Tomas Vokoun and the Scariest Hockey Injuries
As many of us watched the replay Keith Ballard swinging his stick in frustration over an Ilya Kovalchuk goal at 8:54 of the first period, and inadvertently striking his own…
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The NHL Officials You Don’t See, Part II
By Rick Gethin The NHL Officials You Don’t See, Part I can be found here. The atmosphere gets louder as the puck is about to be…
The NHL Officials You Don’t See, Part I
By Rick Gethin “On any given night, we have over 200+ years of hockey experience working each game” ~ NHL off-ice Crew Supervisor Don Supelak When most…
A Counter-Point View to “Filatov and The System”
By Rick Gethin “CSKA can give me more right now than Columbus, to whom I am thankful. And all I need is to get playing time.” ~ Blue Jacket…
Should Andrew Ladd Be Suspended for His “Big Hit”?
Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent Friday night featured an intense battle between two Original Six franchises at the United Center in Chicago. The Blackhawks battled the Canadiens in a physical battle…
2009-10 Preseason Power Rankings
With another odd and wacky offseason in the books all 30 teams have moved into preseason mode. There are players getting sent back to the minors while rosters finalize and…
Hockey Training: What NHL Players do in the Off Season
This is a terrific Guest Post by Chris O’Neil. We hope that Chris will be joining us soon, just not sure who he’ll be covering. Hockey Training : What…
Broad Street Needs More Bullies?
Joke all you want, but the Philadelphia Flyers are building something. It doesn’t take much imagination to recognize what is going on between General Manager Paul Holmgren’s ears these days with the offseason acquisition list looking more like who you’d want on your side in a back alley brawl let alone on the ice in front of thousands of insane Philadelphia fans. With Chris Pronger, Ray Emery, Ian Laperriere, and Ole-Kristian Tollefsen added to a lineup that includes Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Arron Asham, Darroll Powe, and Riley Cote there isn’t much there that’s left to the imagination despite Pronger’s comments during his official Philadelphia welcome party.
NHL Probe of Hossa, Pronger Contracts An Exercise in GM Appeasement
Marian Hossa and Chris Pronger’s contracts are under investigation by the NHL. The big question is……why?
Flyers Shipping Up to Boston for 2010 Winter Classic
After months of speculation the Flyers have pulled a dramatic upset to win the away team bid for the 2010 Winter Classic over the Washington Capitals. It couldn’t have happened though without quite a bit of help. In this storyBettman’s plans to have Ovechkin on the biggest hockey stage of the modern NHL outside of the Stanley Cup Finals were foiled by NBC is spectacular deus ex machina fashion. The Flyers on the other hand, who were holding out to host their own Winter Classic in the near future, got to have their cake and eat it too thanks to the push for higher ratings.
Letting the Heat Out?
After 181 goals, 317 games, and four seasons, Dany Heatley wants out of his relationship with the Ottawa Senators. The star winger’s agent, JP Barry, confirmed that he is…
Things to Consider Before Moving a 2nd Team to Toronto
Photo by: Horge This summer is shaping up to be pretty good if you’re into all facets of hockey news. We have the Phoenix Coyotes debacle, rumors swirling around the…