Forgotten Washington Capitals: Matt Cooke Nathan Moser | July 4, 2024 When hockey fans remember former NHL player Matt Cooke, they may picture him either as a Vancouver Canuck or Pittsburgh Penguin. Both cases are fair. Cooke was in Vancouver for…
NHL’s 5 Best Agitators of the Decade Carrie Salls | April 6, 2021 The National Hockey League is well-known for its fights. For years, every team had a few players that were not only willing to fight to stand up for teammates, but…
Canucks’ Top 5 Agitators of All Time Matthew Zator | July 24, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks have had many greats over the years, from exciting players to agitators that have become fan favorites. Today I will be honoring the latter, the ones that…
A Few of Hockey’s Epic Fails Mark Shiver | May 5, 2017 Scoring a goal in hockey is not easy. The NHL net is 72 inches wide by 48 inches tall. Put a fully padded-up goaltender in the middle of the goal and…
Penguins Can’t Be Finished Making Moves Michael Pityk | July 30, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins caught everyone by surprise two days ago. No fan, no spectator and no member of the media knew that the Penguins were planning to trade center Brandon…
Matt Cooke Will Be Bought Out Dustin Nelson | June 19, 2015 On Thursday, the Minnesota Wild announced that they’ve placed veteran forward Matt Cooke on waivers for the purposes of buying him out. There had been speculation that the Wild may…
Playing Sean Bergenheim a Bold Move For Mike Yeo Dustin Nelson | April 16, 2015 One of the biggest (legitimate) knocks on Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo this season has been roster decisions. Knowing his history of roster decisions concerning players with strong possession numbers…
TRADE: Minnesota Wild Acquire Sean Bergenheim Devin Slawson | February 25, 2015 On Tuesday evening, GM Chuck Fletcher made his first move of Trade Deadline season, showing that the Wild have every intention of creating a playoff push. The Minnesota Wild acquired…
Hockey News: Sabres Playing to be Traded; Matt Cooke’s Injury Marcy Di Michele | February 4, 2015 Dave Nonis on the state of the Maple Leafs. [TSN] Ted Nolan motivates his players with hopes of another team trading for them. [Sporting News] Getting Tyler Myers will likely be…
Matt Cooke Likely Done For the Season Devin Slawson | February 3, 2015 The Minnesota Wild received some sour news on Tuesday afternoon, as they learned they could possibly lose Matt Cooke for the rest of the season. Cooke sustained a charley horse…
Minnesota Wild’s 5 Best Trade Assets Devin Slawson | January 27, 2015 With the Minnesota Wild struggling immensely right now, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see them as sellers come March 2nd, the NHL Trade Deadline. Currently seven points behind…
Minnesota Wild: Five Things to Watch in the Week Ahead Alli Baker | December 15, 2014 Let’s hope the Minnesota Wild got some motivation from their shootout victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night, because they’re certainly going to need it this week. Here’s what…