Rick Nash – Biography
A successful goal scorer at every level, in just his second season in the NHL, Rick Nash tied Jerome Iginla and Ilya Kovalchuk for the Rocket Richard Trophy as the…
Player Profiles
Jeff Schultz- Love Him or Hate Him
Capitals fans fall under two categories: those who appreciate defenseman Jeff Schultz, and those who don’t. At 6’6, a lot of expected of the 23-year old Calgary native…hitting included. This…
Keith Aucoin – Washington’s ‘Little’ Spark Plug
Take one look at Caps’ fourth-line center Keith Aucoin, and it’s hard to believe that he’s a superstar. At 5’9, Aucoin is making noise after being undrafted out of Divison…
Alexander “The Great” Ovechkin – Biography
With all the recent controversy over his latest goal celebration (completely unnecessary if you ask me but that is another article) I decided it was time to write about Mr.…
A Special Thanks to Scott Clemmensen
On November 1 when Martin Brodeur went down with an elbow injury, everyone thought the New Jersey Devils season was over. The Devils were forced to use Kevin Weekes in…
What Happened to Eric Daze?
Take a look at our growing Index of Hockey Biographies Recently, I received a couple requests to cover certain players on my “What Happened to…” segment, Eric Daze being one…
Future In The Balance: Top Prospect James van Riemsdyk
When teams have a terrible season the eventual payoff for a year at the bottom can change a whole team’s fate. The Carolina Hurricanes turned their 2nd overall selection in 2003 into a Stanley Cup Championship on the back of Eric Staal. The Columbus Blue Jackets got Rick Nash 1st overall in the 2002 Entry draft and the Washington Capitals got Alexander Ovechkin 1st overall in 2004. The Chicago Blackhawks scored Jonathan Toews 3rd overall in 2006 and Patrick Kane 1st overall in 2007. Pittsburgh has reshaped the entire face of its organization with Marc-Andre Fleury (1st overall in 2003), Evgeni Malkin (2nd overall in 2004), Sidney Crosby (1st overall in 2005), and Jordan Staal (2nd overall in 2006).
Sid “The Kid” Crosby – Biography
Sidney Crosby Biography Love him or hate him (as a Flyer’s fan I lean towards the later), and even though he might not even be the best player on his…
What Happened to Patrik Stefan?
Take a look at our growing Index of Hockey Biographies My first subject of this feature was Alexandre Daigle, who went on to have a very disappointing career for…
Jamie Langenbrunner: The Definition of a Captain
What defines a captain? According to the dictionary, a captain is a person of great power and influence, who is the head over others. Every team has a key player with…
Steve Sullivan: Gnashing his Way Back to the NHL
So often we see so many good people cut down in their prime. Whether they’re unable to perform what made them so special anymore, overshadowed by the competition, or they’ve…
Prospect Profile: Jay Beagle
It would only be fitting that a guy named “Beagle” would get called up one day after the Westminster Dog Show and make his NHL debut at the same venue,…