Hockey Superstitions: From Playoff Beards to Crossed Sticks and Lucky Socks. By Andrew Podnieks. (2010, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 175. $19.99 CAN/$17.95. ISBN 978-0-7710-7108-9) Every athletic league…
I’m not the first person to say it, and I certainly won’t be the last. Nicklas Lidstrom is as close to perfect as a player can be. And that’s a…
For Chicago Blackhawks fans, 2010 has held the ultimate hockey high of winning the Stanley Cup, but also some punishing lows. Here’s a look back at 2010 – the good,…
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Although his many accomplishments are certainly worth noting…it may very well be the “Richard Riots” which forever burned the Rocket’s ghost into the soul of the Montreal Forum.
By Mike Miccoli, Boston Bruins correspondent
First things first. The Boston Bruins roster, as it stands now, can not be considered as a Stanley Cup contending team. This is perfectly normal. In fact, I can only think of maybe three teams in the entire league that are legitimate threats to win the 2010-11 Stanley Cup; two of which are in the Western Conference. Can the Bruins follow up on their late season success while trying to discard all memories of the four-game collapse against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference semi-finals? That might be a trickier question to answer.
I’m sorry if your grandfather has you convinced that it was tougher to win the Stanley Cup in the “Old Days” than it is today. That may be true if…
“Sure, a little bit of heaven fell from out the sky one day” – from an old Irish ballad “Entering Paradise” is the feeling you get as you drive through…
It’s that dreaded time of year. June. The Stanley Cup has been handed over to the Chicago Blackhawks and The Cup is off on another whirlwind global tour ( I…
The 2009-2010 NHL season is officially in the books, with the Chicago Blackhawks coming out of the playoff grind as Stanley Cup champions. There’s still the NHL awards, the NHL…
Here’s a statistic the NHL may not want you to know. It’s borderline disappointing. You’ve heard NHL players or coaches say the goal is to make the playoffs and from…
Kyle Okposo is home from the World Championships, enjoying Stanley Cup hockey, and looking forward to next season. Here’s what he had to say…