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Category Archives: NHL
U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Announced
USA Hockey announced the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2011 today, which included some names every American hockey fan is familiar with. Among the players, it was Chris Chelios, Gary Suter and Keith Tkachuk. Non players inducted were … Continue reading
Posted in Grow the Game, NHL, U.S. National Teams, USA Hockey
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American Head Coaches Making Waves in Pro Hockey
Wednesday morning, the Buffalo Sabres named Ron Rolston head coach for its AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. Rolston is just the latest among up-and-coming American coaches to earn a job in pro hockey this off-season. This blog often focuses on … Continue reading
Posted in NCAA, NHL, USA Hockey
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NCAA/CHL Battle Heating Up [UPDATED]
The college hockey world has been mainly focused on the constant realignment talk, but there’s another big story developing over this summer and it’s not a good one. In recent weeks, three of the four college-committed players selected in the … Continue reading
Posted in American Prospects, Junior Hockey, NCAA, NHL, NHL Draft, NTDP
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The State of American Hockey — 2010-11
Today marks the inaugural State of American Hockey post. It is a piece I hope to continue annually, for as long as I run this blog. Now that the NHL Draft is out of the way, we can take a … Continue reading
United States of Hockey On The Air
Coming up this afternoon (Thursday), I’ll be joining Michael Grau on Sports Talk on TribLIVE Radio at around 3:40 p.m. ET. I’ll be talking 2011 NHL Draft, free agency and other U.S. hockey-related topics. And since the show is Pittsburgh … Continue reading
Posted in Blog News, NHL, NHL Draft, USA Hockey
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NHL Draft: Saturday Surprises and Favorite Picks from Day 2
The second day of the NHL Draft was a busy one for the United States as 55 American players were selected. As has been the case in recent years, there was a high number of Americans selected in the second … Continue reading
Posted in American Prospects, Junior Hockey, NCAA, NHL, NHL Draft, NTDP, USA Hockey
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NHL Draft: Americans in the First Round
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft featured five Americans selected in the first round, the lowest total since 2008. However, there were 60 Americans taken overall, just two shy of the all-time record for Americans drafted (2007). U.S. players made up … Continue reading
Posted in American Prospects, Junior Hockey, NCAA, NHL, NHL Draft
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NHL Draft: A Look Back at Americans in the First Round (Part I)
Over the last eight drafts, Americans have found their names being called more often than ever before in the first two rounds. In 2010, a record 11 Americans were selected in the first round, while an additional 10 were picked … Continue reading
Posted in American Prospects, NHL, NHL Draft, USA Hockey
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Raw Numbers: USA Hockey Surpasses 500,000 Registered Players in 2010-11
USA Hockey recently unveiled its registration numbers for the 2010-11 season. Let’s just say it was good news for hockey in the United States. During the 2010-11 campaign, USA Hockey had 500,579 hockey players registered throughout the country. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Grow the Game, NHL, USA Hockey, Youth Hockey
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Tim Thomas: American Hockey Hero
Minutes before NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman handed Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara the Stanley Cup, the commish invited Tim Thomas to accept the Conn Smythe Trophy. For just the second time in NHL history, an American was named the MVP … Continue reading
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The United States of Hockey 