United States Hockey League

cause brain damage and have injuries more serious down the road. Even though people can get hurt and some people do not like fighting, the NHL should keep fighting because it makes the game more entertaining and hockey players typically do not get hurt from the fighting. Some may say that hockey should not have fighting because it promotes violence. “However, it is their choice to watch the sport and it makes more people buy the tickets to we should keep it. For example, they have had to make…

The Islanders did something they have never done in their storied history last night at Madison Square Garden. By defeating their rivals, the New York Rangers, 4-1, they swept the season series (3-0-0-1). An accomplishment that honestly, probably means more to the fans than the players. What the Islanders lost in this game was not two points in the standings but could end up costing a whole lot more. With the playoffs due to begin on either Wednesday, April 13 or Thursday, April 14, Anders Lee…

Kristaps Porzingis will still be a Knick, for now. The New York Knicks picked up the 2018-2019 team option on the 22-year old power forward/center from Latvia. But words are now spreading that he was almost traded by former Knicks president Phil Jackson for the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA draft in order to get point guard Lonzo Ball. The Knicks selected Kristaps Porzingis as their fourth overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. Many basketball enthusiasts were in disbelief and even disagree with…

bond with your teammates and get to know them on a more personal level, getting too comfortable. With New York ushering out three players this offseason and rushing in two new ones, this could play a vital role in getting the team playing the type of hockey they need to play and not just looking the part against a team that had lost eight straight coming in. When I asked Clutterbuck about looking forward to getting out on the road, his eyes lit up. “Oh, yeah. Been looking forward to it for a…

The Blackhawks Game “Bye dad, got to go to school.” “K. See ya Tyler.” Soon after I left, my dad got a call. The man said in a happy voice, “We’ve known Tyler, your hockey player for a while now. We had the raffle for skating on the Blackhawks ice, and the goalie couldn’t make it to the game. Since Tyler is a goalie, we wanted to ask if he wanted to come to the Blackhawks game with us.” My dad was telling him with excitement, “Yes yes he would love to go! We will be there!” My dad yelled.…

father built for him behind the little house on Varadi Avenue in Brantford that became known as the birthplace of his skating skills.” Gretzky was only six years old when he began his first year in organized hockey. That year, he scored one goal, “the lowest yearly total of his career,” states “Wayne Gretzky Biography”. By six, Gretzky had already mastered a unique skating stride. By the age of nine, after following his father’s advice to “skate where…

Since the age of 7 years old I have pursued my passion of playing hockey. It has been one of the greatest influences in my life and has brought me to lot’s different places as well as taught me many lessons. The influence that hockey has had on me cannot be described simply as activity on a college application nor in the statement that I am only a hockey player. Hockey has sculpted me into the developing human being I am today. Throughout the 13 years I have played this game it has been full of…

Trade rumors start to haunt the Minnesota Timberwolves again nowadays. After rebuilding last summer to strengthen their lineup and signed Tom Thibodeau to handle the team, they still having difficulty of finding their rhythm and continues to go down at the Western Conference standing. Now, reports are saying that they are interested in bringing in Taj Gibson from the Chicago Bulls before the trade deadline. Full of young and talented core of players plus a winning coach at the helm, the…

We were happy to be going home, we wanted to go and play with all of our christmas presents. The trip home took for ever and ever. We got back home like at 6:00 pm. Our dog Mario was so happy to see us. We had been across the state and back in less than 24 hours. My brothers we decked out in there wild stuff. My parents said today we are doing nothing no friends just stay at home, kick back and relax. So you could say this is one of the best christmas presents ever. I will never…

The Penguins and Phantoms squared off at Wachovia Arena in the first meeting of the former in-state rivals since the Phantoms moved from Philadelphia to Adirondack. And the Penguins wound up outlasting the Phantoms to take the first game of the season series, 3-1. The first period was fast-paced, with two evenly matched teams going back-and-forth and each generating good scoring chances. The Penguins outshot the Phantoms, 10-6. The second period saw the Penguins on a power play as a result…