Editorial

As the Allen Americans face the South Carolina Stingrays in the 2014-15 ECHL Kelly Cup Finals, one has to wonder how this small suburb north of Dallas, TX nabbed a championship hockey team. The history of hockey in North Texas isn’t long, but it’s interesting, if not rife with hooliganism.

Dallas minor league hockey rivalries span four generations

A vintage ad for the Dallas Blackhawks minor league hockey team in the 1970s

4 ways brands can gain advantage via voice commerce

A black and white image of an Amazon voice assistant device

“Tabatha Patterson, Strategy and Insights Analyst, VML, explains why virtual assistants are proving increasingly helpful for shoppers and that by optimizing the technology for voice commerce brands can capture a growing segment of the retail landscape."

A brief history of puck moving goalies

A vintage black and white photo of Jacques Plante goaltending for the New York Rangers.

There’s more to goaltending than stopping the puck. Like any other player on the ice, NHL goalies read the play in order to contribute to puck movement and defensive zone breakouts. Pioneering netminders like Jacques Plante added puck movement to the goaltending repertoire, while later goalies like Ron Hextall ventured out of the crease to set up a play.