What is a pest in hockey? An agitator who chirps and goads stars into dumb penalties, usually without fighting. How a pest differs from an e...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
What is a healthy scratch in hockey? A fully fit player the coach leaves out of the lineup, watching from the press box in a suit, not injur...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
What is the trapezoid in hockey? The restricted area behind the net where the goalie may play the puck, and the only line on the rink drawn...
By Mike Johnson · 7 min read
What is a hat trick in hockey? Three goals by one player in a single game. But the name came from 1858 cricket, the tradition from a 1946 To...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
The tallest, biggest, heaviest and smallest NHL players, verified all-time and for 2026: Chara's unbeaten 6-foot-9 ceiling, the contested 26...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Gavin McKenna vs Connor Bedard: Bedard set the bar with 143 junior points and a Calder, but they are different players entirely. The honest...
By Mike Johnson · 7 min read
How much will Gavin McKenna make? The No. 1 pick already earns a reported ~$700K in college NIL, but the NHL entry-level system caps his bas...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
NHL waivers explained: the 24-hour noon-to-noon ET claim window, why the worst team in the league claims first, the age-and-games exemption...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
What does the C on a hockey jersey mean? Plain-English guide to NHL Rule 6: the three-inch captain's letter, the alternate A, the one rulebo...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
NHL entry-level slide rule explained: CBA Article 9.1(d), the 10-game cutoff (playoffs included), the September-to-December age trap, what s...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
