Jared Clinton

Dec 29, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Jared Clinton

The Hershey Bears hoist the Calder Cup following a victory against the Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 6 of the Calder Cup Finals.Travis Boyd/Special to the Daily News / USA TODAY NETWORK Travis Boyd/Special to the Daily News / USA TODAY NETWORK There are enough on-the-nose context clues sprinkled throughout Hershey, Pa., that it doesn't take a Mensa member to decipher the town's chief commodity.

Dec 26, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Jared Clinton

As many future NHLers begin the 2025 world juniors in Ottawa, keep in mind that playing in the tourney doesn't make or break a career. From 2005 to the start of this season, here's a sneak peek from The Hockey News' World Junior Championship edition at the highest-scoring NHLers who never appeared in the annual men's U-20 tournament. Joe Pavelski, USA, 1,068 PointsWe'd shame the brain trust at USA Hockey who overlooked Pavelski, but few saw his potential.

Dec 21, 2024 | thehockeynews.com | Jared Clinton

What with Tyler Toffoli having been around the block a couple of times, and then once more for good measure, the simple pleasures of life in the NHL have mostly worn off. Don’t take that to mean he’s jaded by the experience. He still wakes up thrilled to go to the rink, some days feeling like a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed kid instead of a well-worn vet. But as with anything, experiences that were once novel over time become less so. Eventually, they even start to feel somewhat old hat.

Dec 15, 2024 | fresnobee.com | Jared Clinton

Utah might be the new kid on the hockey block, but give the franchise and its ownership credit for already understanding one of the sport’s great axioms, often attributed to Walter Gretzky: skate to where the puck is going, not where it’s been. In September, the franchise became one of a growing number of pro sports organizations to join the burgeoning trend of bringing the game directly to their fans.

Dec 15, 2024 | ledger-enquirer.com | Jared Clinton

A general view of the Delta Center during the second period between the Utah Hockey Club and Los Angeles Kings on Sept. 23.Rob Gray-Imagn Images Rob Gray-Imagn Images Utah might be the new kid on the hockey block, but give the franchise and its ownership credit for already understanding one of the sport's great axioms, often attributed to Walter Gretzky: skate to where the puck is going, not where it's been.