NHL prospects Ty Smith, Jaret Anderson-Dolan lead Spokane Chiefs into second-round series against Everett
By Andy Eide After losing in a tough seven-game series to Portland in last year’s first round of the WHL Playoffs, the Spokane Chiefs exacted some revenge last week. They dispatched the Portland Winterhawks in five games to advance to the second round for the first time since the 2013 postseason. Their prize for advancing […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 30 – Sound of Science, Featuring Devan McConnell
GUYS, WE’RE NOW ON STITCHER! SUBSCRIBE! Another fun show! Episode 30 features a very interesting interview with Devan McConnell, who is the Head of Hockey Performance and Sport Science at UMass Lowell. Devan shares some fascinating insight on what it takes to help high-level athletes reach peak performance, and some of the technologies and philosophies […]
Seattle Metropolitans Legacy Brought To Life In New Book By Local Author Kevin Ticen
By Andy Eide The story of the Seattle Metropolitans, and their 1917 Stanley Cup triumph, has mostly been relegated to the world of footnotes and quirky sports minutia. Faded black and white photos featuring ghost like figures adorned in barbershop-pole sweaters have circulated, but the figures in those photos have been long since forgotten. Names […]
The Getting Hot Narrative
‘Getting hot at the right time’ is a phrase you will hear hockey analysts say a lot over this final week of the regular season. The narrative is that a team that gets hot going into the playoffs, will stay hot in the playoffs. But is that true? It’s a claim I’ve always challenged since […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 29 – Oh, You WYSH! Featuring ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski
This… is… a… BIG one! On Episode 29 of Sound of Hockey, Greg Wyshynski of ESPN, ESPN On Ice, Puck Soup, Marek Versus Wyshynski, and Puck Daddy fame stops by the pod, and he’s predictably AWESOME! With Greg, the guys discuss all things sports media and his expectations for the Seattle franchise, and he even […]
WHL Attendance
With the WHL playoffs shifting to the lower seed’s arena for games 3 and 4, I figured it was a good time to look at the WHL attendance to see how the league is drawing at the gate. League Wide For the third year in a row, WHL Attendance is down ~1% across the league, […]
Wild Wild West – Final Playoff Spot Still Completely Up for Grabs
If you were expecting to find a bit more clarity on the Western Conference wild card race since the last time we spoke in this space, well… you’re not going to find that here. The playoff picture, in terms of which will be the last couple teams to sneak in, remains as blurry as ever […]
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