The Playmaker Blog

I've been asking myself the same question repeatedly over the last year or so, and I'm struggling to answer it. Why do I despise "Fancy...

It's a question many of us are asking ourselves as the first round of the COVID-19 style NHL playoffs begins. Are we about to binge drink...

Which Team is Going to Tank the NHL Playoffs, and Why is it the Montreal Canadiens? The NHL's nightmare came true at last Friday's NHL...

The Los Angeles Bobcats women's tackle football team gets ready to snap the ball against the Las Vegas Silverstars. (Anthony Ciardelli)...

Maxwell coaching at an off-season workout skate in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo: Anthony Ciardelli) It’s 9:30 a.m. and Tyler Maxwell is lacing...

Southern California first-year forward Will Torgerson came up big this weekend. He netted three goals and added three assists while...

Whoever first said “It ain’t pretty,” might have been describing the Southern California Club Hockey team take down California State,...

With Bob Murray signing Adam Henrique to a five-year $29.1 million extension, it appears the writing is on the wall for Ryan Kesler’s...

It’s that time of year again. It’s that exciting time when hockey fans pin their hopes on teenagers — who have likely not even finished...

Alex Ovechkin’s emotional display during the waning minutes of last night’s Stanley Cup Final Game 5 told the whole story. Ovechkin was...

The Las Vegas Golden Knights started Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals exactly how they needed to. They buzzed the Capitals’ net and...

If there is a roadmap to the Washington Capitals winning their first Stanley Cup Championship in franchise history, they are following it...

The Stanley Cup Finals are tied at one game apiece. The difference between a tied series and a 2-0 Las Vegas Golden Knights lead may have...

If the Golden Knights had one of those Ed Hardy style t-shirts that they used to sell everywhere in Las Vegas, the three words on it...

There’s a good chance Gary Bettman has been pinching himself every morning since Wednesday’s Eastern Conference Final. If you had told...

The Winter Olympic hockey tournament is one of the rare occasions that Americans get up for hockey. Team USA’s rollercoaster history...

Now that the Penguins have captured their second consecutive Stanley Cup and the roar of the crowd has subsided in Nashville, a major...

In no other American city can a major sports franchise fade from the spotlight as quickly as in Los Angeles. With so much to do in or...

Well, that’s all folks. Six games into the first round of the NHL playoffs, the Bruins’ season has ended. I don’t think shock would...

For the first time in 1,069 days, Bostonian hockey fans finally witnessed the return of Bruins playoff hockey to the TD Garden. Four...