IIHF Seeking Names of Russian Players Flagged for Doping
The Russian doping scandal has hit the hockey world and at the Olympic level nonetheless. According to reports, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) will be asking for the names…
2014 Winter Olympics
The Golden Touch: Carey Price’s Excellence Since Sochi
Since the Olympic break last year, Carey Price has been the best goalie in the entire world. It’s not very hard to imagine why. On last year’s Canadian mens Olympic hockey…
Canada to Blame for USA’s Meltdowns
Team USA saw their World Juniors hopes come to an end Friday after losing their quarterfinal match to Russia 3-2. The game was close and ultimately decided by a fluky…
Hit Somebody! Top 10 Roughest NHL Hits of 2014
As the year winds to a close, it’s time to reflect on the big goals, saves, and hits that make hockey so exciting. In 2014, NHL fans enjoyed a snow-capped…
“Growing The Game” in the Desert
A New Beginning During the past four seasons of NHL hockey, the Phoenix Coyotes, and their fans have been through some highs, and lows. On July 2, 2013 hockey, as…
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia’s ‘Hart’ & Soul
It wasn’t so long ago that Claude Giroux was the butt of all golf jokes. After stumbling out of the gate due in large part to a freak accident on…
Team Austria’s Crisis During the Olympics
Team Austria has definitely not fared well in the recent Sochi Olympics. This is obvious not only because the team has not qualified for the quarterfinals. The team has also revealed…
Tweet for Gold: The Seven Best NHL Tweets Sent From Sochi
Twitter gave the world a special look at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia—and the view wasn’t always pretty. The Twitter handle @Sochi_Problem documented all of the Olympic’s “whoopsie” moments,…
Phil Kessel: Proving He’s at the Top
Even though the results weren’t what they wanted, the Kessel name garnered quite the reputation at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. A two-player effort, it’s the older…
What to Expect from Your St. Louis Blues, Post Sochi
The Blues have a healthy mix of elated and deflated Olympians who’ve just returned from across the world, 4 of them with some quality hardware. Now that everyone is back…
Teemu Selanne: Still surprising in Sochi
Looking back on the Olympic men’s hockey tournament, which wrapped up yesterday with another gold for Team Canada, there were more surprises than I expected. I touted Oliver Ekman-Larsson as…
5 Ducks Come Back to Anaheim With Olympic Hardware
Before we commend our Ducks on their fine work in Sochi, let’s all give a hearty round of applause for the Canadians, Swedes and Finns for their dilligent work. Also,…