Author: James Gralian

  • Thin Air: Torts For Tats

    – John Tortorella is about to be revealed as the head coach of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey Team USA head coach.  That’s according to this: John Tortorella will be named head coach of Team USA's entry for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey tonight after MNF. #TSN — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) September 21,…

  • Thin Air: Man Up

    – No, PK Subban should not be the captain of the Canadiens. The Habs named Max Pacioretty as their new captain, and it’s not a bad choice, and certainly the right one if you want to keep firm control of your team, from a coaching standpoint.  As in micromanaging.  Pacioretty won’t give you the pushback…

  • Avs Mandate Foot Protection: Is That Allowed?

    Across ye olde RSS feed came this note (via Kukla’s Korner) from Ryan Boulding of the Colorado Avalanche: Every skater on the ice, with the exception of the coaching staff, was wearing protective guards on their feet. That will be the case through camp, preseason and even the coming campaign. “They don’t look very good…

  • Thin Air: Another Season Begins

    Some hockey thoughts. I wrote this a few days ago, but the internet was down at Chateau Le Tapeleg. – The NHL is going to play 3-on-3 overtime in some preseason games regardless of the score of the game after regulation. This is to give players a chance to see what it’s like and oh…

  • Next Season’s Travels

    Hello from Calgary, where I got to go to the Hockey Canada Junior Showcase.  Hockey in August.  Add to that the Oilers rookie camp I saw and this will have been a year of hockey in every month. I’ve been looking ahead to next season, seeing what hockey games are near where I am scheduled…