The Boston Bruins came into the season with high hopes. They’ve made the last eight consecutive Stanley Cup Playoffs and 15 of the last 17. Just two seasons ago, they broke the NHL record for most points in a single season.
The Vancouver Canucks have been plagued with issues throughout the entire season. On paper, they’re not a worse team than that which forced Game 7 in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.
Matt Rempe has captured the hockey world. The New York Rangers’ 6-foot-7, 21-year-old center made his NHL debut on February 18, already making history as the first forward to make his debut in an outdoor game.
No one cared about that piece of history. People cared that in his first week in the NHL, he had four drop-the-mitts fist fights in his first five games and more penalty minutes than time on ice.
No one wants to be picked last for their middle school dodgeball team.
Even if you’re an NHL all star, you don’t want to be drafted last.
After years of simply dividing the all stars by their respective divisions — Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central and Pacific — to play in a four-team bracket to decide the winning team, the NHL decided to mix up the format and return to a draft format.
For this week's edition of Off the Post, columnist Belle Fraser sat down with Islanders legend John Tonelli to talk about his historic career in the National Hockey League.
Two recent controversies surrounding the NHL’s Pride Night initiative have left many fans wondering whether the league’s efforts toward promoting inclusivity are genuine or purely propaganda.
