For the first time in 13 years there is a great chance that the Montreal Canadiens will be opening up training camp next September without their veteran leader Saku Koivu. According to a recent report from a Russian publication called Soviersky Sport, Montreal who squeaked into the playoffs this season with 93 points, is going [...]
Finding themselves in a desperate situation the Chicago Blackhawks received some welcoming news regarding their banged up leading scorer Martin Havlat and starting goalie Nikolai Khabibulin. One loss away from elimination against the Detroit Red Wings, the Blackhawks announced on Tuesday that these two key players are indeed scheduled to make the trip to Detroit. [...]
When I think of former NHL forward Peter Zezel I don’t think of his strong two-way play or his domination in the face off circle. What really sticks out in my mind is the compassionate person off the ice, who put his family needs first. I believe it was in 1999 when I read that [...]
Pittsburgh Penguins sweep series 4-0 to advance to their second straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. Eric Staal gets his first goal, in seven games, two minutes into the game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes. Eric played a brilliant game in a losing battle but it was just not enough. Ruslan [...]
A few days ago Bobby Holik called it a day in the NHL. Holik was quick to mention that he has no regrets and that he was officially retiring from the NHL to spend more time with his family. “I miss being with my family every day,” the two-time Stanley Cup winner (1995 and 2000 with [...]
First it was Markus Naslund, then Bobby Holik and now it’s three-time Stanley Cup winner and future Hall Of Famer Sergei Fedorov, who have gracefully said goodbye to playing in the NHL. While Naslund and Holik have decided to permanently hang up their skates Fedorov, who had a solid 18- year career with the Detroit [...]
It was announced on Friday by the National Hockey League that Chicago Blackhawks’ coach Joel Quenneville took a major hit to his pocket book as a direct result of some controversial comments he made about the officials. On Sunday following their Game 4 6-1 loss against the defending champions, Detroit Red Wings, an enraged Quenneville [...]
T’was a no-contest game on Sunday afternoon between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks. Marion Hossa and Henrik Zetterberg lead the way as Hossa scored twice (one short handed) and Zetterberg scored two power play goals. Valtteri Filppula contributed a goal and two assists and Johan Franzen got the second goal of the game. [...]
Another stellar performance by a very determined team, as the Pittsburgh Penguins put the Carolina Hurricanes on the ropes Saturday night with a 6-2 convincing win. Pittsburgh looks as if they learnt a huge lesson from last year’s appearance in the final with the Detroit Red Wings. Do not take the foot off the gas [...]
The whispers about Brent Sutter becoming the next Calgary Flames head coach got a little louder last Friday after general manager Darryl Sutter made it official and fired Mike Keenan. Expecting to go far this spring and challenge for the Stanley Cup, Calgary who finished fifth in the Western Conference with 98 points surprisingly didn’t [...]
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