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With news that Ottawa Senators player Shane Pinto (who currently does not have an actual NHL contract at the time of this writing) was suspended 41 games for violating the National Hockey league’s gambling rules. (More from Elliotte Friedman on the Pinto Suspension). It made us wonder what the NHL’s harshest suspensions of all-time were. …
The 2023/24 NHL season is underway. Hockey fans are rejoicing as the NHL kicked of the 2023/24 season last week, and already it’s been a fun start to the season. Of course its early enough to have some fun with it, so we thought we would share some predictions for the upcoming season. The 2023–24…
Every season there are various resources that compile their list of the best NHL players for the upcoming season. Some use various pieces of data, advanced analytics, and personal preference as criteria to make their selections. Typically, when The Hockey Fanatic compile such lists we look at three year trends of player performance and overall…
So, you want to play in the NHL eh? If you grew up in Canada (and arguably other countries around the world) it’s the dream of any child who has ever picked up a hockey stick and shot a puck. I mean who doesn’t dream of hoisting Lord Stanley’s Cup over their head? While hockey…
At some point every dedicated NHL hockey fan will provide feedback about the officiating in the National Hockey League. On Monday, the 2022-23 Stanley Cup Playoffs started and during the first few days of the playoffs NHL officials have had their share of scrutiny. Just ask fan in Edmonton, Toronto and Dallas. Fact is there…
The 2023 NHL playoffs are scheduled to begin on Monday, April 17, 2023, a few days after the conclusion of the 2022–23 NHL season, and will end in June 2023 with the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals. As we enter the final week of the regular season, there remain a couple of playoff spots open. In…
Ever wonder which Canadian-based NHL team is the most popular in Canada? Of course popularity is a bit subjective, so I thought that I would look at some actual data to see which of the NHL’s Canadian teams were the most popular in Canada. One of the historical criteria that makes a hockey fan a…
The 2023 NHL trade deadline is coming up in a couple of weeks on Friday, March 3, 2023. In an ideal world where NHL teams were not at the mercy of a flat salary cap, budget issues, each NHL team has a “want list” of players and talent that they would like to add to…
We have recently updated our rankings for top NHL players by position. Based on performance over the past two seasons, we rank the top twenty centermen, right-wingers, left-wingers, defensemen and goaltenders. While any time you rank players there are multiple pieces of data that can be used in rankings. We kept it simple looking at…
Ten years ago the Hockey Fanatic polled hockey fans to see which NHL right-winger they felt was the best in the game. In 2012, we had Jordan Eberle, then of the Edmonton Oilers ranked as the best right-winger in the game. Well it was time to update our list. Here is a look a the…
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