Category: The World of Hockey

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"If there's no fans, there's no game": The relationship between team and supporter

By Patrik Bexell | Mar 5th 2019 | 13 min read |

“If there’s no fans, there’s no game, right?” That quote came from Louis Leblanc during a recent interview, and made me think ...

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Which NHL team is the most expensive to watch live?

By Matt Drake | Mar 5th 2019 | 3 min read |

There’s no sugarcoating it; the Montreal Canadiens are an expensive team to watch live. Even if you attend an away game, if it involves the Habs...

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The leagues of Europe and their relative competitiveness: The 2018 rankings

By Patrik Bexell | Jul 8th 2018 | 7 min read |

In September of 2015, I published an article about the league strength in Europe to help settle an argument in the Eyes On The Prize comment section a...

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The Coach’s Challenge: Sam Hallam is one of the top European candidates to land an NHL coaching role

By Patrik Bexell | Jun 26th 2018 | 3 min read |

With about 30% of the players in the NHL coming from abroad, mainly the big five of Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, and Sweden, with a few ...

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WJHC: What a difference a year makes

By Jared Book | Dec 28th 2016 | 4 min read |

Two years ago, while Canada was celebrating World Junior gold in Toronto, Finland was reeling from a seventh place finish. The next year, Finland woul...

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How Finland has emerged as a hockey superpower

By Patrik Bexell | Jun 26th 2016 | 13 min read |

Finland’s national men’s hockey team won its first World Championship with the ‘golden generation,’ headed by Saku Koivu centring Jere Lehtine...

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2016 World Cup of Hockey Rosters

By Marc Dumont | May 27th 2016 | 1 min read |

Comprehensive coverage of all the 2016 World Cup action...

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SHL Finals: Lehkonen's Frölunda grabs Game One win over Skellefteå

By Patrik Bexell | Apr 17th 2016 | 5 min read |

With two loud fan sections and, for the first time of the playoffs, The Swedish Anthem, everything was set for a spectacular start. The Skellefteå fa...

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A preview of the SHL Finals between Frölunda and Skellefteå

By Patrik Bexell | Apr 16th 2016 | 9 min read |

On Saturday morning (9 AM Eastern) the SHL Finals between the dynasty that is Skellefteå AIK, with six finals appearances in a row, and titles from 2...

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Patrik Laine's case for first overall

By Patrik Bexell | Apr 14th 2016 | 9 min read |

There is no question that Auston Matthews is a great hockey player, absolutely no doubt at all. What can be said is that he has been moulded into a fi...