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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Holly Gustavsen | Co-Photo Editor

Cut the Chicane: I spent $99.4 million on a Formula 1 team

Holly Gustavsen March 18, 2025
Move over March Madness brackets, F1 Fantasy is back. The 2025 Formula 1 season is officially underway, which means so is the F1 fantasy league.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The Stadium Series continues to pull big crowds, where should it go next?

Annika Morris March 5, 2025
Ohio Stadium hosted the NHL Stadium Series over the weekend in a matchup between the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The Seattle Kraken’s captaincy candidates

Annika Morris October 7, 2024
The Seattle Kraken is the last remaining team in the NHL without a captain. Even Utah Hockey Club, the team that hasn’t existed for more than six months, just named tenured forward Clayton Keller as the first captain in its franchise history last Friday.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: This season’s best storylines

Annika Morris September 18, 2024
The 2024-25 National Hockey League season is sliding in fast, and there are some interesting threads to follow as the season unfolds. After all, hockey is more fun when you know what you’re watching for.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The NHL may need a reality TV show

Annika Morris April 10, 2024
Hockey players need their own moment in the spotlight. Netflix recently announced “Receiver,” the sequel to its popular series “Quarterback” which followed around three NFL quarterbacks for a behind-the-scenes look into their lives, and a docu-series about the 2024 Boston Red Sox. I now need the NHL to get its own reality show.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: Trevor Zegras is no longer a golden child

Annika Morris April 3, 2024

Trevor Zegras has fallen from grace. The star center on the Anaheim Ducks was the ninth overall draft pick in 2019, so the expectations were always high for him. Zegras quickly proved his ability...

Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The best gift you can give is a goalie stick

Annika Morris February 21, 2024
Hockey players have so much power in their hands when it comes to fans. One small interaction or one small act of generosity will leave a fan with a memory that they will keep forever.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: NHL All-Star Game draft still needs fixing

Annika Morris February 8, 2024
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.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The NHL does not need to expand

Annika Morris January 25, 2024
Thirty-two is a good number. The NHL currently has 32 teams with the recent addition of the Seattle Kraken for the 2021-22 season. But the league apparently doesn’t want to stop there.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Off the Post: Western Conference playoff preview

Belle Fraser April 19, 2023
Following yesterday's breakdown of the Eastern Conference, Belle Fraser takes a look at the playoff series in the West for a follow-up edition of Off the Post.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Off the Post: Rangers and Blues make a splash in NHL trade season

Belle Fraser February 16, 2023
The New York Rangers made a win-now move ahead of the 2023 NHL trade deadline as they look to make a deep playoff run.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Off the Post: The Seattle Kraken’s conservative entry into the NHL

Belle Fraser September 15, 2021
Belle Fraser discusses the Seattle Kraken's approach to roster building ahead of their inaugural season.
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