Nordiques Fan Corner @NordiquesBlog

A blog of about the politics and culture of ice hockey. Exploring a changing hockey culture in a changing world. Quebec Nordiques truther. nordiquesfancorner. nordiquesfancorner.substack.com Joined December 2024

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Nordiques Fan Corner @NordiquesBlog

8 months ago

New post alert! A history and philosophy of advanced stats in hockey, from Isaac Newton to Bob Probert. How should we interpret statistical information about the game, and why does it matter? nordiquesfancorner.substack.com/p/a-brief-hist…

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NHL @NHL

8 months ago

Which trio of players from the @Avalanche's Quarter-Century Team would you take? 💬 #NHLQCTeam

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Nordiques Fan Corner @NordiquesBlog

8 months ago

I wrote about a game between @officialGSHC and @scbern_news, whether hockey is "fractal," and a much-needed dose of humility for my beer league dreams. Read more and subscribe if you like this sort of thing: nordiquesfancorner.substack.com/p/nfc-on-the-r…

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Nordiques Fan Corner @NordiquesBlog

8 months ago

New post! I attended a hockey game in Switzerland and wrote about teamwork, collective experience, and why I will never play hockey like an NHLer. NFC on the Road: Genève-Servette HC @ SC Bern open.substack.com/pub/nordiquesf…

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Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski

8 months ago

"I remember saying my hellos and then just sitting in my stall, not talking to him for weeks." Only one player in NHL history was a teammate of both Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin. My story on what he learned about the legends, on and off the ice: espn.com/nhl/story/_/id…

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Nordiques Fan Corner @NordiquesBlog

8 months ago

New post! We should allocate NHL awards much more sentimentally. The key determinant should be vibes, not statistics. Read the Nordiques Fan Corner halfway-point NHL award winners here: nordiquesfancorner.substack.com/p/the-vibe-awa…

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Nordiques Fan Corner @NordiquesBlog

8 months ago

Hey hockey fans: I'm starting a blog about hockey, politics, and culture called Nordiques Fan Corner. I'll be exploring contemporary politics and discourse through hockey fandom. Read my manifesto here, and follow me on this exciting journey: nordiquesfancorner.substack.com

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Nordiques Fan Corner @NordiquesBlog

8 months ago

"There is an actual, structural reason that expansion above about 30 teams is bad—that we are actually, now, currently, at the point of team saturation—and that reason is the Stanley Cup." nordiquesfancorner.substack.com/p/against-nhl-…

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Chris Peters @chrismpeters

8 months ago

We talk about generational prospects probably a little too much, but ah, hell... David Carle is a generational coach prospect. This latest #WorldJuniors shows another reason why: flohockey.tv/articles/13413…

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Nordiques Fan Corner @NordiquesBlog

8 months ago

New post alert! There are too many NHL teams, but we can't and shouldn't get rid of any of the existing ones. What should we do instead? How should we think about, and feel about, future NHL expansion? nordiquesfancorner.substack.com/p/against-nhl-…

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Szymon Szemberg @Sz1909_Szemberg

8 months ago

🧵Thread on Team Canada’s failure at the WJC:

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Nordiques Fan Corner @NordiquesBlog

8 months ago

What does it mean for hockey culture to change, and what are we gaining and losing when it changes? Come along as I try to understand the politics and culture of the 2020s through the lens of hockey discourse: nordiquesfancorner.substack.com/p/manifesto-a-…