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Evan Bouchard’s contract is aging well amid the NHL’s salary cap boom

The NHL is undergoing a historic salary cap boom, and with that come consequences. Not only has it sent player salaries skyrocketing, but it’s also shifted how front offices do business. In the flat-cap era, teams didn’t always have the cap space to sign their restricted free agents long-term, which forced them into cheap bridge...

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16 Former Hockey Players Accuse Michigan of Years of 'Torture'

Sixteen former Michigan players have filed a federal lawsuit against the university alleging years of "torture" between the years 1984 and 2001. According to the suit, obtained by the Detroit Free Press, there are 16 plaintiffs in the case, all former players, though none of them are named.Hall of Famer Red Berenson took over as head coach of alma mater Michigan in 1984. In 2012, Berenson publicly...

Road Trip: Cancelled

Every year, I look at the schedules of the teams near HBIC Headquarters and try to map out a potential road trip where I can see as many games as possible. Normally, there are all sorts of things that get in the way where the total number of games that I could see drops to a few, but this year seemed to have the stars align for such a trip. Based on the title of this article, however, I have decided against taking this trip and I'll discuss why below. For now, let's take a look at my proposed ...

Oilers 2026 Prospect Countdown No. 7: Viljami Marjala

Welcome to Daily Faceoff Edmonton’s countdown of the top 20 prospects in the Edmonton Oilers system. We’re on to our second player in the mini four-skater tier from the top 20 that I found incredibly close and hard to rank: Viljami Marjala. I was going through some old game notes from the 2020-21 season, and…

Today In NHL History - Gino Odjick

On September 7th in 1970, Wayne Gino Odjick was born in Maniwaki, Quebec. Fighting heavyweights Dave Manson and Stu Grimson in his NHL debut, the Algonquin Assassin earned the game's first star establishing himself as a fan favorite and formidable foe. Taken 86th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1990 NHL Draft, Odjick played in 605 games over 12 seasons with 4 teams (Canucks 444,

Une Année Supplémentaire

If you don't recognize the stylized "S" to the left, that's ok because I had no idea that the Université de Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or used that as a logo. As you may know, Sherbrooke was looking to get into men's and women's hockey at the U SPORTS level with the addition of hockey teams by 2027 thanks to a generous donation . With Laval ready to go this season, I had assumed that SHerbrooke had pushed their scheduling up to bring their team into the RSEQ at the same time. It turns out that not eve...

Today In NHL History - Randy Moller

On August 23rd in 1963, Randall Moller was born in Red Deer, Alberta. Raised by Lethbridge's Broncos, Randy's teenage scoring touch and fisticuffs earned him the 11th overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. Relegated to an enforcement role from the outset, Moller collected 1692 penalty minutes and 45 goals in 14 NHL seasons. Today Moller makes his living calling the action as a play-by-play

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