As a continuation of our series “Ten Tips for How to Become a Hockey Fan“, this article will profile the three best players from every National Hockey League team. No matter which team you are a fan of, or plan on becoming a fan of, you will know three players right away that you should focus on while watching your club compete. The NHL’s Best Players When becoming a hockey fan, choosing a team to root for is important. You might even make your decision to support a team based on who its best players are. Every NHL team has star-caliber talent, and some rosters have more top-tier players than ..read more

What a Stanly Cup Playoffs it has been already! We’ve seen a five-overtime game, the defending champs eliminated, and a stunning opt-out. What will we see next in these playoffs? Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round Two Saturday, round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs kicks off with the Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars, both teams the favorite in their first-round series. We will also see a fun series between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning, as well as with the Vancouver Canucks vs the Vegas Golden Knights. The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders could be a sleeper series but we ..read more

If you were looking for highlights from the NHL’s play-in round, look no further. The first week of  NHL play-in action has officially come to a close, and boy does it feel good to have hockey back. As per usual, things didn’t exactly go as expected, with stunning upsets to incredible goals, week one really did have it all. Connor McDavid – An NHL Highlight Reel Well if anyone had forgotten, Connor McDavid is still the best player in the world, and it’s not even close. The more the spotlight is focused on the Edmonton Oilers, the more it becomes apparent that there are few professional sp ..read more

It’s official, the NHL returns August 1st as the league kicks off play-in round action under a 24-team format. What was widely speculated prior to Friday became canon when the NHL announced a full schedule for the tournament that features a potential 52 games in 9 days. The #StanleyCup Qualifiers are going to be an exciting 10-day stretch of hockey. https://t.co/IErZJ2hifT pic.twitter.com/Ya2wwxuhSs — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) July 10, 2020 As someone who grew up a fan of the Boston Bruins, I still support the black and gold (sorry Pittsburgh we were here first), but my interest in the N ..read more

By now most people are familiar with the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast. Whether you love the show or hate it, the name evokes an emotional response from most hockey fans because of the way it has garnered the attention of the hockey world. The Birth of Spittin’ Chiclets The now-iconic hockey podcast was started by Barstool Sports blogger Brian McGonagle (more commonly known as Rear Admiral, or simply RA) and former NHLer Ryan Whitney back in October of 2016. At the time the show was little more than a concept, just an average joe and a former big leaguer sitting down to talk about the sport they b ..read more

If you see yourself as a bit more of a hockey analytics guy or gal, The Hockey PDOcast might be a pod you would enjoy checking out. Though, not to fear if you aren’t numbers-driven, this show isn’t necessarily as complex as its name might indicate. Founded by self-proclaimed “Good Canadian Boy” Dimitri Filipovic, The Hockey PDOcast certainly lays its roots in advanced analytics. However, the modern incarnation of the show is benign in that respect, and Dimitri has accrued quite the list of reputable NHL contacts that bolster his show’s credibility as guests each week. The Hockey PDOc ..read more