Hockey Fighting: A Dinosaur’s Point Of View

To Ban Or Not To Ban Hockey Fighting?

Well here we go again!!!  After a terrible accident in the Montreal / Toronto game where Hab’s tough guy, George Parros, had his arms tied up in a tussle with Toronto tough guy, Colton Orr, while being yanked on, he fell to the ice face first. [Read more…]

NHL And NHLPA Approve Hybrid-Icing

NHL And NHLPA Approve Hybrid Icing For 2013-14 Season — 

The National Hockey League announced Monday that it will use hybrid-icing rules during the 2013-14 season after the NHLPA members voted in to accept the proposed rule change that was used during the NHL pre-season games. [Read more…]

I’m Not An Advanced Stats Guy But Plus Minus?

Advanced Stats: Corsi vs Plus Minus — 

Before you shake you head a few times or wonder if Mitch Kasprick has been abducted by aliens, I want to let you all know that it is actually me.  Yes it is me, Mitch Kasprick writing about advanced stats!!!  [Read more…]

Remembering Selkirk’s Jimmy Skinner

A Little Background On The Reason For The “Jimmy Skinner” Story ….

I really love some of my evenings interacting with the wonderful people on Twitter.  You can really learn a lot about the people you follow and the people that follow you.  A lot of my insights, thoughts and stories come from my interactions with the Twitterverse and it was during a Winnipeg Blue Bomber game that an innocent tweet by myself and the corresponding reply that got me thinking. [Read more…]

Bryan Little Six Years Later

Bryan Little —

Bryan Little played this past season in the NHL for the Winnipeg Jets

Position: Center      Shoots: Right

DOB: Nov.12, 

Height: 5’11     Weight: 185

Selected by: Atlanta    Round: 1st   Overall: 12th   Year: 2006 NHL Entry Draft

Six Years Later

I will be continuing my prospect analysis today with Winnipeg Jets center Bryan Little.  I like to pick a current roster player on one of my favorite teams and look back at  their post draft projections.  The projections are based on their amateur careers and draft position. [Read more…]