This year’s Växjö team looks a lot like 17/18 VäxjöOn October 16th, seven games into their season, Växjö had scored a grand total of 11 goals and were sitting in 8th place with nine…Jan 9, 2021Jan 9, 2021
Goal Differentials with a #1 Defenseman and #1 Forward on TogetherI put up a basic little page on my site today that lets you select a combination of SHL teammates and see its 5v5 goal differential while…Dec 23, 2020Dec 23, 2020
Let’s do another Kodie Curran vs. Nolan Zajac comparisonComparing Nolan Zajac to Kodie Curran is obvious. They’ve followed eerily similar career paths as offensively-gifted left-handed…Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Reflecting on Marcus Sörensen’s HockeyAllsvenskan StintThere’s an old saying that states, “As Marcus Sörensen’s career goes, so goes Zach’s hockey watching habits.” As a result, I was pumped…Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
10 SHL Trotjänare for the 2020sEveryone loves a good trotjänare. It’s not only a word I recently learned how to pronounce correctly, but also represents a charming…Nov 24, 2020Nov 24, 2020
How top HockeyAllsvenskan defensemen have adjusted to the SHLIt’s Thanksgiving Week here in the United States and I’m taking the week off work and there’s nothing exciting to do if you’re a sane…Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020
How much ice time in the SHL goes to juniors?Something I wanted to look into with the SHL season at its first international break was how much ice time juniors are getting relative to…Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
The All “Bench Minor Served By” TeamAs a Ranger fan, I know with confidence when the team takes a too many men on the ice penalty it’ll be Pavel Buchnevich hopping over the…Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
The Charm of Swedish HockeyMost of my free time goes to consuming sports, easily too much of it. It’s really just hockey and baseball — I don’t care to make room in…Feb 17, 2020Feb 17, 2020
Ligaen OverloadFor some inexplicable reason, I’ve long wondered if Denmark’s or Norway’s top professional hockey league was better. I’m on record…Jul 16, 2019Jul 16, 2019