Author Archives: Jon Sorensen
Hershey Bears Score Four Unanswered Goals In Third Period To Beat Rochester Americans, 4-2, Take Commanding 3-1 Series Lead
Photo: Rochester Americans The Hershey Bears rallied from two goals down in the third period to defeat the Rochester Americans, 4-2 in game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals Monday night at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester. With the … Continue reading
Washington Capitals Links: Jeff Halpern Interviews, Spencer Carbery Reported Leader For Capitals Head Coaching Job, Ryan Hofer Scores In Memorial Cup
Welcome to our new daily links feature that we introduced last week. Thanks to everyone who provided comments and requests in response to our inaugural edition [Here]. You can always send your thoughts, requests and news tips to our email … Continue reading
Connor McMichael Scores 4th Postseason Goal, As Hershey Downs Rochester, 4-2, To Take 2-1 Series Lead
Photo: Rochester Americans The Hershey Bears downed the Rochester Americans, 4-2 in game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals Saturday night at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. With the win, the Bears takes a two games to … Continue reading
Is A Rookie Head Coach The Best Fit For The Next Head Coach In Washington?
Screencap: YouTube Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan admitted he wasn’t sure the ideal candidate for the Capitals head coaching job even existed. That’s because the requirements have changed significantly since the last time he was looking for a head … Continue reading
Alex Ovechkin Visits Dynamo Football Club
Photo: FC Dynamo Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin visited the Dynamo football club in Moscow, Russia on Friday. Ovechkin is a graduate of the Dynamo hockey school and a longtime supporter of the Dynamo organization.
Beck Malenstyn Scores Third Postseason Goal, As Bears Down Americans, 2-0 To Even-Up Eastern Conference Finals 1-1
Photo: Twitter/Rochester Americans The Hershey Bears downed the Rochester Americans, 2-0 in game two of the Eastern Conference Finals Thursday night at Giant Center in Hershey. With the win, the Bears even the best-of-seven series at one game apiece.
Adding Context To Existing Hockey Possession Metrics: An Update On The Advancements In Modeling
Back in February I presented the first post on adding valued context to existing hockey possession metrics. The need for enhancing stats of this nature was to provide additional (missing, but meaningful) context to the existing advanced analytics.
Rasmus Sandin Will Miss Quarterfinal Game Against Latvia
Screenshot: HockeyNews.se Team Sweden’s assistant captain Stefan Klockare said Thursday morning that Washington Capitals defenseman Rasmus Sandin will miss their 2023 IIHF World Championship quarterfinal game against Lavia Thursday night. Sweden held their morning skate at 10.45 on Thursday and Sandin did … Continue reading
Ryan Chesley Looking Forward To Growing Offensive Game In Sophomore Campaign
His stock was high among other defensemen in his draft class. The Mahtomedi, Minn., native had 29 points (12 goals, 17 assists) in 59 games with the U18 National Team in the United States National Team Development Program in his … Continue reading