Today the National Hockey League announced that this Friday, June 26th, 2020 the first part of the NHL Draft Lottery will take place live on NBCSN, NHL Network, SportsNet, and TVA Sports at 8p ET. So instead of trying to explain how the Draft is going to work here is the official release from … Continue reading NHL Draft Lottery Part 1 Announced
Today has been a very interesting day in the National Hockey League as we've learned that the Tampa Bay Lightning has shut down their training facility due to five positive tests, and All Star Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been reported as testing positive per Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun. So … Continue reading Tampa Forced to Shut Down and Matthews Tests Positive
These last few days have been very trying times here in America, and it has great merit. The death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis Police Officer, who had his knee forcefully on the neck of Mr. Floyd, while three other officers looked on has sparked a fire in this country, and … Continue reading Some Thoughts…
Today the National Hockey League announced the regular season winners for the 2019-20 season. Boston Domination The Boston Bruins took home the President's Trophy after finishing the 2019-20 season with the League's best regular season record. The Bruins would play 70 games and go 44-14-12 for 100 points to take the top spot in … Continue reading NHL Announces 2019-20 Award Winners
Good morning hockey fans! My apologies on the delay of this article. This announcement in particular was a lot to digest and process. It certainly confused hockey writers, analysts, and fans alike. On Tuesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman officially announced the NHL's return to play format as well as how the draft lottery will work. … Continue reading Holy Smokes Bettman! NHL Announces Return to Play Plan
Good morning hockey fans! Last night, the National Hockey League Players Association executive board announced that they have authorized further negotiations with the National Hockey League on a twenty-four team return to play format. As everyone knows, the current 2019-20 season has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is format is … Continue reading NHLPA Approves in Principle, More Negotiations Needed for Format Approval
While unfortunately there is no hockey being played at this time, we have gotten some good news today! The Washington Capitals and the Hershey Bears have extended their affiliation agreement through the 2023 - 2024 season. https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1261309815378378752?s=20 The Washington Capitals and the Hershey Bears have been affiliates for the past 15 years, which is the … Continue reading Capitals and Bears Extend Their Affiliation
As expected, the Washington Capitals terminated the contract of forward Brendan Leipsic officially today after placing him on unconditional waivers yesterday. Leipsic’s contract was terminated due to unacceptable and misogynistic Instagram chat comments he made along with his brother Jeremy Leipsic, and Jack Rodewald who is a forward within the Florida Panthers organization. His brother … Continue reading Leipsic Officially Released from Contract
Unfortunately, the hockey story I’m about to tell you all is not a good one. It makes me incredibly sad to have to write this article especially during a global pandemic. Sadly, this is a tough task of a hockey writer but that’s just part of the job sometimes. Last night, various local Washington Capitals … Continue reading TXHT Opinion: Brendan Leipsic’s Instagram comments
This past weekend for the New York Post, Larry Brooks wrote a very wonderful and insightful article about the current status of the NHL and their attempts to return to finish the 2019-20 season and award the Stanley Cup. An ill-advised one I might add. In Brooks' article he breaks down many topics in … Continue reading The Season is Over. Get Over It!
