USA Wins Gold at World Junior Championship
Two pre-tournament games followed by four preliminary games and two playoff round games, and it all came down to this morning’s gold medal game against the Swedish National Junior Team. Let’s first...
View ArticleWhy Did Team Canada Lose at the WJHC?
Every year over the Christmas break, hockey fans across Canada and around the world gather to watch the best teenage players in the game represent their countries at the World Junior Hockey...
View ArticleIsles Rookie Camp Roster
The New York Islanders 5 day rookie camp kicks off on September 6th and the 31 player roster will be comprised of 13 forwards, 15 defenseman, and 3 goaltenders. Of the players attending, more than...
View Article5 Keys to Isles Season
1) .915 – This is the save percentage that Islanders’ goaltending needs to achieve. After looking at the stats from the last two years, the league average is somewhere between .915 – .920. Over...
View ArticleDepth Perception
“Maybe the Islanders aren’t as deep as we thought… It took 7 and a half games to come to light, but midway through the second period of the Islanders 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the “deepest”...
View ArticleTalent vs. Chemistry: Isles Trades
Over the past few NHL seasons, the New York Islanders have been a team on a limited budget. They have made calculated, cost efficient roster transactions that have rarely made the headlines. Draft and...
View ArticleJack Capuano: Independent Variable
An independent variable is an entity whose presence determines the change in a dependent variable. In the world of math and science, an independent variable is something you have control over,...
View ArticleIsles 5 Keys to Season: REVISITED
Prior to the start of the 2013-2014 season, I focused on 5 key areas where the New York Islanders would need to be successful in order to make a consecutive trip to the playoffs. Goaltending,...
View ArticleNew York Islanders 2014-15 Season Preview
Goaltending From Russia with Glove is gone (Evgeni Nabokov) and so too is the platoon of Poulin and Nilsson’s and their combined .893 save percentage. In their stead is Jaroslav Halak and Chad Johnson....
View ArticleFantasy Hockey Friday #10 (1/16/15)
FHF Key Flash Sale = Players that are on strong hot streaks that you will need to add immediately before they are claimed by another team. Bargain Bin = Similar to the Flash Sale category, except these...
View ArticleNew York Islanders 2015-16 Season Preview
With very little roster turnover from 2014, the 2015 New York Islanders aim to rock the Barclays Center and prove to the Metro Division that they aren’t just a fringe playoff team. The only big new...
View ArticlePredicting the NHL’s Pacific Division standings in 2019
October is right around the corner, and NHL fans alike are eager to drop the puck on a new season. Before the NHL’s opening night, HOHM explores all four divisions (Pacific, Central, Atlantic &...
View ArticleIsles Rookie Camp Roster
The New York Islanders 5 day rookie camp kicks off on September 6th and the 31 player roster will be comprised of 13 forwards, 15 defenseman, and 3 goaltenders. Of the players attending, more than...
View Article5 Keys to Isles Season
1) .915 – This is the save percentage that Islanders’ goaltending needs to achieve. After looking at the stats from the last two years, the league average is somewhere between .915 – .920. Over...
View ArticleDepth Perception
“Maybe the Islanders aren’t as deep as we thought… It took 7 and a half games to come to light, but midway through the second period of the Islanders 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the “deepest”...
View ArticleTalent vs. Chemistry: Isles Trades
Over the past few NHL seasons, the New York Islanders have been a team on a limited budget. They have made calculated, cost efficient roster transactions that have rarely made the headlines. Draft and...
View ArticleJack Capuano: Independent Variable
An independent variable is an entity whose presence determines the change in a dependent variable. In the world of math and science, an independent variable is something you have control over,...
View ArticleIsles 5 Keys to Season: REVISITED
Prior to the start of the 2013-2014 season, I focused on 5 key areas where the New York Islanders would need to be successful in order to make a consecutive trip to the playoffs. Goaltending,...
View ArticleNew York Islanders 2014-15 Season Preview
Goaltending From Russia with Glove is gone (Evgeni Nabokov) and so too is the platoon of Poulin and Nilsson’s and their combined .893 save percentage. In their stead is Jaroslav Halak and Chad Johnson....
View ArticleFantasy Hockey Friday #10 (1/16/15)
FHF Key Flash Sale = Players that are on strong hot streaks that you will need to add immediately before they are claimed by another team. Bargain Bin = Similar to the Flash Sale category, except these...
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