Why you should love Climate Pledge Arena
That dastardly Jeff Bezos has done it again! The eccentric gazillionaire CEO of Amazon let the cat out of the bag Thursday that his company had bought the naming rights to the former Key Arena, and would be re-naming the future home of the NHL Seattle franchise...
Sound of Hockey Episode 92 – Hub City “Fever”
Lots of news to discuss on this week's Sound of Hockey, both locally and nationally. First, Andy gives an update on what's happening with the WHL. Then John gives an update on what's happening with the NHL Seattle franchise, as the name release and AHL arena have...
Episode 92 – Hub City “Fever”
Lots of news to discuss on this week's Sound of Hockey, both locally and nationally. First, Andy gives an update on what's happening with the WHL. Then John gives an update on what's happening with the NHL Seattle franchise, as the name release and AHL arena have...
Sound of Hockey Episode 91 – Get Off My Lawn, Car Dealerships
On this week's Sound of Hockey, Darren is quite frustrated by his experience buying his first car through a car dealership, and he gives his two cents via a show-opening "Get Off My Lawn" segment. John, Andy, and Darren also break down a recent NHLtoSeattle.com story...
Episode 91 – Get Off My Lawn, Car Dealerships
On this week's Sound of Hockey, Darren is quite frustrated by his experience buying his first car through a car dealership, and he gives his two cents via a show-opening "Get Off My Lawn" segment. John, Andy, and Darren also break down a recent NHLtoSeattle.com story...
Puget Sound’s last pro hockey team, the Tacoma Sabercats, didn’t last long but won big
By Andy Eide While it's been over twenty years since it happened, Jamie Butt remembers the first goal the Tacoma Sabercats scored at their home rink in the Tacoma Dome. He’s the one that scored it. “It was kind of a greasy goal,” Butt recalls of the goal. “I just went...
USA Hockey Player Membership Report 2019-20
For the first time since USA Hockey started publishing their numbers, player membership is down more than 1%, a decline of over 6000 player memberships compared to the 2018-19 season. Part of this is certainly due to COVID-19 hitting at the end of the season and...
Sound of Hockey Episode 90 – Featuring John Goodwin, Pro Scout for NHL Seattle
Things are a little lighter on this week's episode of Sound of Hockey. This week, the guys welcome John Goodwin, one of NHL Seattle's first Pro Scouts. It's a great conversation, as John (Goodwin, not Barr) exudes passion for the game. You will definitely appreciate...
Narrowing the NHL Seattle Goalie Field
If there’s one position at which we should be able to predict NHL Seattle’s direction heading into the franchise’s 2021 Expansion Draft, it would be netminder. After all, Vegas’s impending acquisition of Marc-Andre Fleury, then 32 years old, in the lead-up to the...
A Message To My White Friends
Earlier this week, a white friend that I grew up with in suburban Minneapolis started an email dialogue with me and a few other white friends with similar upbringings about the events that have transpired in our hometown. I wrote the below response, which I've...
Sound of Hockey Episode 89 – Featuring Stu Barnes
Recognizing all that's happening in the world right now, the guys get a bit emotional on this week's episode of Sound of Hockey. It's been quite the week, as you know, and John, Andy, and Darren certainly do not want to avoid the topics at hand. Nonetheless, they hope...
Episode 89 – Featuring Stu Barnes
Recognizing all that's happening in the world right now, the guys get a bit emotional on this week's episode of Sound of Hockey. It's been quite the week, as you know, and John, Andy, and Darren certainly did not want to avoid the topics at hand. Nonetheless, they...