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Rookie Issue 2024
In our 2024 Rookie Issue, our cover story focuses on two Minnesota freshmen who are making their marks in Year 1: Brock Faber and Marco Rossi. We also take a deep dive into Connor Bedard's game by speaking with his junior coach/GM and a group of pro scouts, and we profile two other sensational rookies: Connor Zary and Dmitri Voronkov. In addition, we look at what's led to the successful start of the PWHL and preview the NHL trade deadline, with breakdowns for all 32 clubs.
Five Times The NHLPA Snubbed The NHL
THE NHL AND NHL Players’ Association have been at odds at times when it comes to licensing merchandise. Much of this turmoil occurred in the 1990s amid labor disputes. Here are five interesting products that the NHLPA licensed without NHL approval. 1. NHLPA HOCKEY ’93 VIDEO GAME The NHL Hockey video game, released by Electronic Arts in 1991, was licensed by the NHL but not the NHLPA – though not for lack of trying. “I went to Time Warner, who handled licensing for both the league and the players,” said Michael Brook, the game’s producer. “They said they could only give us the NHL license.” NHL Hockey was popular enough to get a sequel, so Brook decided to try the players again. “I went directly to the Players’ Association, and they said…
6 Days In Ukraine Feedback
AS I CELEBRATE MY sixth anniversary, on Jan. 27, 2024, as the steward of The Hockey News, I took a look back over the holidays on the 93 issues that have been mailed out to our loyal subscribers under my watch as publisher. My favorite cover of the 93 issues remains Vol. 74, No. 3, the 2021 Trade Deadline Preview with Walter Gretzky on the cover. I remember where I was when I heard the news that Gretzky had passed. It was on the car radio of my mom’s bright red Toyota Yaris as I drove between Toronto and Carleton Place, Ont. It was such a sad moment that I had to pull over at the next ONroute service center near Kingston to make the call to The Hockey News team.…
JERSEY HOUND
ANY TIME YOUR TEAM can throw back to 100 years ago, you gotta do it. The OHL’s Owen Sound Attack seized that opportunity this season, creating a jersey that honors the 1923-24 Owen Sound Greys, who won the Memorial Cup that season. The execution here is excellent, especially since photos from that era are mostly black and white. But the colors work well, and the primary crest definitely has a great old-school vibe. On top of that, the shoulder patch features the player names from the ’23-24 Greys roster – a nice touch, to be sure. The Attack will wear these beauties nine times in the second half of the 2023-24 campaign.…
IN THE CARDS
BRUINS FANS WHO COLLECT hockey cards should take note of the new Boston Bruins Centennial box set, released by Upper Deck in late 2023. The set consists of 100 of the most popular players in the B’s century-long history. The legends you’d expect to find – Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque, Phil Esposito, Gerry Cheevers, Eddie Shore, Cam Neely, Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara and many others – are present, but the set also pays homage to fan favorites who made their marks in Boston, such as Mike Milbury and Terry O’Reilly, as well as stars like Jacques Plante and Rick Nash, who spent only a short time in Beantown. In addition to the full 100-card set, each Bruins Centennial box set includes four parallel cards and one “Beantown Classics” insert card.…
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