Well, I never thought I would be saying this, but tonight begins the first Stanley Cup Finals game in 49 years for the St. Louis Blues. In fact, I'd argue that this is the first meaningful Stanley Cup finals game in team history - though the Blues did make it to the finals each of … Continue reading Stanley Cup Finals Preview – The St. Louis Blues
It has finally come, the rematch of 49 years ago has arrived. the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals is etched in history of Bobby Orr flying through the sky after scoring the game winning goal for the Boston Bruins over the St. Louis Blues. Now it is time for these two to face eachother again. … Continue reading Stanley Cup Finals Preview – The Boston Bruins
Today the NWHL has announced that the Minnesota Whitecaps has re-signed Allie Thunstrom for the 2019-20 season. Thunstrom, who played in all 18 regular season games last season, had 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points in her first season in the NWHL. TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more … Continue reading NWHL Announces First Whitecaps Signing
This morning the NWHL announced that the Boston Pride has signed forward Christina Putigna. Putigna has signed a one year deal, and her salary was not announced. This will be Putigna's first season in the NWHL. https://twitter.com/NWHL/status/1131568008680353792?s=19 TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced. *Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.
Today in NHL news Arbitrator Shyam Das issued his decision in regards to Slava Voynov's appeal to his one year suspension, which honestly we didn't know was happeninng and honestly shouldn't have either, but here we are. So here is the statement by the NHL and NHLPA in regards to Voynov's suspension: NEW YORK/TORONTO … Continue reading NHL News: Arbitrator Rules on Voynov
Today the NWHL and NWHLPA announced that they have reached an agreement for the 2019-20 season featuring the first ever revenue sharing agreement, plus higher salaries and better benefits. Per the release this is a one year deal between the league and the players association, which also features an option to extend the agreement … Continue reading NWHL and NWHLPA Reach Agreement for the 2019-20 Season
Good Evening Hockey Fans, My name is Michael Lindenbaum and I created and run "The Xperience Hockey Talk", aka TXHT, and I created TXHT with the purpose of being able to talk about the sport I love. At the same time I was working on creating TXHT the NWHL formed and I created a … Continue reading TXHT Official Statement Regarding the WWIHL
Today the NWHL announced that the Connecticut Whale has signed defender Shannon Doyle to a one year contract. Terms of Doyle's contract were not disclosed in regards to salary. https://twitter.com/SDoyle_6/status/1131230907883507717?s=19 Per the NWHL release they clarified the following: "A note on background: regarding pay, our policy since we started announcing signings this offseason … Continue reading NWHL Announces First Signing for the Whale
The Connecticut Whale made a signing today. Bringing back their veteran All Star blue liner Shannon Doyle, for a fifth season! https://twitter.com/CTWhale_NWHL/status/1131220675857928193 Doyle had an amazing season last year, as she played in 13 games, registering 3 goals and 5 assists for 8 points. One of her goals came via the power play and she … Continue reading Whale Bring Back Doyle For Fifth Season
The St. Louis Blues enter game 6 with a chance to earn a birth in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1970 (and really, the first meaningful one, and not a diluted conference title). The first period started out with a bang with David Perron redirecting a Sammy Blais shot to give … Continue reading WCF Game 6 Recap – San Jose Sharks v. St. Louis Blues
