Team Canada: Thirty Years Of The Game At Its Best (Book Review)
Team Canada: 30 Years Of The Game At Its Best is an invigorating look at Hockey Canada’s highly successful Program of Excellence.
Jordan Eberle
More Than Just a Face in the Crowd
by Jas Faulkner, senior correspondent author’s note: Stick taps to Andrea Lindgren and Phyl Good for catching that Ryan Kesler is actually American by birth (a Canuck by the grace…
Caps Get Back on Track Back at Home After OT Win Over Anaheim, 5-4
In their last two matches against the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, the Washington Capitals struggled mightily and lost both games. Tuesday night’s nationally televised game against the Anaheim Ducks…
NHL: Top 10 Surprises Of October
The first month of any season is bound to produce some surprises and there were no shortage of them in October. Here are ten things that might not have been expected…
Oilers take down the undefeated Capitals
Goaltending was one of the biggest issues for the Edmonton Oilers last season, and the inconsistency in net contributed to their second consecutive last place finish. This season, the Oilers…
Battle of Alberta I: Five Things To Watch
Tonight marks the first installment of the 2011-2012 version of the Battle of Alberta, and with the two clubs set to fight for provincial supremacy once again, here are five…
2011/12 NHL Season Predictions: Western Conference
Western Conference // Eastern Conference I know what you’re thinking: how could this be a predictions piece nearly a week into the NHL season? But, if you really think about…
2011-12 Edmonton Oilers Season Preview
After finishing dead last in the NHL for the past two seasons, the re-building Edmonton Oilers are hoping to take a step forward this year. Their young stars Taylor Hall…
NHL Top 100 Prospect Rankings (Part 4: 1 to 25)
#4 Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson EDM F 2009-10th
One-Timer: MPS. MSP. MP. Now known as simply Magnus Paajarvi. Call him anything, but call him one of the most talented young players in the game. Even at 10th, the Oilers got a gift. I had him ranked 7th in my my 2009 Draft Preview and here’s an excerpt:
MSP is a super creative winger with speed to burn. Known more of a playmaker, the talented Swede still knows how to finish. The powerful and smooth skating MSP is also very tough to knock off the puck. At 7th overall, he could prove to be a steal even at this rank.
The Kids Can Play! Observations From Finland Versus Team Canada
Fortunate enough to land lower bowl seats in the Saddledome for December 23rd’s tilt between the Finland and Team Canada in a pre-WJC tournament game, I thought I’d reflect back…
Boy Can These Kids Play!
Watching the latest installment of the World Junior Hockey Championship, which took place in Ottawa this past month, reminded me of what great hockey should be. Fast paced, great goals,…