Tag: Joel Quenneville

  • December 2 – Day 59 – My exes used to live in Texas

    Welcome to another Saturday in the NHL. With everybody else watching the college football conference championships, that leaves more hockey for you and me. Oh, that’s not how television works? While I get that figured out, the first Saturday of December brings with it a big bag of presents from the NHL, as there’s a…

  • November 28 – Day 55 – Welcome to Smashville

    If you’re a hockey fan and don’t look forward to Tuesdays, I don’t know what’s wrong with you. This is one of the busiest and most exciting days of the week! The final Tuesday of November is no exception, as the NHL as scheduled 10 games to take place today. Like it usually does on…

  • November 15 – Day 43 – Heading in opposite directions

    We’re halfway through the month of November and only a week away from American Thanksgiving, an important benchmark in the NHL for separating the men from the boys in terms of probable playoff teams. Though it wouldn’t seem it with over four months of play remaining, this is a pivotal week. Calgary makes its yearly…

  • October 18 – Day 15 – Wednesdays are for rivalries

    Some Wednesdays feature rivalries, some don’t. Today is one of the former, as two of the three matchups on the schedules features clubs with a little bit more animosity towards each other than usual. One of those is Detroit at Toronto (SN1/SN360/TVAS), which drops the puck at 7:30 p.m., half an hour before Chicago at…

  • Down the Frozen River Podcast #76- A Coach’s Stance (feat. Craig Custance)

    Down the Frozen River Podcast #76- A Coach’s Stance (feat. Craig Custance)

    NHL Insider for The Athletic and Editor-In-Chief for The Athletic Detroit, Craig Custance joined the show this week to discuss his new book Behind the Bench: Inside the Minds of Hockey’s Greatest Coaches available on Amazon or wherever books are still sold. Custance and the Original Trio discussed his book, the Detroit Red Wings and…

  • Down the Frozen River Podcast #75- Captain’s Practice (with Cap’n Cornelius)

    Down the Frozen River Podcast #75- Captain’s Practice (with Cap’n Cornelius)

    Nick and Colby are joined by the Cap’n this week as the trio discuss the Vegas Golden Knights home opener, bad starts for the Arizona Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks, as well as other thoughts around the league. The New York Islanders really need an arena and the Carolina Hurricanes…

  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: First Round– April 17

    For at least the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the authors at Down the Frozen River present a rapid recap of all of the night’s action. Tonight’s featured writers are Connor Keith and Nick Lanciani. Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins— Game 3 The Ottawa Senators held off a charging effort from a…

  • The Chicago Blackhawks are 2015 Stanley Cup Champions

    The Chicago Blackhawks are 2015 Stanley Cup Champions

    2015 Stanley Cup Final Game 6 Recap By: Nick Lanciani Dynasty. That’s the first word that comes to mind when anyone has to reflect on the Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks are Stanley Cup champions, once again, for the 3rd time in 6 seasons. 2015 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Duncan Keith, scored the Stanley Cup winning-…

  • Paquette Lifts Lightning Late in 3rd for 2-1 Series Lead

    Paquette Lifts Lightning Late in 3rd for 2-1 Series Lead

    2015 Stanley Cup Final Game 3 Recap By: Nick Lanciani Ben Bishop and the Tampa Bay Lightning were unafraid of the United Center and the 22,336 Chicago Blackhawks fans inside as they pulled off a 3-2 win in Game 3 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final on Monday night. Tampa now leads the series 2-1…