Phew, this off-season was a roller coaster when it came to goalies trading teams, which for us, means a slew of new masks to review. Even the goaltenders who tend to stick with the same traditional themes will be forced out of their comfort zone with something new. With just about a month to go […]
In a David-versus-Goliath match up in the most literal sense, the defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning are facing the 16th seeded Canadiens in a Cup final that literally no one saw coming. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MoneyPuck.com (@moneypuckdotcom) View this post on Instagram A post shared by MoneyPuck.com (@moneypuckdotcom) Despite the Carey […]
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: […]
As we go through the prolonged 2019-20 season, we’ll be updating all of the Worst to First Jersey posts every Monday, as almost all the teams in the league have unveiled new jerseys since their original posts. We’ll start with the ones most needing updating and work our way through the league. Today, it’s time […]
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 […]
Christmas is over. 2018 is right around the corner, so it’s that time of the year where everyone and their top-5-favourite-dogs-of-the-year are counting down the best and worst lists for 2017. We’re not immune to such things. In fact, we do it on a semi-regular basis. So today, we’re got the Top 5 Worst Designs of […]
On December 16th, the Winter Heritage Centennial NHL100 Classic takes place at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, commemorating the 100th anniversary (almost to the day) of the very first NHL game on December 19th, 1917 between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens, also in Ottawa. And on Tuesday, Adidas unveiled their first specialty jerseys […]
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? Click here to jump right down to the ranking themselves. What is a […]
