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The 25 Biggest Names Left Exposed In 2021 NHL Expansion Draft

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: SN After teams’ protection lists for the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft were released on Sunday morning, there were several surprises and plenty of big names available for the Seattle Kraken to pick from by Wednesday at 10 AM ET. … Continue reading →

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5-Years Later: Evaluation of Top Forwards Picked in 2012 Draft

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Jon Sorensen

Leading into the NHL Entry Draft of 2012, the consensus #1 pick was expected to be Nail Yakupov, a Russian-born player who played Juniors with the Sarnia Sting. One slogan for slumping teams in tank mode was “Fail for Nail”.

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Brooks Orpik Suspended

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Jon Sorensen

Brooks Orpik held his hearing over the phone with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Sunday afternoon (4:30 PM) to discuss his hit on Pittsburgh’s Olli Maatta in game 2 on Saturday night.