Twitter and Its Growing Impact on Hockey

There's no denying the popularity of Twitter. Almost everyone has an account these days, and those involved with hockey are among the many. Executives, coaches, officials, players and others all have active accounts, almost all of them chronicling their daily lives inside of the sport.

A surprising trend is the increasing power that social media is gaining within the sport, both inside and outside of the game. This became clear during the NHL's trade deadline, where thousands of players and fans alike took to Twitter to voice their opinions on that Monday's moves.

Analysts at TSN and Rogers Sportsnet, two of the top news outlets on deadline day and for potential transactions in general, are some of the busiest Twitter users out there and kept a strong pace until the deadline hit.