Mark Jankowski Goes to College
Arik
July 31 2012 09:23AM
In a move that's only surprising in how long it took, Flames first round pick Mark Jankowski has announced he'll be attending Providence College right away instead of joining the Dubuque Fighting Saints for a year.
Jiri Hudler: WOWY-Zowee?
Arik
July 03 2012 11:17AM
With the acquisition of Jiri Hudler yesterday, there’s been a lot of hemming and hawing about how good he actually is. Are his goals and underlyings merely a result of being on a very very good Detroit team? Or was he helping drive the engine of that Detroit team and other players benefited from him?
Mark Jankowski and Feaster's Gumption
Arik
June 26 2012 04:49PM
The Flames by just about any measure did not have the best draft on Friday and Saturday. Nor was it the worst, despite a lot of the immediate reactions to some of the moves (including my own). But there is one thing that can absolutely can be said about it- in particular the first round: it was by far the most interesting draft.
Utter Madness: Columbus Fires Four Amateur Scouts After the Draft
Arik
June 24 2012 06:31PM
The following article is about the Columbus Blue Jackets, which makes it something of an oddity. I wrote it because it deals with NHL processes and decision making- two things that are frequently discussed here. Also, it's nice to notice that other franchises can be more awful in how they're run.
A strange thing happened after the 2012 NHL Entry Draft had ended: the Columbus Blue Jackets fired four amateur scouts including the assistant director of amateur scouting. Seeing a number of hockey operations personnel fired at the same time isn't that unusual in and of itself. It most frequently happens when new management- whether a GM, team president, or owner- comes in. It rarely happens after the major event in which those personnel are involved has ended.
No real reason has been given for the firing, as far as I'm aware, but it's hard to imagine a reason that makes sense. Let's run down the possibilities.
2012 NHL Entry Draft: Assorted Thoughts
Arik
June 22 2012 02:48PM
With the draft starting tonight, I had some assorted thoughts that seemed to be worth sharing. Most of these won't fill out a full article, but merited more than a Tweet.
