NHL Draft Prospects Live Life Under The Microscope
By Andy Eide Jake Lee skates off the ice after playing 25-plus minutes of defense for the Seattle Thunderbirds. He sits at his stall in the Seattle dressing room and begins to pry off his sweat soaked shoulder pads. The coaching staff come into the room for a quick post-game briefing and message. Before Lee […]
Wild Wild West — Pacific Division Heats Up
By Andy Eide As we storm down the home stretch of the NHL season, the only real drama left in the Pacific Division is which team is going to win the division title, and it’s a two-horse race. Heading into action Thursday night, the Calgary Flames – who have been, um, red hot – hold […]
San Jose Runs Over Canucks In Clash Of NHL Seattle’s Closest Rivals
By Andy Eide Vancouver Canucks goalie prospect Micheal DiPietro’s first NHL start Monday will surely be a memorable one for him – for both good and bad reasons. The 19-year-old is with the Canucks as an emergency call up from the Ontario Hockey League’s Ottawa 67’s due to a collection of broken down Vancouver goalies. […]
The Seattle Junior Totems Honoring Tradition With Fun Brand Of Hockey
By Andy Eide During his senior year in high school, Jimmy Frey wasn’t your average Seattle area student. Rather than focusing on playing traditional sports like football, basketball, soccer or baseball, he was manning the blue line for the Seattle Junior Totems. Now three years later, at age 20, he’s half way through his last […]
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Visits Seattle To ‘Kick Tires’ Of New Franchise
By Andy Eide SEATTLE — Usually, you kick the tires before making the purchase but NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was in Seattle Wednesday to do just that on the newly minted NHL franchise. “The tires are in great shape,” Bettman declared. It’s been just over a month since Bettman and the NHL awarded the league’s […]
Michigan Defenseman Quinn Hughes Looks To Lead Team USA to WJC Gold
By Andy Eide EVERETT — It’s easy to let your mind wander to the future while watching University of Michigan defenseman Quinn Hughes. Watching him rifle perfect outlet passes during the USA World Junior training camp, the mind could clearly picture what it might look like for those passes to land on the stick of […]
An NHL Fan Guide To Team USA World Junior Camp In Everett
By Andy Eide The eagle has landed. Or, perhaps, 29 of them have landed. The USA World Junior Championship camp will kick off Saturday morning at the Angel Of The Winds arena in Everett. There will be three days of practice skates before the camp moves on to Kamloops to further prepare for the tournament […]
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