Hockey

NHL news: matchups, potential winners

The National Hockey League is made up of the best athletes in the world. Each season’s games are played after qualifying rounds. Each game is marked by something special. For example: Alexander Ovechkin scored his 812th NHL goal. Connor McDavid became the NHL’s all-time leader in points. Andrei Vasilevskiy set an NHL record for the …

How to bet on the NHL

To bet on the National Hockey League (NHL), follow these steps: Research the teams and players: Research team statistics, past results, player form and other factors that can affect the outcome of matches. Learn about team line-ups, injuries to key players and other important aspects. Study statistics and trends: Study past season statistics, team results, …

2017-18 NHL Alignment Map

2017-18 NHL Alignment Map

It occurred to me that with all musing and dreaming, I’ve neglected to create a map of the current NHL alignment with the Vegas Golden Knights logo incorporated. Here you go, internet:

Expansion to Seattle, Relocation to Houston and Quebec City

Expansion to Seattle, Relocation to Houston and Quebec City

I’m not advocating for this, nor do I feel this is even likely, but let’s look at a “might happen” scenario for a few years down the road. In this new NHL the following goes down: • Seattle gets it’s expansion team. • The clock runs out on the Coyotes and their quest to get …

31-team NHL

31-team NHL

Hi all. Here’s a real quickly put together map of what the “New NHL” will likely look like. I don’t foresee the league bothering with realignment yet until they get to 32 teams (and hopefully incorporating my four-conference plan). For now Las Vegas is just added to the current 7-team Pacific. Also in case you …

Quebec City and Las Vegas

Quebec City and Las Vegas

With the news coming down that only two cities actually ponied up the $10M to apply for expansion, we have to look at the very real possibility that the perceived “Westward Expansion” ain’t happening. That said, I threw together a quick map that I shared on twitter (feel free to follow me @NHLMaps), but neglected to post …

Milwaukee in NHL Expansion Mix – SI.com

MilwaukeeinNHLexpansionmix,morenewsandnotes-NHL-SI.com.

After Sunrise

After Sunrise

The Florida Panthers have always been the easy whipping-boy for the “hockey doesn’t belong in non-traditional markets” crowd. They are also always the first picked on by the “NHL realignment is easy, just do this….” crowd. The reality is, they have one of the cushiest arena leases out there (and for 14 more years). So …

After Sunrise

After Sunrise

The Florida Panthers have always been the easy whipping-boy for the “hockey doesn’t belong in non-traditional markets” crowd. They are also always the first picked on by the “NHL realignment is easy, just do this….” crowd. The reality is, they have one of the cushiest arena leases out there (and for 14 more years). So …

NHL expansion would help the Coyotes cause

From USA Today:   NHL expansion would help the Coyotes cause.