Today in the NWHL there were three new signings announced as we get closer to the 2019-20 season. First we have the Connecticut Whale signing goaltender Sonjia Shelly to a one year deal. Shelly, recently completed at St. Lawrence University, completed her senior season with a 2.16 GAA, a .912 save percentage, and with … Continue reading NWHL News and Notes – August 29th, 2019
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the newest feature here at TXHT which is the TXHT Card Share series. To start the series we begin with Upper Deck's 2019-20 MVP Hockey set that was released earlier this August. The MVP set, which was originally released for the 1998-99 season, is entering it's … Continue reading TXHT Card Share – 2019-20 MVP Hockey
Today in another edition of TXHT Jersey Share, we are going to take a look at a Replica Nike Team USA Hockey jersey that our very own Scott Fairchild got signed by the women's 2018 Olympic Gold Medal winning team at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Scott: First of all, the jersey is very comfortable … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Gold Medal Caliber
Today in the NWHL it was announced that they will hold their first official outdoor game. On Saturday, December 28th, 2019 at 630p EST at RiverWorks, located on the banks of the Buffalo River, the Buffalo Beauts will host the Metropolitan Riveters in the Buffalo Believes Classic. Capacity for the Buffalo Believes Classic will be … Continue reading NWHL News and Notes – August 27th, 2019
Today for Dickson's entry in the TXHT Jersey Share series, we take a look at the Toronto Maple Leafs throwing back to the Toronto Arenas on the NHL's official 100th anniversary. Dickson: When the Maple Leafs announced that this was to be worn as the throwback on December 19th, 2017, I bought this … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Toronto celebrates NHL’s 100th anniversary
Today in the TXHT Jersey Share series where Dickson briefly discusses one of the four jerseys the NHL put out for the 2017 NHL All-Star Game. Dickson: Each division had a different jersey, and I would go on to purchase the Atlantic Division jersey and the Purple version, which was worn by the … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – 2017 NHL All-Star Game Atlantic Division
On Friday, August 23rd, 2019 the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov for four (4) years for a violation of World Anti-Doping Code Article 2.1 (Presence of a Prohibited Substance). Per the IIHF statement the following was released: The case concerns a test indicating a prohibited substance, cocaine, according to … Continue reading TXHT Opinion – Kuznetsov, We Have A Problem
Today in the TXHT Jersey Share series we take a look at a throwback for the Toronto Maple Leafs from the 1922-25 season when they were known as the Toronto St. Pats. Dickson: When the Maple Leafs made the announcement that they would wear this jersey back in February 2017, I knew I had … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Toronto St. Pats
Today in the TXHT Jersey Share series we take a look at the Hockey Fights Cancer jersey for the Washington Capitals from Dickson's collection. Dickson: This jersey is very special to me, as it is not only one of my favourites, but also my paternal grandfather had passed away from cancer back in 2005. … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Hockey Fights Cancer
Today in TXHT Jersey Share we take a look at this very special jersey that was worn by Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine when they defeated the New York Rangers in double overtime in Madison Square Garden. So the story behind this one is awesome. I had received the first ever bonus in … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Game Worn in Double OT at MSG
