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Playoff Woes And Jubilation

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By: Jordan Freeman A look at the 1st round of the NHL Playoffs It’s the best time of year for hockey fans, the NHL Playoffs. Round one is barely a week old and is already almost over. So far, we have seen close battles and shocking runaways that have left many fans saying R.I.P […]

Evaluating Rookie Patrik Laine’s Chances For The Maurice Richard Trophy

By: Garrett Jones Each year, around playoff time, the National Hockey League awards one of its most coveted awards, the Maurice Richard Trophy, to its top goal scorer from the past season. Some fun facts about the award: It is named after Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard, who led the NHL in goal scoring five separate times, […]

Six Things To Watch For In An NHL Game

By: Luke Johns Hockey is a tricky game to fully understand what goes on when considering all the little details. In hockey, strategy is underrated, action happens away from the puck and it’s the one sport where statistics aren’t the end-all-be-all for evaluating a players’ importance to a team. To help the casual fan see […]

NHL Roundup: A Look At The League’s Top Performers After Season’s First Month

By: Garrett Jones Surprise, surprise: Examining NHL’s top performers after the first month of the season The 2016-17 NHL season has officially been under way for a month now. Surprising teams have emerged successful to start the year, while some 2015-16 contenders have slightly regressed. Most surprising however has to be some of the top […]

Mizzou Hockey Falls In Shootout To Kansas, Drops Series To Border Rival

By: Joey Schneider Jefferson City, MO- Border rival Kansas Jayhawks completed the road sweep of the Missouri Tigers club hockey team courtesy of a 7-6 shootout victory on Saturday. The effort featured several shifts of momentum from a Kansas hat trick to a Mizzou overtime push via four unanswered goals. But Colin Ryan’s game-winning shootout […]

Missouri Club Hockey Falls At Home To Kansas

By: Joe Noser Brendan Haselhorst played tremendously in goal and junior captain Brendan Wilson led a ferocious second period comeback effort, but it was not enough, as the University of Missouri’s men’s club hockey team fell 6-3 to the University of Kansas on Friday night at the Washington Park Ice Arena in Jefferson City, Missouri. […]

NHL 2016-17 Eastern Conference Preview: Can The Capitals Break Through?

By: Josh Chodor The Eastern Conference in the NHL does not expect to surprise many. The dominant teams still appear to be the Penguins, Lighting, and Capitals, as it has been for years. Teams like the Rangers, Islanders, and the Panthers look to contend in the regular season and struggle once April and May roll […]

2016 World Cup Of Hockey Preview

By: Jordan Freeman The World Cup of Hockey is starting to get into full swing. Although the round robin games do not start until Saturday, September 17, the pre-tournament games have shown a lot to coaches, analysts and spectators alike. And there’s been plenty to see. The teams are: United States, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Russia, […]

What To Keep An Eye On In The 2016 Stanley Cup Final

By: Luke Johns The season began with 30 teams, now only two remain. The 2016 Stanley Cup Final begins Memorial Day and will feature two teams with far different histories but similar styles of play. Here’s what to look for in the series that will crown the NHL champion. Who They Are The Pittsburgh […]

NHL Roundup: Penguins Look To Keep Rolling

By: Sydney Fann The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is roughly halfway over, yet the winners of each series are hardly decided. And yes, the Pittsburgh Penguins are up 3-1 on the Washington Capitals in their series, but to say that the Presidents’ Trophy winners are done might be a mistake. It’s not […]