9+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1263+ words) All though August has had some high points — including seeing some of you in person two weeks ago — it is always a bit of a slow march toward hockey season. “Is Zach Benson good hockey?” arguments can only keep us…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (564+ words) I think the best words I can use to describe the feeling are positively overwhelmed. Last night, in Allen, Texas on a Tuesday, we packed a bar and restaurant for a hockey podcast. Add in the fact that this was…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (821+ words) Greetings, again, from the airport. I’m at airport today, Monday, because I’m headed to Dallas for a very cool hockey event tomorrow evening that’s been organized by my good buddy Gavin Spittle. There will be a hockey meet-and-greet at 6 pm,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (906+ words) For the past 15 years my day has started with a jab to the gut and soon after a quick, sharp “woof,” if the physical message wasn’t enough to wake me up. Sometimes that wake-up call would be much earlier than…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (707+ words) It’s both the most and least surprising news at the same time. Steve Yzerman is out as the Detroit Red Wings general manager. It’s unsurprising because in the short-lived world of NHL general managers, eight seasons without a playoff appearance…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (755+ words) I did my best “Early July Canadian Hockey Writer,” impression last week and took the family to the lake last week after some of the dust settled on July 1. It wasn’t Canada, we were up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, but…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (420+ words) Just like we did during the draft weekend, you kind of have to keep it brief at this time of year. Unrestricted free agents can start signing with new teams at noon ET today, so in roughly three hours there…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (531+ words) Let’s start with a semi-quick personal story. My first full-time job was at a small-town newspaper in Kerrville, Texas. I was 22, brand new to Texas, and was now tasked with both learning everything possible from the outgoing sports editor, crash-course…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (744+ words) One of the cooler things about being a parent, in my view, is getting re-introduced to the world or gaining a new perspective through your kids. My 5-year-old son, for example, is starting to build and complete Lego sets by…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (781+ words) Eight months ago Porter Martone arrived at Michigan State weighing 198 pounds. By the end of March, after completing his freshman season of college hockey, Martone joined the Philadelphia Flyers checking in at 210 pounds and had dropped his body fat percentage…...