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UMD Bulldogs Camouflage Sweater Night to benefit Defending the Blue Line
Last year, the Minnesota Wild made the amazing gesture of hosting a camo sweater night to benefit a cause near and dear to my heart, Defending the Blue Line. The camo sweater was not a new idea, but it was a popular one, raising a large sum of money to help keep military kids playing...
Dallas Stars Prospect Update: Jack Campbell Heating Up
A bit of an abridged prospect update this week. I'll have full stats for all the prospects after the jump but I want to highlight a few players first. Generally I'm going to have a more detailed analysis of some of the top prospects in the system but with the season still young we're still trying...
WCHA Preview: Goalies
The final unit to be ranked in this year's WCHA preview is arguably the most important: the goalies. Here is how I ranked them: <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML /> <o:AllowPNG /> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso...
WCHA Preview: Forwards
Last season, I tried previewing the WCHA by ranking each teams forwards, defense, and goaltending. That seemed to be a fairly effective way of doing things, so I thought I'd try it again this year. We'll start things off with the forwards. This was a surprisingly tough group to rank. Despite the...
Western Michigan, St. Cloud to Join NCHC
The Secondary Six will now become the Page 8 Conference. It was announced today that Western Michigan and St. Cloud State will join the newly-formed conference. It's an interesting move on a number of fronts. First, the Secondary Six was thought to be waiting on the relative "prize" of gaining...
WCHA Preseaon Poll Ballot
Voting is now open for the WCHA Preseason Media Poll. Here is the ballot that I submitted for this year's poll. Expect the actual poll to be released on September 28th. Standings 1. North Dakota 2. Denver 3. Nebraska-Omaha 4. Colorado College 5. Wisconsin 6. Minnesota 7. Minnesota-Duluth 8....
Habs Top 25 Under 25: #7 Danny Kristo
It's been three years since Danny Kristo was selected 56th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, but he still remains in the Top 10 in our Under 25 countdown. After a successful 2009-10 rookie season with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux, highlighted by an NCAA championship, WCHA Rookie...
Dillon Simpson - #21 In the Oilers Top 25 Under 25
Dillon Simpson was the second "family" pick by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2011 NHL draft, and while rival fans laughed and some Oilers' fans yelped at the Oilers' predilection towards legacy players, Simpson is a legitimate prospect, not a favor to a friend. Though our loyal readership didn't give...
WCHA Weekend Recap
One of the big problems with the format the WCHA uses for their playoffs compared to the CCHA's system is that it's more likely to create some lopsided match-ups in the first round of the playoffs. That wasn't the case this year in the WCHA where most of the underdogs gave their opponents some...
WCHA Playoff Scenarios
This weekend will be the final weekend of the WCHA regular season, so we'll take a look at just how the standings could shake out. The first and last spots are locked in, but everything else is its usual mess, which should make for a lot of scoreboard watching this weekend. As a quick reminder on...
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