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  • Revised Mock 2017 NHL Expansion Draft

    If you’re a regular here at Down the Frozen River then you know Colby Kephart, Connor Keith and I discussed our ideal Vegas Golden Knights rosters on last week’s episode of the DTFR Podcast. Well, after careful (re)consideration, thanks to Sunday’s release of the protected and available lists for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, Connor and I…

  • 2017 NHL Expansion Draft: Available Lists

    30 of the NHL’s 31 teams submitted their protected lists on Saturday by 5 p.m. ET. The protected lists were made public at 10:30 a.m. ET (originally scheduled for 10 a.m.) on Sunday. Additionally, the available lists of players to choose from were released. The Vegas Golden Knights will now spend the next few days…

  • 2017 NHL Expansion Draft: Protected Lists

    30 of the NHL’s 31 teams submitted their protected lists on Saturday by 5 p.m. ET. The protected lists were made public at 10:30 a.m. ET (originally scheduled for 10 a.m.) on Sunday. Additionally, the available lists of players to choose from were released. The Vegas Golden Knights will now spend the next few days…

  • 2017 Mock Draft: The First Round

    2017 Mock Draft: The First Round

    The time has come for my annual prediction of how the first round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft will go. This year’s draft class is overall weaker than years past, but comes with a difficult choice for the New Jersey Devils, as they hold the 1st overall pick. The talk surrounding Nolan Patrick and…

  • Down the Frozen River Podcast #63– We Should Totally Be GMs

    Down the Frozen River Podcast #63– We Should Totally Be GMs

    The Original Trio wraps up this year’s Stanley Cup Final takes and final thoughts. Colby, Connor and Nick make their Vegas Golden Knights predictions known with the official Down the Frozen River mock 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. Also, Florida hired a new head coach and Colby ranted about Sidney Crosby.

  • Pens repeat as Stanley Cup Champs

    2017 Stanley Cup Finals – Game 6   Thanks to Sunday’s 2-0 Game 6 win against Nashville at Bridgestone Arena, the Penguins have retained the Stanley Cup for the second-straight year. The Finals had been waiting all series for a true battle between the opposing goaltenders. It got what it wanted in Game 6, as…

  • Home ice continues to pay off; Pens a win away

    2017 Stanley Cup Finals – Game 5   After giving up its two-game advantage on the road, Pittsburgh stomped the Predators 6-0 at PPG Paints Arena Thursday to pull within a victory of hoisting its second-straight Stanley Cup. Whether it was the friendly confines of the Steel City or the extra day of rest, everything…

  • Down the Frozen River Podcast #62– The Original Three

    Down the Frozen River Podcast #62– The Original Three

    The Original Trio discusses the ongoing Stanley Cup Final and all of Smashville’s boisterous madness. Additionally discussed, delay of game penalties, Pekka Rinne, Matthew Murray, Marc-Andre Fleury, the latest shockwave out of Seattle and the upcoming Expansion Draft procedure for the Vegas Golden Knights.

  • Preds’ counterattack levels Cup Finals

    2017 Stanley Cup Finals – Game 4   After losing the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals, Nashville has done exactly what it needed to do by beating the Penguins 4-1 at Bridgestone Arena in Game 4 to level the series at two games apiece. Entering Monday’s match, the Predators had averaged 32.3…

  • Preds’ power play perplexes Pens

    2017 Stanley Cup Final – Game 3   After returning home to the friendlier environment of Bridgestone Arena, Nashville dominated the Penguins Saturday night with a 5-1 victory to pull within a game of leveling the Stanley Cup Finals. One of the biggest story lines coming into Game 3 was which goaltender Peter Laviolette would…