Qualify This – Pittsburgh Penguins versus Montreal Canadiens Series Preview
EASTERN CONFERENCE#5 Pittsburgh Penguins vs #12 Montreal CanadiensScotiabank ArenaToronto, Ontario We keep seeing folks around the hockey Twittersphere referencing this series as one that can get stolen by Montreal’s goaltender. One could argue that such a phenomenon can happen in any of these best-of-five qualifying rounds, especially considering that we simply don’t know how netminders […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 95 – New Team Name Idea: Seattle Planets (Not Really)
It’s probably stated almost weekly, but seriously, super fun episode this week! John, Andy, and Darren have a lot to talk about, as there’s been some great recent content on NHLtoSeattle.com, and hockey is inching ever closer to a return to play. Andy and John give a quick Seattle update, and Darren shares some “Breaking […]
Qualify This – Edmonton Oilers versus Chicago Blackhawks Series Preview
Is there a more beautiful word in the hockey labor vernacular than “ratification?” Hearing it, reading it, and seeing it, as it pertains to the approval of a new collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA, is enough to send tingles down the spine of pretty much any hockey fan who remembers recent […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 94 – Crafting the Inaugural Crapweasels Squad
Hockey is *almost* back, as news has broken this week that a new collective bargaining agreement and return to play plan could be ratified in the coming days. Lots of… uh… exciting stuff to break down here, and John, Andy, and Darren do their best to accomplish this. The guys also take a look at […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 93 – The Great Arena Name Debate
We have a name! …an arena name, that is. On this week’s Sound of Hockey, the guys give their reactions to the news that NHL Seattle’s future home will be called Climate Pledge Arena, which gets their wheels turning about which NHL/NBA arenas have the worst corporate names. Also on this episode, John, Andy, and […]
Why you should love Climate Pledge Arena
That dastardly Jeff Bezos has done it again! The eccentric gazillionaire CEO of Amazon let the cat out of the bag Thursday that his company had bought the naming rights to the former Key Arena, and would be re-naming the future home of the NHL Seattle franchise Climate Pledge Arena. True story, my wife read […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 92 – Hub City “Fever”
Lots of news to discuss on this week’s Sound of Hockey, both locally and nationally. First, Andy gives an update on what’s happening with the WHL. Then John gives an update on what’s happening with the NHL Seattle franchise, as the name release and AHL arena have apparently been delayed. John, Andy, and Darren also […]
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