After an opening round of both hard-fought upsets and surprising sweeps, we’re on to round 2 and one step closer to crowning another Bucket Bracket Champion. • More: The 2021 Bucket Bracket Showdown: Round 1 You know the drill – we’re going to take a look at each presumed* starting goaltender’s bucket (*presumed, so don’t yell at […]
What started as a 24-team field is now down to eight, which means we no longer get all day hockey marathons, and frankly I’m a little bummed about it. One perk of this chaotic format though is that without the usual logistics-juggling of arena availability, travel and ticket sales, we were able to dive directly […]
Well, the superior visual brands had a rough go in the first round, going 2-for-8, with just two biggest upsets – Montreal and Chicago – correctly predicted. To be fair, some of them were extremely close calls, but let’s hope the better(-looking) franchises do a bit better in the second round Round of 16. • More: NHL Playoffs 2020: […]
The 2020 Stadium Series game featured a tight battle between two scrappy teams, temperatures that dipped below freezing, and a majestic high-altitude setting. But the real treat was the NHL’s spectacular transformation of the Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium into a pond hockey ice palace. We previously had an inside look at the development of […]
It’s that time of the year again…the annual Stadium Series featuring 4 games 2 games 1 game (Is it always going to be one per year? It kinda feels that way.) on February 15, 2020 with the Avalanche and the Kings taking the field ice at Falcon Stadium, located on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. So, it’s time to do […]
You’d be hard pressed to find a true hockey fan that hasn’t imagined him or herself strapping on an old pair of skates and sliding out onto the rippled frozen surface of a lake. Clutching a well-worn stick. Puffing great breaths of frigid steam. Chasing a beat-up rubber disk. Some even say the gates of […]
The Conference Finals gave superior branding a perfect 2-for-2, which brings us to 9-for-14 through three rounds. With only one more match-up to go, branding is guaranteed an above .500 success rate, which is probably more than you can say for your own bracket (myself included). Let’s see who we’ve got in the Finals. • […]
This is it, the definitive (and only) power rankings for NHL team brands. And it’s based on more than just a subjective opinion about each team – there’s actual math/science/statistics behind it. For those interested, I’ll outline how the rankings were calculated. Don’t care? What is a Brand? First, a little bit about branding. There’s a […]
The 2018-19 season is fast approaching, and new masks are starting to be unveiled. We’ll be breaking down the newest bucket art from across the league and grading the designs according to style, legibility, composition and branding (if you’ve read the Bucket Bracket Showdowns, you know the drill). • More: HbD Masks: 2017-18 Western Conference Preview• […]
Ed note: Over the summer, we’ll look at the best players that likely have played their last game in the NHL and ranking the Top 5 jersey they’ve worn in their illustrious careers. Today, we continue with Jarome Iginla. • More: Top 5: Sedin Jerseys There’s little questions that Jarome Iginla is a legendary hockey player and […]
