The daily musings and opinions on every hockey topic under the sun from each THN.com and The Hockey News magazine editorial staff member.
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Associate senior writer Ryan Kennedy joined The Hockey News in 2005 after a freelancing career in newspapers and magazines. He is the creator of Jersey Hound as well as the co-author of the the books Young Guns I and II.
With The Hockey News since 2007, Rory Boylen is the web editor of THN.com. A certified minor hockey referee for 10 years and a pesky center, he grew up with a rink in his backyard. His duties include editing and helping generate content for the site.
The Hockey News's senior writer, Ken Campbell is in his second tour of duty with magazine. He was previously with the publication from 1988 to 1998 before coming back in 2006. He's also the author of the book Habs Heroes and co-author The Top 60 since 1967.
Writer and columnist Adam Proteau has been with The Hockey News since 1999. He is a frequent contributor to radio -- including his role as host of THN's Radio Show on XM Satellite Radio -- and TV programs across North America and won the Professional Hockey Writers Association's award for best column in 2005-06.
The Hockey News' senior special sections editor, Brian Costello has been with THN since 1990. In addition to his work on the magazine and website, he oversees projects such as the Yearbook, Ultimate Fantasy Guide, Future Watch and Draft Preview.
Thoughts and viewpoints from players, coaches, general managers, player agents, scouts and personalities inside the game of hockey.
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Tom Thompson has been in some sort of scouting capacity in the NHL for the past 25 years and has been responsible for running 14 drafts. Most recently, he severed with Minnesota Wild, first as director of scouting and for the past eight years as assistant GM/player personnel.
Dr. Denis Boucher holds a Ph.D. degree in experimental medicine. He manages an exercise physiology laboratory in Quebec (Canada) and a human performance consulting company in the United States. He has conducted the pre-season on-ice fitness evaluation program for the Philadelphia Flyers. His clinical expertise is in the fields of exercise physiology, nutrition and sport performance. He currently hosts and produces a weekly radio show on XM172 entitled ‘The Little Scientific World of Doc Boucher’ (in French).
Daniel Tkaczuk was Calgary's first round pick in 1997 (sixth overall) and has been playing professionally in North America and Europe for the past 12 seasons. He is currently president of iHockeyTrainer.com, an online hockey school for skill development.
Born in Edmonton, Jamie McLennan is a former NHL goaltender currently working as an analyst for TSN. Nicknamed 'Noodles,' McLennan was drafted by the Islanders in 1991. He played 254 NHL games with the Flames, Rangers, Panthers, Wild, Blues and Isles, compiling a 80-109-33 record.
Ross MacLean is the head scout for International Scouting Services and is considered one of the rising stars of the business. A young, diverse and versatile hockey mind, MacLean leads ISS's network of scouts and puts his domestic and international hockey experience and knowledge towards ranking and providing industry-leading profiles and information on draft eligible players around the world.
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"I think I've done a really good job the whole year. I'm just going to keep going. I finish my hits, it's nothing out of the ordinary. With these hits, you can't look at that and say, 'That's a really bad hit.' You have to slow it down and look at it in detail to suspend me. That's what they're going to do. And that's fine with me. I'll take it. It will make me a better hockey player at the end of the day."
- Philadelphia's Zac Rinaldo, who returned to the lineup Tuesday night after serving a two-game suspension.
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