#Medicine Hat

The Columbus Blue Jackets were certainly excited by the prospect of a Columbus native defying the odds and playing in the NHL at 18 years old. While it was certainly a fun turn of events at the time to have Cole Sillinger play for the team during the 2021-22 season, in the long run, it may have been a terrible mistake. Sillinger was the Blue…

Hockey players used to come from places like Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat and Prince Albert. Now they come - some of the biggest stars, it seems, some of the most explosive players - from Scottsdale and Phoenix and suburban Los Angeles. When Tage Thompson scored five goals the other night for the Buffalo Sabres, bringing his total to 21 in 26 games…

Every kid has his story to tell, their particular road to making it to "The Show" for their first NHL game after all those early morning rides to the rink with their parents to Tim Hortons for a double-double and McDonald's for an Egg McMuffin. James Hamblin's journey certainly is chapter and verse on that trail with his dad Tim, a longtime phys-ed…

byStan Fischler/ Special to NHL.com Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly column for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday. This week features Voices from the Past with Trevor Linden. The former Vancouver Canucks captain had 867 points (375 goals, 492 assists) in…