THN.com Blogs

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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 Jason Kay

Jason Kay

Jason Kay has been Editor in Chief of The Hockey News since 2001. A stay-at-home defenseman as a youth player, he minds the crew at THN, directs editorial policy and helps set a vision for the brand. His Editor’s Notebook appears in each issue of The Hockey News and his blogs run regularly on THN.com.


 Ken Campbell

Ken Campbell

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.


 Ryan Dixon

Ryan Dixon

Writer and copy editor Ryan Dixon has been part of The Hockey News since 2005 after working for a number of newspapers in Ontario and Western Canada. He has covered the game from its grassroots to the NHL level and co-authored the book Hockey’s Young Guns with Ryan Kennedy.


Edward Fraser

Edward Fraser

THN.com editor Edward Fraser joined The Hockey News in 2005 after covering the Jr. B Stratford Cullitons. The London, Ont., native graduated from the University of Western Ontario – where he did campus radio color commentary for both men’s and women’s hockey – with a Master's in Journalism.


 Rory Boylen

Rory Boylen

With The Hockey News since 2007, Rory Boylen is the web content specialist 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.


Insider Blogs

Thoughts and viewpoints from players, coaches, general managers, player agents, scouts and personalities inside the game of hockey.
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Tom Lynn

Tom Lynn

Tom Lynn served for nine seasons as Assistant General Manager of the Minnesota Wild and for six seasons as General Manager of the Houston Aeros. Prior to that he was an attorney in New York representing the NHL and other sports entities in a wide variety of legal matters, and has taught Sports Law at St. Thomas Law School in Minnesota.


Jay Feaster

Jay Feaster

A native of Harrisburg, Penn., Jay Feaster is a former GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he took over in 2002 and helped build the team into a Stanley Cup champion in 2004.


 Brian Duff

Brian Duff

Brian Duff is a host of On The Fly on the NHL Network. Like his minor hockey days (playing goalie, defense and forward) his broadcasting career has been all over the map. In radio and TV from Medicine Hat to Edmonton, Toronto to Ottawa and back, Brian has been with the NHL Network since 2007 and has been covering the game for nearly 15 years.


Justin Bourne

Justin Bourne

Justin Bourne plays for the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. He excelled with the University of Alaska Anchorage before going on to spend time in the Islanders organization with Bridgeport and Utah. His father, Bob, spent 14 years in the NHL and won four cups with the Islanders.


Mike Smith

Mike Smith

Mike Smith worked with the Rangers, Jets, Maple Leafs and Blackhawks during his time in NHL management, holding the roles of GM, assistant coach, head coach, director of hockey operations and director of scouting. The Potsdam, N.Y., native has also been heavily involved with USA Hockey, acting as GM for their world championship teams in 1981, 1994 and 1995.


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