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Behind The Scenes 2019
In THN’s Behind The Scenes Issue, we pull back the curtain for an inside look at the world of hockey. First off, Ken Campbell takes you along an NHL road trip with the Winnipeg Jets, while prospect expert Ryan Kennedy survives the white-knuckle ride of an NHL scout. And then, it’s the story of the creation of Gritty straight from the mouths of those who brought him to life. All this, plus features on Jon Cooper, George Parros, Jeff Petry, Teuvo Teravainen, David Rittich, and many more.
WHAT WE LEARNED
THE CANADA-U.S. RIVALRY SERIES was aptly named. The three-game showcase saw the world’s best teams battle again for women’s hockey supremacy, with Canada exacting some revenge for losses at the 2018 Olympics and 4 Nations Cup. Here’s what we learned: 1. The next generation is here. Canada’s Laura Stacey wowed with a three-point performance. Renata Fast’s output from the back end was impressive. The U.S.’s Hannah Brandt appears ready to solidify her place as a top contributor. Blueliner Savannah Harmon looks like a future national team leader. 2. Shannon Szabados, 32, won’t relinquish her role as Canada’s No. 1 netminder anytime soon. She might be uncertain about participating in the 2022 Olympics, but a show-stealing 38-save performance in Game 3 was proof she’s still at the top of her game. 3. Success in…
JERSEY HOUND
MOOSE JAW HAS MISSED on third jerseys in the past, but the team’s latest effort is really good. Playing off the town’s famous name, the Warriors have introduced a crest featuring a fearsome moose on a red background. The new mascot is stylistically different enough from the AHL’s Manitoba Moose logo (which is also nice) and also features a cool “Moose Jaw” word mark below. Interestingly enough, for having such a distinct city name, Moose Jaw’s regular jerseys only say “Warriors” on the front. Add some nice, simple striping on the arms and the main logo on the shoulders and you’ve got a pretty sweet sweater.…
GRITTY: AN ORAL HISTORY
GRITTY IS UNQUESTIONABLY the most popular mascot in the NHL, if not all of professional sports. While most have fewer than 10,000 Twitter followers to show for their years of existence, Gritty gathered more than 225,000 by mid-February – more than four times that of Nashville’s Gnash, who’s second. When the Philadelphia Flyers initially revealed Gritty back in September 2018, there were a multitude of reactions: shock, confusion, fear, laughter, even anger. And while some fans still harbor those feelings, the majority turned it around in just a few hours, with Gritty becoming an international hockey heartthrob by the end of his first day. A few weeks later, even the Philadelphia city council adopted a resolution proclaiming Gritty as their own, while still referring to him as “a ghastly empty-eyed Muppet with…
CHANGE WORTH BETTING ON
GIVEN THE TOWN’S association with Silicon Valley, San Jose was the perfect spot for a host of NHL executives, partners and professionals to get together and talk tech during the All-Star Game weekend this year. The main attraction at the NHL’s Innovation Spotlight was player- and puck-tracking technology, something that has wide-ranging applications for the way fans may enjoy the sport in the future. The summit also brought an opportunity to have fun at the expense of the NHL’s infamous foray into technology, the 1996 introduction of the “glowing puck” on Fox television broadcasts. “The glowing puck wasn’t ready,” said commissioner Gary Bettman. “Sometimes it was on the puck, but sometimes it was in the stands or on someone’s head.” More than 20 years later, the NHL demonstrated a new layer of…
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