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As a Hockey Fan, I’m sure we all must have our hockey heroes. For me, my hero is Wayne Gretzky. Today marks the 62nd birthday of the greatest hockey player to ever play the NHL game, Wayne Gretzky. Interestingly enough, January 26th seems to be a day of greatness as guitarist extraordinaire (and another favourite…
The 2020-21 NHL season (which is technically the 2021 NHL season) has proven to be an interesting one. Who is the NHL’s best defenseman this season? It’s a good question and the answer may just surprise you. Looking at some of the more common metrics, we take a peek at some of the top performing…
January 13, marks the start of the 2020-21 NHL season with a condensed schedule and realigned divisions. Due to the pandemic and borders being closed between the United States and Canadian, the National Hockey League had decided to re-align the divisions with one being the Scotia North Division which really should have been called the…
My name is Jody Nimetz and I am the author of the Hockey Fanatic. I am also a hockey dad and lifelong Edmonton Oilers fan and hockey fan in general. Being an Oilers fan, I’ve experienced the highs, five Stanley Cup Championships with some of the greatest players the NHL has ever seen and I’ve…
Forbes recently released the annual valuations of NHL franchises for 2019/2020 as part of their Business of Hockey series. Not many surprises here compared to last year’s rankings, however if we look at the ten-year trend there are some interesting developments in terms of NHL Teams valuations. Over the past decade the average valuation of…
With any sport at any level, there is one area that consistently gets the most critique. The officiating. Whether it’s in minor hockey or through to the National Hockey League or at the International level, the referees and officials are constantly under the microscope of players, coaches, managers, parents and hockey fans. NHL Officiating Stats…
The 2019–20 NHL season will be the 103rd season of operation (102nd season of play) of the National Hockey League. The League’s 31 teams will be vying for sixteen playoff positions in hopes of winning the Stanley Cup next June. What makes this season interesting going into training camp is the number of unsigned free-agents…
Chuck Berry would be proud. The St. Louis Blues are finally Stanley Cup champions. In fact the St. Louis Blues went from worst in the NHL (as of January 4th) to first as they claimed the Stanley Cup. This is a team that was almost dismantled mid season. Their rise to Stanley Cup champions is…
Finally Oilers fans, finally. Lots of heat on the NHL’s most northern team these past few weeks culminating in the firing of General Manager Peter Chiarelli on January 22, 2019. What’s next for the Edmonton Oilers? Well Bob Nicholson will be conducting a search for the team’s next GM. Hopefully he will take his time…
It had to happen. It was one of those firings where nobody had to ask why. Gifted Connor McDavid with subsequent failure to support this all-world talent Taylor Hall traded for Adam Larsson. Jordan Eberle for nothing. A 16th overall pick and a 33rd overall pick (one of which could have been Matthew Barzal or Brock Boeser)…
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