Category: Hockey
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Meet the New Wild; An In-Depth Look at the 2020 Draft Picks
The Wild received high praise for the team’s drafting during the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Where were the prospects ranked before they were drafted, and how do they fit into the Wild’s system? The Minnesota Wild have had a long history of uncertainty and mishaps when it comes to the NHL Entry Draft. Chalk it…
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Meet Taryn Hatcher!
In October 2018 Taryn Hatcher graced the screens of Philadelphia for the first time as a rinkside side reporter for NBC Sports Philadelphia during their coverage of the Philadelphia Flyers. It was a dream come true for Taryn as she was a fan of the team since she was a young child growing up outside…
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The Dream They Never Had
It was a few days before the NHL reconvened for Phase three when Ryanne Giroux posted a picture of her son and husband Claude (who is the captain of the Philadelphia Flyers) on social media. She talked about how the couple spent their wedding anniversary. That part of the post was sweet and touching to…
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Oskar Strong
December 13th, 2019 is the day the Philadelphia Flyers fans first heard the news about Oskar Lindblom. He was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma and would begin treatment shortly after. It was shocking to nearly everyone, myself included, to hear that someone like Oskar who always seemed so positive and invincible could be dealing with something…
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Meet Kurtis Gabriel!
Kurtis Gabriel is what most would know as a hockey player but he is so much more than that. He is a proud ally for the LGBTQ2S+ and Black community. He is constantly supporting, helping, and speaking up while continuing to learn as much as he can about the issues at hand. It is something…
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We Are Not a Distraction
In case you missed it, NHL on NBC analyst Mike Milbury made an incredibly insensitive and misogynistic comment during Thursday’s game between the Capitals and the Islanders. In the clip above, Milbury blatantly refers to women as a distraction to players. Whether he is referring to female fans, reporters, photographers, other members of staff, or…
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Wild Have Difficult Decision in Goal
The Minnesota Wild have an interesting decision to make regarding their goalkeeper heading into the 2020 Playoff Race. Facing the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of extended playoffs, the underdog Wild have the same choice it has had since the beginning of the season: start veteran Devan Dubnyk, who has been with the team…
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Meet Andrea Helfrich
In 2017 the Philadelphia Flyers hired Andrea Helfrich to take over the duties as not only the in-arena host but the digital host. She had previously traveled the world working for Ultra as a host for their shows but now is back home in Philadephia working for her hometown team. These days her life is…
She Writes Sports 