USA Hockey and Hockey Canada’s conversations and discussions about the fighting rule have escalated in the last few weeks, bringing the subject to the forefront of mainstream media across both countries.    The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League officially banned fighting last week. The league’s new rules state anyone engaged in a fight will be ejected from […]

Empires crumble, it’s just what they always do. The North American Hockey League stretches from Alaska to Texas to Maine playing in four divisions that could easily be for different leagues. While operational costs have skyrocketed, the standards of operation have become a trade secret, that’s if they continue to exist at all. Players are […]

The North American Hockey League has turned the junior hockey world upside down with expansion and the drop off in level of play has been everybody’s concern.

The Tampa Bay Lightning under Jon Cooper are often referred to as one of the fastest teams in the history of the game. I don’t mean fastest as from points A to B, we are talking about pace of play. Yes, how fast a team can get up and down the ice will certainly lead […]

TOPIC: USA Hockey’s limit of non-US citizens on amateur club rosters Hello,My name is Stephen Heisler and I’ve been a player’s advocate for junior hockey for the last fifteen years. USA Hockey has limited the number of non-US citizens on club level rosters for years. I feel the practice pushes athletes living on US soil […]

Wow. Just when we think that hockey’s on-ice official problems could not get any worse, we experience a number of different fiascos across the spectrum of the game. From mites to the National Hockey League, the problem is just getting worse, and the absolute integrity of the game is at risk.

The bus trips with the boys are one of the most sacred traditions of junior hockey across the continent. Although some teams get to board airliners, most junior programs still load up the bus and roll. Keeping the boys fed is never going to be an easy job and meals are often just snacks along […]