Author: Avi Goldberg

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The symbolic transition to the Shea Weber era

By Avi Goldberg | Jan 11th 2017 | 7 min read |

When the Montreal Canadiens played in Nashville last week, Shea Weber featured prominently in the Habs’ impressive victory. Yet, more than simpl...

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Was George Stroumboulopoulos too edgy or not nearly edgy enough?

By Avi Goldberg | Jul 3rd 2016 | 10 min read |

With none of their teams having competed in the playoffs and with the NHL draft still several days away, Canadian hockey fans had been so shut-out of ...

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Gauging the interest of this NHL post-season devoid of Canadian franchises

By Avi Goldberg | Jun 4th 2016 | 15 min read |

Here we are in the Stanley Cup Final! Though the hockey world is still hoping to spend about one final fortnight focusing on the Pittsburgh Penguins v...

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Points, purity, and predictability: Exploring disagreements over 3-on-3 OT

By Avi Goldberg | Dec 8th 2015 | 13 min read |

When it was announced this past June that the NHL Board of Governors approved 3-on-3 overtime for the 2015-2016 season, the official explanation was t...

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Evaluating Rogers Hockey: Season One!

By Avi Goldberg | Apr 19th 2015 | 15 min read |

The playoffs are underway! That means we’ve all made it through year one of the massive new Canadian TV hockey deal that put Rogers in charge of...

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The Players’ Tribune: The ‘Regular’ Athlete & ‘Real’ Sports Journalism

By Avi Goldberg | Apr 9th 2015 | 9 min read |

About a month or so ago, I eagerly read Brandon Prust’s account of being an NHL enforcer in The Players’ Tribune (TPT). It’s arguably a taboo to...

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Hockey Twitter: At times toxic, misogynistic, and cruel, how can we make it better?

By Avi Goldberg | Feb 9th 2015 | 23 min read |

The All-Star break is officially behind us, and we’re less than a month away from the trade deadline. And, as most of our attention becomes focu...

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P.K. Subban & the Montreal Canadiens: A Battle for the Generations

By Avi Goldberg | Aug 4th 2014 | 9 min read |

As I type, members of Habs Nation have collectively exhaled and stepped back from the brink. After an arbitration hearing between P.K. Subban and the ...