In Review: Polsky’s Red Army
“I don’t want em here, the players don’t want em here… and you’re gonna be sorry they’re over here.” There was a clip in Gabe Polsky’s documentary Red Army, in […]
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Sochi Winter Olympics: Nedved back to the Games… 20 years later
The Czech Olympic hockey team was named earlier today, and fans of the NHL certainly were surprised with some of the selections. Here is the 25 man roster released by […]
Hockeynomics: A model to determine which hockey country will capture world supremacy
As the World U20 Championships continue in Sweden this week, and countries prepare for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia next month, the claim for world hockey dominance remains […]
Montage Magic: HNIC’s 3 minute emotional masterpiece
Over the last several years, one of the most anticipated aspects of watching CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada has been the opening montage. Each week, the short video sequence splices […]
Hockeyland Canada Staff: 2013/14 Quarter Season Review
As we approach Thanksgiving for our friends south of the border, this past week marked the quarter pole of the NHL season. Like any great hockey blog, we will reveal […]
Pipe Dreams: How the Ducks continue to rule the crease
While this season’s Calder Trophy race has been highlighted by the phenomenal goal-scoring exploits of San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl, and the incredible maturity and poise from Predators defenseman […]
Meet Mr. Mrazek: Can Petr Mrazek become the Czech Republic’s next great goaltender?
Nearly 16 years ago, on a cold February night, 70,000 people converged on Prague’s Wenceslas Square, the site of many of the country’s most memorable moments in history. In the […]
We miss you Saku
Last night, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 at the Bell Centre, in an otherwise routine and rather unspectacular hockey game. However, last night also marked the return […]
The World Cup of Hockey is coming back in 2015: But will the world respect it?
Last week, the NHL and its players’ association had discussions about the future of international competitions, involving both club and national sides. As per TSN’s Darren Dreger, the two sides […]
A complicated relationship: Briere and the jilted Canadiens fanbase
Let me start with full disclosure… Despite him playing for my team, I am no big fan of Daniel Briere. Briere is now seven games into his career with the […]
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