NHL Seattle nabs Ricky Olczyk as Assistant General Manager
By Andy Eide NHL Seattle’s hockey operations staff grew Tuesday as the team announced the hiring of Ricky Olczyk as the new Assistant General Manager. Olczyk, 49, spent the 2018-2019 NHL season as a pro scout with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to that he worked with Seattle General Manager Ron Francis for four seasons […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 49 – Training Camp Close-Up
Sound of Hockey Episode 49 is an ENORMOUS one, as the guys are already back in the full swing of the season, even thought it’s still August. This week, Andy and John attend the training camps for the Seattle Thunderbirds and the Everett Silvertips, where they manage to score some great player interviews with the […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 48 – The Offseason Is (Sort of) Over!
Sound of Hockey took a significant one-week hiatus to rest up and recover from its first “season.” But that proved to be far too long of an offseason for the guys, who are champing at the bit to get back to work for Episode 48! This week, there are lots of chuckles to be had, […]
Will the Palm Springs Firebirds be NHL Seattle’s AHL affiliate’s name?
By Andy Eide Could the Palm Springs Firebirds be coming to the American Hockey League in 2021? According to a report by Detroit Hockey Net, the Oak View Group filed a trademark application on August 9th for the name ‘Firebirds’, apparently to be considered for Seattle’s AHL franchise, which if approved by the league will […]
Breaking down the NHL National TV schedule
The NHL and NBC announced the NHL national TV schedule for the upcoming season on Tuesday. The NBC network family will air 109 games this upcoming season that will feature 30 of the 31 teams in the league. For each of those teams at least one of the games will be US nationally televised. Only […]
Sound of Hockey Episode 47 – Numerical Disrespect
Sound of Hockey is a back to a more traditional format this week, breaking down the latest in Seattle, CHL/WHL, and NHL news. The biggest bombshell of the week came from Darren’s beloved Minnesota Wild, which opted to relieve General Manager Paul Fenton of his duties after just 14 months at the helm of the […]
NHL Attendance Report for 2018-19 season
NHL Attendance report for the entire 2018-19 Season
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