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The Hockey Fanatic winds down our twelfth season. We’ve touched on a number of topics in 2023 from origins of the name of hockey to the popularity of Wayne Gretzky to the women’s game of hockey to officiating. 2023 was a great year for hockey. Here’s a recap of some of our favourite posts from…
It’s a great time of year for hockey isn’t it. The NHL is getting ready to get going after a post holiday break, we have the Spengler Cup taking place in Switzerland, and the World Juniors happing over in Sweden. Always a great time to be a hockey fan. This year there is something extra…
One of our very first post all those years ago was a post on the top ten hockey movies of all-time. We thought that it was time to revisit our list of the best hockey movies ever. The classics are still there. We thought about opening it up to “hockey programs” which would open it…
Wow just wow. What more can you say about what has happened to the Edmonton Oilers? They seem like a broken group don’t they? The looks on the faces of players, the body language on the ice, the interviews in the dressing room, this group of players is going through a difficult time right now……
25 Hockey Books All Hockey Fans Should Read Being a self-proclaimed Hockey Fanatic means that you eat, sleep and breath hockey. When I started the Hockey Fanatic site back in 2011, I wanted to share all of the great experiences that come along with being a hockey fan. I wanted to create a site for…
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…
From Friday, Feb 6, 2026 until Sunday, Feb 22, 2026, the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Italy. Officially touted as the XXV Olympic Winter Games (also known as Milano Cortina 2026), is scheduled to take place from February 6 through to February 22, 2026 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Cortina d’Ampezzo is a…
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…
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