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It's A Jersey Thing: 5 Unconventional Hockey Jersey Styles

Hey everybody, As some of us know as hockey fans, we definitely have our favourite team and we definitely have our favourite jersey. How some of us view or make use of our jerseys are sometimes very different from each other. Some of us are very happy with just getting our favourite team’s home jersey with no name on the back. They just show support for the team they’re cheering for. Some of us want the authentic-cut jersey that the players wear on the ice; that’s if you’re a hard

oilfieldhockey

oilfieldhockey

Scheifele Jets to Stardom

THE RISE OF MARK SCHEIFELE Scott Macumber of Inside Edge Hockey News             The Winnipeg Jets finished last year on a real high, making the playoffs for the first time since returning to Winnipeg. Yes the post season didn’t go as well as planned with a first round sweep at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks.             Winnipeg started this season with the same passion that they ended t

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

The Battle of the World

In the southern United States, where I live, football reigns supreme. In SEC country, you could make a strong argument that college football is THE sport. People down here eat, breathe, and sleep football. Thus, when a couple of teams from the region have a dominating run, it is a very big deal. When those two teams are bitter rivals, it is an even bigger deal.  That is exactly what has happened in my neighboring state of Alabama recently. Either the Alabama Crimson Tide (Roll Tide!) or the Aubu

ScottM

ScottM

A Few Trade Deadline Deals That Sent Teams To The Stanley Cup Finals.

The trade deadline may not seem very significant at first considering that the NHL has the playoffs, draft and the all-star game. The trade deadline is more important than you may think because the outcome from the moves made by teams during that time can vary in extremes but the only thing that comes to mind as to why teams make key trades at that time. Because it’s the Stanley Cup. The media love to make a big deal out of it and it becomes more of a spectacle of entertainment more than anythin

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oilfieldhockey

Deadline Day Giants- Who Remains?

Deadline Day Giants- Who Remains?   Eric Staal: Eric Staal is probably the biggest name remaining for NHL Trade Deadline Day.  Things are actually very quiet in Carolina.  It has been reported that Staal still has not been asked to waive his no trade clause.  With the recent fall of Carolina it would be hard to believe that they would just keep him and get nothing in return.  I also have

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

Winnipeg Trades Ladd to Chicago

WINNIPEG TRADES LADD AND LOSE LITTLE          Winnipeg, Manitoba – Last night the Winnipeg Jets finally made the trade that was quite possibly the worst kept secret in the entire National Hockey League. Andrew Ladd was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks.             Andrew Ladd was the face of the Winnipeg Jets so why would the Jets trade him away to Chicago of all places a team in the same division. Well this mo

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

FOR SALE: 10 Sellers

FOR SALE: 10 Sellers   Calgary Flames – The Flames are in the middle of a rebuild, and now it is time for a rebuild retool.  Hudler and Russell are the most likely to go, but Jones just may be a secret pick-up for a contending team.             Jiri Hudler             Kris Russell             Jonas Hiller     

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

Andrew Ladd is a Jet...But for how Long??

ANDREW LADD IS A JET…………………BUT FOR HOW LONG?????            It is that time of year yet again it is one of the best times of the year for hockey fans all over the world, but it is a very busy time for NHL executives and general managers.             Winnipeg Jets General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff is no different, Cheveldayoff has had some very laid back trade deadline days during his tenure in Winnipeg but this

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

What's Your Favourite Alternate Jersey Design? You Decide!

In the past I wrote an article similar to this by listing the top 10 NHL alternate jerseys and there was a rank on them. While it was still interesting, I’m now putting a new twist to this.   Now you get to vote what jersey deserves to be on the top. I would love to see a debate on this because I want to know what aspect in an NHL jersey fans value. I’m only talking about the context, the artistic design and how it presents your roots based on what’s on the sweater. Yes, sometimes your favo

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oilfieldhockey

5 reasons why the Stadium Series and the Winter Classics are great.

It is a principle that I apply full-respect in writing on 3rd party websites such as Hockey Forums to be clean to abide with the rules and regulations that Hockey Forums mandate. To read this article in the full version with pictures, video and fan poll, please go to the link below: Oilfield Hockey Blog: 5 Reasons Why The Stadium Series and Winter Classics are great. 99% of the time that we see NHL games on live-streamed on your mobile device or your television, they take place in

oilfieldhockey

oilfieldhockey

Byfuglien/Jets Future in Limbo

  Byfuglien/Jets Future in Limbo   Dustin Byfuglien made some pretty interesting comments when it came to whether or not he preferred to stay in Winnipeg, over other destinations. Frank Seravalli of TSN asked Byfuglien about Winnipeg he said “I just want to put on a jersey, to be honest with you”.  “I don’t mind Winnipeg at all. It’s close to home for me – it’s probably the closest I’ll

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

Leafs Have Trade Options

Leafs Have Trade Options     Toronto Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello has let teams know that he will be a seller leading up to the trade deadline. P.A. Parenteau and Roman Polak will possibly land them something close to a 2nd round pick which is what the Maple Leafs are striving for right now. Shawn Matthias, Michael Grabner and Nick Spaling won’t merit much of a return individually, but packaged in the right dea

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

Duck Bait: Cam Fowler

Duck Bait: Cam Fowler   The Anaheim Ducks are in a very difficult position in the Western Conference, however they have a very good problem on their hands. When Simon Despres and Cam Fowler were out of the lineup the Ducks leaned on Shea Theodore and Josh Manson.  They both played very well, which raises the problem every team would love to have, and that is having too many quality defenseman. With both Despres

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

Scituate's own Josh Beck commits to Babson College

My latest on a former teammate who just committed to playing for Babson college next season.      Josh announced on Monday February 1st that he was committing to play for the Babson Beavers next season in the NEHC. Beck who started skating at three years old has always been one of the smaller players on most of his teams. Josh has been able to prove his doubters wrong for much of his life,

James McGowan

James McGowan

1972 Under the Microscope

The 1972 Summit Series between the Canadian and Soviet national teams was one of the most monumental events in hockey history.  On top of that, the game-winning goal by Paul Henderson to complete the Canadian comeback is now considered one of the most iconic moments in the sport's history. Despite the fact that the Soviet team had already begun its impressive Olypmic gold medal run, it was still a coming out party of sorts for the "Big Red Machine." The Summit Series left no doubt that the best

ScottM

ScottM

Why Patrick Kane's performance this season should surprise no one

Kind of a old article, but I really liked it and wanted to put it in here.   June 15th 2015 was night of celebration for Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks who had just won their third Stanley Cup in six years. The Blackhawks had cemented themselves as legitament dynasty and have knocked off some of the leagues best along the way. But that would be the start of one of the most trying summers of Patrick Kane's life.

James McGowan

James McGowan

Jaromir Jagr: the ageless wonder

When Jagr left the NHL in 2008 to join the KHL's Avangard Omsk many thought that he would never come back to the NHL and we had seen the last of him. Over in Russia he was the same star that he had been in the NHL and help Omsk to the playoff's every season he was a part of their club. Jagr was named an all star for all three years he was over in the KHL, and helped Omsk to the Continental Cup in 2011. But after that season he would return to the NHL join his form teams cross state rivals

James McGowan

James McGowan

Leo Komarov: the Leafs diamond in rough

It's been a tough couple of years for Toronto Maple Leafs fans, they have been rebuilding for what feels like forever. The Leafs haven't made the playoffs since 2011 when they fell apart in game seven against the Boston Bruins. But they have finally found a decent foundation for them to build on, and his name is Leo Komarov.  Komarov has found a home on the Leafs first line under new head coach Mike Babcock. Komarov a veteran of international play has brought new life to a young Leafs tea

James McGowan

James McGowan

Barkov Signing a True Bargain

Barkov Signing a True Bargain    The Florida Panthers locked up a key piece of their future on Tuesday when they signed forward Alexsander Barkov to a six year contract extension.  The contract is reportedly worth $35.4 million.  Many are speculating on whether or not Aleksander Barkov was worth his 5.9 million dollars per year contract?   Honestly, that’s absurd; he is worth every penny of that contract and mor

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

Leafs Bernier or Reimer- Who will be Traded?

Leafs Bernier or Reimer- Who will be Traded?   The Toronto Maple Leafs are shopping goaltender Jonathan Bernier, according to The Globe and Mail’s James Mirtle.  Bernier has defiantly had his struggles this season, but many thought his goaltending counterpart just maybe the one on his way out of Toronto.  27-year-old James Reimer is a pending UFA and there has been talk of him on the way out of town.  His play h

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

Backes Contract Talks on Hold

Backes Contract Talks on Hold   Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Reports that contract talks between David Backes and the St. Louis Blues have slowed down drastically. He reportedly turned down a 3 year 26.5-million-dollar contract during training camp. That does not mean that he will not be signed, though it may not come any time soon.  Backes has a full no trade clause which would make him dif

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

Fantasy Breakout Players

Fantasy Breakout Players   The most surprising break out fantasy players of this year at the half way mark.   Forwards   Evgeny Kuznetsov is having a breakout year after having a solid rookie season. We are a little over the halfway mark of the season, and he has already passed his point total of last season,

InsideEdge

InsideEdge

Away With You!

The NHL traces its origin back to the 1917-18 season. Nearly universally, that season is considered to be the beginning of the league, and any league prior to that is considered to be an entirely separate entity. That idea is not entirely based in fact, however. While the legal entity known as the NHL did come into being that season, its roots go back farther, to the NHA -- to a league that was, for all intents and purposes, rebranded as the NHL, simply to get rid of one man. That man was Toront

ScottM

ScottM

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