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Distinguished sportswriter Elmer Ferguson called him the “greatest defensive” defenseman of his day. The NHL’s revered chief referee Cooper Smeaton ranked him ahead of his defense partner, Eddie Shore. Legendary manager of the Boston Bruins, Art Ross, wouldn’t sell him “at any...
Ranger's Fall 2020 Prospect Rankings
1. Alexis Lafreniere (F) (2020 Draft - 1st Round) (N/R)
2. Igor Shesterkin (G) (2014 Draft - 4th Round) (E)
3. Nils Lundkvist (RD) (2018 Draft - 1st Round) (+2)
4. Vitali Kravtsov (F) (2018 Draft - 1st Round) (E)
5. K'Andre Miller (LD) (2018 Draft - 1st...
Book Feature. Andrew Holman: A Hotly Contested Affair – Hockey in Canada
A Hotly Contested Affair: Hockey in Canada is a collection of documents that trace the history of Canada’s national winter game from its “founding” in Montreal in the mid-1870s into the early twenty-first century. Composed...
SARS-CoV-2 infection can block pain, opening up unexpected new possibilities for research into pain relief medication
The spike protein on SARS-CoV-2 interferes with pain perception.
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Rajesh Khanna, University of Arizona...
Philadelphia has been a hockey town since 1897. Before and even during the Philadelphia Flyers' tenure, other teams--the Ramblers, the Quakers and the Firebirds, among others--called the city home, for better or for worse. The first of its kind, this comprehensive history covers the teams and...
Check out our Final Top-62 Draft Rankings for the upcoming 2020 Draft. Learn more about who your favourite team could be selecting on Draft Day thanks to our detailed player profiles with video sequencings, hot takes and more!
2020 NHL Draft: Final Top-62 Rankings — Scrimmage and Stats
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This book reveals for the first time the remarkable story of how Canadian players came to Sussex on the south coast of England in the mid-1930s - in the midst of the Depression in Canada - and formed the Brighton Tigers, one of the founder members of the English National League, the country's...
I'm not one for breaking down stats and numbers to the thousandth to prove a point that was lost sixteen pages ago, but I wanted to point out my experience of watching the Isles of late vs the run and gun comedy of the recent Capuano / Weight era.
The islanders are in the ECF by right. They...
Daniel Mahoney: The Most Wonderful Times: Memories of New York Rangers Alumni
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This book contains ten interviews the author conducted with New York Rangers Alumni in the mid-1980s. Always interested in the history of the Rangers, the author actively sought out some of the...
These dogs are trained to sniff out the coronavirus. Most have a 100% success rate
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Susan Hazel and Anne-Lise Chaber
What does a pandemic smell like? If dogs could talk, they might be able to tell us.
We’re part of an international research team, led by Dominique...
As Manitoba celebrates its 150th birthday in 2020, it’s another great chance to reflect on the exquisite hockey history that the keystone province possesses. In "Manitoba Hockey: An Oral History", hear stories directly from the players that helped shape the great game of hockey from the...
The California Golden Seals: a Tale of White Skates and Red Ink, and One of the NHL’s Most Outlandish Teams covers the franchise’s entire history, from its championship years in the Western Hockey League, to its relocation to Oakland, to its excruciatingly slow death in Cleveland. Several people...
The Golden Years: Bee Hive Golden Corn Syrup Hockey Picture Promotion 1934-68 (by Pillar & Ferguson)
Two hockey historians have self-published a book about what was undoubtedly the ultimate hockey promotion. Don Pillar of Port McNicoll and Aubrey Ferguson of Oakville are life-time collectors of Bee Hive hockey pictures who started seven years ago to pool their knowledge and put together a book...
Hello, fellow hockey geeks!
The 1979 Challenge Cup between the NHL All-Stars (=the best of Canada plus three Swedes) and the Soviet National Team is one of my favorite cold war era hockey series ever. For starters, look at the rosters; Guy Lafleur, Mike Bossy, Bobby Clarke, Gilbert Perreault...
I know I said it was final when I last posted my ranking a month-and-a-half ago, but I couldn't help but continue to watch these prospects. My rankings have changed a fair bit since then, and I also decided to try something new with this set of rankings: I gave each prospect a number grade and a...
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Having captured five Stanley Cup championships since 1991 – more than any other team since then – it’s easy to forget that the Pittsburgh Penguins were once one of hockey’s most laughable organizations. Born in 1967 as a National Hockey League expansion team, the Penguins...
2019-20 End of the Season Prospect Tier Rankings
Here's my most recent Austrian hockey prospect rankings.
This year is pretty exciting because a couple good friends of mine are hoping to get drafted. We'll see. The U20 WJC was completely unexpected but it was kinda the culmination of years of...
PROSPECT
RANKING
WRITE-UP
1. LW Alexis Lafrenière
Rimouski Océanic, QMJHL
[6’1”. 192lbs. Born on October 11, 2001.]
Strong and fast playmaker. Always creating chances whenever he’s on the ice. Lafrenière is a playmaking power forward that plays with grit. He’s not a runaway McDavid level...
How do you stay safe now that states are reopening? An expert explains how to assess risk when reconnecting with friends and family
People shop at the re-opening of the Farmer’s Market in Manhattan Beach, Calif. on May 12, 2020.
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1. Alexis Lafreniere - The easiest ranking in my list. His blend of smarts, skill, speed, shot, and work-ethic is very rare. I don't think his potential is that much higher than the players than those ranked from 2-6, but I think he's almost a guarantee to hit his upside...
