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W. Graeme Roustan’s NHL Team Valuations for The Hockey News

January 15, 2024 by Daraksha

The Hockey News Money and Power 2024 hockey business annual features W. Graeme Roustan’s NHL team valuations in addition to the Top 100 People of Power & Influence in hockey, Q&As with important figures from the hockey world, and reports on each NHL team. Having been involved in the Ottawa Senators’ 2023 sale process, I can draw from recent experience when writing my sixth annual piece on NHL team valuations. I can and will share with you my current opinions …

Lessons From The Seattle Kraken’s Brand Launch That The PWHL Could Apply

January 12, 2024 by Daraksha

In 2018, Sports Illustrated expressed their opinions about the possible moniker “Seattle Kraken” without holding back. Sports Illustrated ranked “Kraken” as the least suitable of the 13 potential names that Seattle’s new NHL franchise had registered. Dan Gartland of Sports Illustrated wrote, “Naming your team after a mythical creature is an extremely minor-league move.” “When that creature has no genuine ties to the area, it’s an especially bad idea. The North Atlantic, not the Pacific Northwest, is where the monster …

Senator’s Name Adopt Dave Poulin, a former TSN analyst, as GM Permanently

January 1, 2024 by Daraksha

The front office of the Ottawa Senators is starting to take shape. Steve Staios has been appointed to the position of General Manager and President of Hockey Operations, the club announced in a press release today. Since Pierre Dorion left in November, Staios has served as the interim general manager; the temporary designation has now been removed. Dave Poulin, a TSN analyst, has taken a position as Senior Vice-President of Hockey Operations in Ottawa, and Ryan Bowness will become an …

Cristall and Hagens are 2024 World Juniors’ biggest omissions

December 20, 2023 by suman

It is not uncommon for a few talented players to be overlooked for inclusion on the roster of their country’s world juniors team, and this year is not an exception to this rule. Quite frequently, this causes the player in question to have an exceptionally hot second half of the year in order to demonstrate to their national program that they made a silly mistake. Not included in this group are players like Connor Bedard and Logan Cooley who have …

Part 5 of the LWOS December Rankings for the 2024 NHL Draft

December 18, 2023 by Daraksha

Greetings and welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column showcasing the upcoming generation of hockey players. Our LWOS Prospects Writers will provide you with 2024 draft class profiles and other articles as the 2023–2024 season progresses. Here is the fifth section of our initial 2024 NHL draft rankings! December Edition: LWOS 2024 NHL Draft Rankings 21) Michael Brandsegg-Nygaard, Right Wing, Mora IK (Hockey Allsvenskan) This season, Norwegian forward Brandsegg-Nygaard has alternated between the Allsvenskan and the Swedish J20 …

Colageo: Bruins winger Trent Frederic Ends Taste

December 18, 2023 by suman

If George Parros or Bill Daly calls Boston Bruins President Cam Neely on Monday, it will serve as a gentle reminder of how things used to be done in the National Hockey League in the year 2023. During Saturday night’s 2-1 overtime loss to the New York Rangers at TD Garden, NESN site reporter Gayle Troiani had pointed out that Trent Frederic was just one assist away from everyone’s all-time favorite vintage hockey hat trick, the “Gordie (Howe).” Later on, …

Trade Watch: Four Goalies Who Could Help New Year Contenders

December 17, 2023 by suman

Christmas is just around the corner, and there are a number of Contenders in the National Hockey League who might be looking to add a new goaltender to their collection of presents. The implementation of a salary cap by the league in 2005-2006 has made it more difficult for playoff hopefuls to make a trade in the middle of the season to acquire a talented goaltender. If you carry out such a move, you will most likely be dealing from …

NHL Trade Watch: Four Goalies Who Might Assist Prospects in the Upcoming Year

December 17, 2023 by Daraksha

With Christmas quickly approaching, several NHL contenders may be looking to expand their gift collection with a new goalie. It has grown more difficult for playoff contenders to trade for a strong goalie in the middle of the season since the league instituted a salary cap in 2005–06. Putting such a move into action probably entails trading from a weak position to let the other team set the price. It’s much easier said than done, from the goalie’s point of …