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NIL is a long time coming, but still more work to doCollege athletes finally being able to make money from their name, image, and likeness (NIL) obviously is a huge step forward after decades of outright exploitation under the guise of the NCAA maintaining a standard of amateurism. There still are more steps to take, given the amount of money that un...

The Oilers Suddenly Have Everything They Could WantThank the lord, the Edmonton Oilers are fun again. What was once a rudderless team that not even Connor McDavid could keep afloat is on a roll since the arrival of new head coach Ken Hitchcock, who was brought in after 20 mediocre games this season. Under Hitchcock, the Oilers are 8-2-1, riding a fo...

Ken Hitchcock Is Unretiring To Coach The OilersAt the end of last season, following a fruitless campaign with the Stars, longtime NHL head coach Ken Hitchcock announced his retirement, leaving the NHL after somewhat successful stints with four different franchises and a 1999 Stanley Cup win....

How<i> Rear Window </i>Made Us All Voyeurs And Detectives

This review originally appeared in the Oct. 11, 1983 issue of The Boston Phoenix. It appears here with the author’s permission....

Blues Fire Ken Hitchcock, Apparently For Not Making His Goalies Not Terrible

One of the weirder coaching situations in recent memory was abruptly cleared up, as the St. Louis Blues announced the firing of head coach Ken Hitchcock. He’ll be replaced by associate coach Mike Yeo, who was hired to be the “coach-in-waiting” as Hitchcock prepared to step down following this season...

The Blues Wouldn't <i>Really</i> Bench Brian Elliott For Game 7. Right?

It was a bad night for Blues goalie Brian Elliott, yanked after allowing three goals—against just four saves—in the first period of Dallas’s 3-2 win. Bad nights happen. But is there really a chance that Elliott was so out of sorts that Jake Allen will get the nod in Wednesday’s Game 7? Ken Hitchcock...

<em>Hitchcock</em>: For The Birds

Over time, great individuals can attain such a level of public adoration that any sort of criticism leveled against them is treated as sacrilege, whether they be Abe Lincoln, Mother Teresa, or a Beatle not named Ringo. Naturally, that inspires a certain kind of person to take dead aim at such sacred...