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Game #26 – Hawks vs. Stars: Spotlight – Russian Circle

By Sam Fels December 2, 2017 0

We know that the coverage and view of Russian players in the NHL can get a tad skewed due to some very outdated and quite simply jingoistic feelings. Due to some bad actors, much more than should have have had to deal with suspicion and being labeled lazy, greedy, uncaring, and weak, or all of […]

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Russia Tries Something New

By September 20, 2016

See now this is what I’m talking about. We have our most exciting game of the tournament, Russia-North America from last night. And while we wax poetic about the Olympics and about the two Canada-US games from 2010, how many other great games do you remember from the Olympics? Maybe one or two others? This […]

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Should The NHL Stay In The Olympics?

By Sam Fels February 20, 2014 0

While we’re poised for a semifinal day that really will be a feast of hockey, the other side of the debate is also clear after John Tavares’s injury. It would be an even bigger howl if the Islanders were in playoff contention, so I guess the NHL dodged a quarter of a bullet there. The […]

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Olympic Second Round Preview And Thread

By Sam Fels February 18, 2014 0

Actual knockouts begin today. Spears shall be shaken,  shields will be splintered and all that. Most eyes will be on the Russians to see if they can get their act together a bit. 2am – Slovenia v. Austria: The Slovenians were a little more stout than we all thought they would be, beating Slovakia and […]

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Morning Links 2.14.14

By Joe DeTolve February 14, 2014 0

Domination: USA Hockey Almost Perfect: ESPN Rusty Canucks: TSN Valiant effort by Kopi’s crew: SI Way to keep the fire warm, Wayne: Sportsnet.Ca

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Morning Links 2.12.14

By Joe DeTolve February 12, 2014 0

That was an epic: USAHOCKEY Pros and Cons of larger ice: Chicago Tribune InfoGraphic New Goals: Chicago Suntimes If he isnt, I know someone who is: CBC Who will be in goal for Canada? Sportsnet.Ca Quick decison for USA ? ESPN Darryl Katz did what Charles Wang couldn’t: NHL.Com

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Sochi Ball

By Sam Fels February 11, 2014 0

Just a day out now. Whatever your feelings about Olympic hockey and how it affects the NHL season and its teams, we’re on the precipice. I usually panic and complain about the stoppage and the toll it will take on the Hawks all the way until the tournament arrives, but then the Olympic hockey starts […]

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Russia, LGBT Rights, The NHL, and the 2014 Sochi Games

By Matt McClure August 13, 2013 0

With the NHL season still about two months away from starting in earnest, and the the Olympics in Sochi still six months away, here in the down-iest of summer down time feels like a good enough time for this subject to be addressed now that the dust has settled from the release of the national […]