One of the readers of our 2010 State Olympic teams asked me why I didn’t put together a Team Illinois or Team Wisconsin since I had mentioned them in the list of 6 States which were the highest producers of U.S. born NHL players. ...
August 8, 2009 1:39 pm / no comments
Last week we broke down the 2010 Olympic squad by province. This week we did the same by state for Team USA.
In case you missed it, here are the 2010 State Olympic teams as selected by various IC writers:
Team Michigan
Team Minnesota
Team...
August 7, 2009 10:57 am / no comments
As part of our ongoing project of choosing Olympic teams based on states and provinces, I volunteered to take Team Mass., thinking it would be pretty easy to find a solid squad. While I was able to round off the defensive corps pretty quickly,...
August 6, 2009 9:44 am / 3 comments
Team New York is an interesting mix. The 27th largest state in the union based on total geography, it ranks as the third in total population. As a result one would expect that New York state would be well represented in the NHL. Turns...
August 5, 2009 1:08 pm / 1 comment
As supplied by Goon of Goon’s World:
Coming as no big surprise, Team Minnesota looks like the class of the south of the border entries. A potent forward group and young, mobile defensive corps make the 10000 Lakers a team to beat. The...
August 4, 2009 10:56 am / 3 comments
This week we will be breaking down the Team USA’s 2010 Olympic squad into the best Olympic State teams. There are 6 U.S. states which have produced 71.5% of US hockey players playing in today’s NHL(any guesses as to which 6 they...
August 3, 2009 11:29 am / 2 comments
Coaches (the strength of team):
Going with a two headed coaching monster to make up for the inexperience of the players. Andy Murray and Barry Trotz will stress discipline and ensure their players are responsible for their on ice actions.
Andy...
July 31, 2009 11:28 am / 1 comment
Here is my submisson for “Team Quebec”. Who knows, maybe someday if Quebec separates this team will actually have to take to the ice. Overall, goalies were the easiest pick as the three selected could very well be the three...
July 29, 2009 10:07 am / no comments