In a perfect example of how time heels all wounds, the Montreal Canadiens have made it official that this coming November, they will, indeed, retire goalie Patrick Roy’s number.
Roy, who burst onto the scene with the Canadiens in 1985, immediately became a fan favorite, when during that magical spring, he won his first of three [...]
On Friday afternoon the Montreal Canadiens officially dropped out of the Mats Sundin sweepstakes, when they signed another proven scoring veteran in, Robert Lang.
For the entire summer, Montreal General Manager, Bob Gainey, made it clear that he was very interested in Sundin, but with training camp right around the corner, is not willing to wait [...]
The Carolina Hurricanes took a giant step towards being a serious Stanley Cup contender, in years to come, when they recently signed their franchise forward, Eric Staal, to a seven- year extension, worth 57.75 million.
Hurricanes general manager, Jim Rutherford, who drafted the Thunder Bay Ontario native, second overall in 2003, said that talks with Staal’s [...]
On the weekend, I found myself slowly, but surely, turning into a Pittsburgh Penguins fan, after reading about the unique, fan friendly, program they have for delivering season tickets to the designated subscribers.
As opposed to having them mailed out, the Penguins took it a step further last year, when they had certain players, including captain, [...]
After spending some time thinking about the ongoing saga of Mats Sundin, I gradually began to develop a deep admiration for the long time Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain, who has been vilified all summer, by fans and the press, for taking his time in debating whether to retire or not.
Sundin, who was in Toronto on [...]
Olaf Kolzig
For veteran goalie, Olaf Kolzig, September 28 will mark a homecoming, of sorts, as the 38 year-old will be leading his Tampa Bay Lightning into battle, in an exhibition game against his former team, Eisbaren, Berlin .
Even though, this former 1989 Washington Capitals’ first round pick was born in South Africa, he considers Germany [...]
Chelios Stays
To my, (and perhaps many others) intense surprise, veteran Detroit Red Wings’ defenceman, Chris Chelios has decided to put off retirement, for at least another year
This 46 year-old, who is a three time Stanley Cup winner, knows that at this stage of his career, he won’t be getting a lot of ice time, and will be [...]
This is a new section coming to the Hannover Scorpion website. Scorpi will keep you informed of weekly events with the Scorpions organization. This will be translated into Englsih so the Canadian and American players have th opportunity to be a part of the Scorpion family!
Scorpis Tagebuch:
Ui! Kaum ist der Sommer vorbei, geht es auch [...]
The Florida Panthers have chosen to be optimistic and not worry about the future when it comes to the recent signing of their young number one defenceman Jay Bouwmeester.
Drafted third overall by Florida in the 2002 draft, this soft- spoken Alberta native, who show cased lots of potential during his tenure with Medicine Hat [...]
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