Posted by thesportsjunky on January 5, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The HL All-Star game is approaching and with the game comes the constant debate of how worthwhile the game is and a decision by a star this week brought more to one side of the debate.
Posted by thesportsjunky on June 8, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The NHL season is officially over and the season ended with a story that so many seemed to hope would happen with one of the greatest players of this era finally getting his first Cup.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on June 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Stanley Cup Finals are underway and the two stars leading the way are under a microscope with one performing better than the other after three games.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 28, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Stanley Cup Finals will feature two important players on either side of the ice who can’t win by themselves but will be important to a potential win as they look to go out and prove something to the hockey world.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 18, 2018 · Leave a Comment
As the season comes to an end the pursuit of milestones continues and with that comes a conversation and debate about the young stars quickly rising through the ranks.
Posted by thesportsjunky on January 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Coaching can be a tough gig as the balance between pushing players and pushing them too far is very thin with plenty of coaches taking very different approaches to motivating their team.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 5, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Montreal Canadiens are struggling and in a city that doesn’t accept losing things might have to turn around soon for a number of people to keep their jobs.
Posted by thesportsjunky on October 3, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Metropolitan Division is a division built around rivalries making it one of the more exciting division in the league as every game means more than just another regular season it also makes the division race a tight one much like it will be this year.
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The reinforcements could be on their way for more than a few teams as the second round of the NHL playoffs is about to end making more players available to travel to the World Championships.
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The NHL Playoffs are heating up with series getting tighter but a bigger story surrounding the league’s best player has taken more headlines this week.
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