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Team Canada Leads Group at World’s
The Canadian squad has looked strong at the 2012 edition of the World Hockey Championships and they sit atop their group with only Belarus left to play in the preliminary round. Nobody expected much less from a team that features Stanley Cup champions, Olympic gold medal winners and NHL All-Stars, award winners and captains. However, a resumé only [...]
TweetNHL Awards: Adams and Foundation Finalists Announced
The NHL wraps up its lengthy NHL Awards announcement period by bringing out the finalists for the Jack Adams Award and the NHL Foundation Award. The Jack Adams goes to “the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success” and the nominees are: Ken Hitchcock (St. Louis Blues) Paul MacLean (Ottawa [...]
TweetNHL Awards: Selke and Lady Byng Finalists Announced
Photo credits–Backes: Jerome Miron-US PRESSWIRE. Bergeron: Bob DeChiara-US PRESSWIRE. Datsyuk: Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE. Campbell: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE. Eberle: Timothy T. Ludwig-US PRESSWIRE. Moulson: Charles LeClaire-USPRESSWIRE. The NHL continues to gradually roll out its list of award finalists and today there are twin announcements for the Selke and Lady Byng Trophies. Both of these will be presented at [...]
TweetNHL Takes the First Step in Regaining Control of the Game with Raffi Torres Suspension
I want to commend the NHL for finally admitting they were wrong and for proving what we have been saying for the last several seasons, the disciplinary program is flawed. The 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs have been stained by the bad blood of cheap shots and dangerous violent attacks. Instead of enjoying eight really good [...]
TweetOn This Date in Stanley Cup Playoffs History: April 17, 1983
There have been so many great moments throughout the annals of hockey history, especially during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. So much so, that it’s almost become too hard to keep track of. Today we look back at April 17, 1983. On this date, Not one, but two significant events took place during the playoffs which [...]
TweetPHOTO: NBC is Building a Giant Stanley Cup in Times Square
If you are a hockey fan, there is nothing more sacred to you than the Stanley Cup. The three-foot tall silver chalice is the oldest and most coveted trophy in all of professional sports. Only those worthy enough, ever get a chance to hold it, never mind drink from it. But, thanks to NBC and the , [...]
TweetMike Milbury Continues To Rant And Rave; When Will It Cost Him?
There are plenty of sports “analysts” out there who you wonder how they have a job. The President of the Tim Tebow Fan Club, Skip Bayless, being one of them, and Colin “I Hate All Fans” Cowherd are a couple of them. Though they obviously have zero affiliation with ESPN, where those two hail from, the [...]
TweetNHL Fantasy Hat Trick (Playoff Bound)
NHL Fantasy Hat Trick Playoff Bound Edition April 1st, 2012 This is a fantasy hockey based weekly blog, where I will feature 3 hot and 3 cold players each week, every weekend. So that you can use my suggestions, update and prepare your fantasy teams accordingly for the coming week. This week I am featuring [...]
TweetDon Cherry Blasts Brian Burke and American Hockey Players
I’ve never been one to put much stock into anything Don Cherry says in his weekly Coaches Corner rant on Saturday nights Hockey Night in Canada broadcast. However, this week the boisterous talking head went a bit too far when he blasted Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke for having too many American born [...]
TweetNHL Trade DUD-line Fails to Deliver as Promised…Again
For hardcore hockey fans the NHL trade deadline is like a religious holiday. It’s almost as if you have not fully evolved as a hockey fan until you take the day off work, cancel all your appointments and glue yourself in front of your television or computer screen waiting for the trade madness to ensue. [...]
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