February 2020 6
NHL Seattle breaks ground on practice facility in Northgate with an eye towards serving community
By Andy Eide SEATTLE – While there is already a hole in the ground and construction at Northgate Mall, NHL Seattle was on the scene Thursday to officially break ground on its new training facility. The NHL Seattle Ice Centre will be a 180,000 square foot project, located on the east side of the mall […]
Debugging the EBUG – The David Ayres story is inspiring, but this system is ridiculous
There exists a real-world scenario, and it’s not even all that farfetched, in which I could suit up and tend goal in an actual points-on-the-line game for your NHL Seattle franchise in 2021 and beyond. Anyone who has seen me play goalie as an adult would likely agree that this not-so-farfetched notion is actually a […]
US Players in the WHL
The Western Hockey League’s first ever US Challenge Cup kicked off this weekend in Kent. This 12-team tournament brings to town some of the best bantam teams in the Western United States & Canada. The tournament showcases the elite bantam players to scouts of WHL Teams and also helps introduce the WHL to these elite […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 74 – The Kansas City Shuffle
Very fun episode this week, filled with top-notch Sound of Hockey banter. Andy, celebrating his birthday and in the midst of a five-games-in-five-days “heater,” discusses his recent exhausting shift to life on the road, while John and Darren are chipper as can be. Just lots of NHL news this week, from another coach firing, to […]
Mid-season NHL Attendance Report
It is that time of year when I check in on how attendance is faring across the NHL. This is data, not an indictment of any fan base. It is natural for teams take a hit in attendance with extended periods of playoff droughts that are inevitable for all teams. There are also many other […]
Memorial Fund supporting local hockey in place to honor the loss of Boise State player Bobby Skinner
By Andy Eide Bobby Skinner didn’t make every hockey team he tried out for and was cut on more than one occasion. Those setbacks didn’t stop him from pushing forward, however. He would work on his game, improve his fitness, he would persevere. That dedication to the sport eventually paid off as the defenseman made […]
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