Free Tickets in Toronto

Despite humid temperatures and the fact that hockey season is still months away, there was still a large enthusiastic group of people decked out in their Toronto Maple Leaf sweaters last Wednesday in front of The Air Canada Centre.
Even though this cities beloved hockey team is coming off another non-playoff season, and the expectations isn’t [...]

Shawn Horcoff Six Years an Oiler

 
Edmonton Oilers fans got some much needed fantastic news on Wednesday afternoon when it announced that seven- year Oilers veteran Shawn Horcoff eagerly signed a six year contract extension.
Horcoff who hands down is the most popular player in Edmonton was enjoying a stellar season last year that saw him register 50 points in 53 regular [...]

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Outdoor Game
 
The tradition will continue this coming NHL season of playing an outdoor league game during the month of January. In April, the talk was having it in historic Yankee Stadium, but when everything became finalized not that long ago, the destination that won out was Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Wanting to make it an extra [...]

Peter Forsberg Set Back

The Colorado Avalanche and their injury riddled veteran forward Peter Forsberg have suffered another major setback in his attempt at getting back to one hundred percent healthy in resuming what has been a stellar NHL career.
 This two-time Stanley Cup winner, who showed his true potential by capturing the Calder Trophy, in scoring 50 points during, [...]

NHL News… Sergei Fedorov Signs With Caps

All is not perfect in the world of NHL veteran, Sergei Fedorov, who at 38 years old, continues to make a strong impact in the NHL.
This 17- year veteran, who was a three time Stanley Cup winner during his time with the Detroit Red Wings, is apparently being sued by a Michigan based bank, called [...]

Around the NHL by NHL.com July 15

PREDATORS HAVE BIG EXPECTATIONS FOR CALIFORNIA KID
Dan Rosen writes on NHL.COM, “It’s not that Jonathon Blum wanted to go home early, but the Nashville Predators defense prospect turned an earlier-than-usual ouster from the Western Hockey League playoffs into a bonanza for his development. For the first time in three years, Blum returned home to Southern [...]

Hurrah for Josh Hamilton!

Some people did not want to admit to it announce but last night while watching the Major League Baseball All Star Home Run Derby, people found themselves shaking with nervousness every time Josh Hamilton came to the plate.

 
Hamilton, who at the break already has an astonishing 95 RBI’s for the Texas Rangers, was an outfielder [...]

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CAPITALS WELCOME NEW GOALTENDER
Mike Vogel writes on WASHINGTONCAPITALS.COM, “(Jose) Theodore showed up at Kettler Capitals Iceplex on Thursday and pulled a new red Caps sweater over his head. Theodore, who signed a two-year deal with the Caps last week, came to the District to meet the team’s staff, do some house hunting, collect his new [...]

It is Going to Get Ugly…NHL and Russia

A potential problem is developing in Nashville where young 22 year old forward Alexander Radulov, who is coming off a breakthrough season of 58 points, apparently has signed a contract with UfA of the Russian Super league. “I told my bosses in Nashville (Predators) that I wanted to play at home and that some Russian [...]

Feuding General Managers

I have to admit that I love the off- season entertainment that Edmonton Oilers’ General Manager Kevin Lowe and Anaheim Ducks General Manager Brian Burke are providing with their lengthy feud.
I’m not sure if it’s a case of me being immature or coming across as a bit deviant, but I find it simply hilarious that [...]