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  • Is There a Specific Age When an Athlete Should Retire?

    Is There a Specific Age When an Athlete Should Retire?

    NHL Forward Scott Hartnell has announced his retirement after playing for 17 seasons.  That’s an incredibly long career.  Especially for an athlete.  It’s certainly more common these days, and the sport itself can dictate some of that as well, but overall, it’s still seen as lengthy.  Hartnell posted this news on Twitter, just a few…

  • Could an NHL Team Win the Stanley Cup Without a Captain?

    Could an NHL Team Win the Stanley Cup Without a Captain?

    In hockey, team captains have always been revered in a way that is quite different than any other sport.  But are they really that important?  For more than a century, NHL teams have named one player the captain, and equipment managers would then stitch a “C” on the jersey.  And it was always the captain who would…

  • Did the Ottawa Senators Lose Out in the Karlsson Trade to San Jose?

    Did the Ottawa Senators Lose Out in the Karlsson Trade to San Jose?

    Late last week the Ottawa Senators traded their captain Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks.  Many believe that this is a bad deal as Ottawa is not getting enough out of the trade.  However, is it really that big of a deal?  Ottawa hockey fans are loyal.  To a fault. It’s hard to describe…