. I’d be surprised if Brendan Shanahan (a good friend of Eric) would allow Nylander to wear # 88. — Peter Jackson (@RealPistolPete7) July 15, 2019 This became such a story that Eric Lindros was trending in Canada. Fortunately WAMJNA still has fans in Toronto, and a fair few of them came to his defence,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 term ‘Mr Irrelevant’ is given the player picked last in the NFL draft, but what happens if we apply it to the NHL? What if instead of just looking at the last player picked, we worked our way backwards and picked an entire team? 12 forwards (four from each position), eight defensemen and two goalies. Mr Irrelevant just became Team Irrelevant. Starting with the 2010 draft, we’ll take a look at each member of our team and explore how their NHL career has panned out since draft day: Forwards – Centre Embed from Getty Images Joonas Rask – you might be wondering is JoonasRead More →