Without question Team Canada will face their biggest challenge on New Year’s Eve when they put their undefeated record on the line against their number one rivals the United States.
Canada, who are gunning for their fifth straight Junior World Championships gold medal, have started out 3-0 but needs this win to win Pool A and [...]
Last Monday night was anything but an ordinary late December victory for the Montreal Canadiens against the Florida Panthers.
Coming into Sunrise Florida for this game, Montreal who are 4-0-1 in their last five games were led by checking forward Maxim Lapierre who scored a hat trick as the Canadiens won 5-2 for what was their [...]
Without question the Boston Bruins have been an inspiring story thus far in the NHL season that is quickly approaching the half way mark.
Coming into the season no one really knew what to expect from the Bruins who last year snuck into the playoffs before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round.
Heading into [...]
Some shocking news came out of Russia on Monday afternoon regarding the tragedy of former New York Rangers 2008 highly touted prospect Alexei Cherepanov.
The Russian Federal Investigative Committee concluded after studying his urine and blood tests that this dynamic scorer who tragically died last October 13 while playing in the Russian Continental Hockey League had [...]
The Edmonton Oilers recent surge couldn’t have come at a better time for their veteran coach Craig MacTavish.
After struggling for the first couple of months, rumors were circulating that MacTavish was on the verge of losing his job. Those rumors have suddenly stopped as the Oilers have slowly began to turn things around.
In extending [...]
After only eight career starts Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is quickly making a name for himself around the National Hockey League.
Selected third round of the 2005 draft, Quick was stellar last Saturday night as he shutout the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 in earning his second shutout in three games.
“I just stop the puck,” said [...]
As it turns out forward Paul Kariya will not be coming off the injury reserve list for quite some time.
On Saturday night, a day after an MRI showed quite a bit of damage in Kariya’s hip, the team decided that this veteran who has 15 points in 11 games this season should in fact go [...]
The Colorado Avalanche will be without their leading scorer Paul Stastny for an indefinite period of time after he fractured his arm last Tuesday against the Phoenix Coyotes.
With the Avs leading by one goal in the last minute of regulation, Stastny who has scored 31 points in 34 games blocked a shot with his [...]
When this time of year rolls around, forward Tomas Holmstrom is by far the most popular person in the Detroit Red Wings dressing room.
Many of his teammates believe that since this veteran, who is on pace for a fourth straight 20 goal campaign, is from northern Sweden that he must know Santa Claus pretty well.
For [...]
Life has been good for the Phoenix Coyotes on the ice but the same can’t be said for the franchise away from the arena.
Heading into Christmas, fans in Phoenix were getting excited about the potential of their young team who are currently holding down a playoff spot and look ready to take that next big [...]
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