Zach EllenthalThis 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…4 min read·Jan 9, 2021----
Zach EllenthalGoal 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…3 min read·Dec 23, 2020----
Zach EllenthalLet’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…7 min read·Dec 22, 2020----
Zach EllenthalReflecting 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…3 min read·Dec 19, 2020----
Zach Ellenthal10 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…6 min read·Nov 24, 2020----
Zach EllenthalHow 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…5 min read·Nov 23, 2020----
Zach EllenthalHow 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…3 min read·Nov 8, 2020----
Zach EllenthalThe 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…3 min read·Mar 31, 2020----
Zach EllenthalThe 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…3 min read·Feb 17, 2020----
Zach EllenthalLigaen OverloadFor some inexplicable reason, I’ve long wondered if Denmark’s or Norway’s top professional hockey league was better. I’m on record…4 min read·Jul 16, 2019----