In the past couple of years the NHL has seen aging superstars such as Jaromir Jagr, Sergei Fedorov and as of Thursday afternoon Sergei Zubov returning home to finish off their stellar hockey careers. Approximately two weeks after Fedorov made the jump Zubov who is a two- time Stanley Cup winner left the NHL to [...]
Josh Harding Agrees To Terms
Goaltender Josh Harding who last season posted a 3-9-1 record with a 2.21 GAA as the Minnesota Wild backup has agreed to a one- year contract with terms not being announced. In his brief career this 25 year- old who just finished his fourth year was originally chosen second round in [...]
Last fall when veteran forward Kyle Wellwood was banished to the minors and criticized for being out of shape no one could have guessed that this 26 year-old would later that season emerge back with the Vancouver Canucks and score a career high 18 goals. After three seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs Wellwood who [...]
Once again Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is showing to be a phenomenal superstar not just on but off the ice as well. On Wednesday news became official that this former 2005 first overall pick has decided to spend his day with the Stanley Cup celebrating in Nova Scotia with fans and minor hockey players. [...]
Frantisek Kaberle No Longer A Carolina Hurricane
Veteran defenceman Frantisek Kaberle will be best remembered in Carolina for scoring the Stanley Cup winning goal back in 2006 against the Edmonton Oilers.
That game seven goal which gave the Hurricanes their first Stanley Cup is something that is still talked about today in Carolina and it’s something that [...]
When hockey fans talk about what rookie will make the most impact in the upcoming season the popular names such as New York Islanders forward John Tavares, Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman or Atlanta Thrashers forward Evander Kane are usually the first names that fans think about. While all those players are excellent choices [...]
Surprisingly Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis didn’t mutter a word of complaint when this year’s schedule revealed that at mid-season his team would be forced to endure a grueling 14 game road trip. Even though this 40- day trip commences during the dog days of the season in late January, the Canucks are more than [...]
Late last week Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke came out with the best possible news regarding veteran defenceman Tomas Kaberle. Heading into the off-season it seemed all but likely that Kaberle who just completed his 10th season with the Leafs would be playing next fall for another organization. Even though this leader on the [...]
In what could be described as a huge gamble the Boston Bruins signed veteran defenceman Derek Morris who is coming off a sub par season that saw the 12 year veteran score a career low 20 points with the Phoenix Coyotes/New York Rangers. Throughout his career Morris who finished last season at a –10 has [...]
Former Boston Bruins defenceman Aaron Ward insists that there won’t be any awkwardness or hard feelings when he sees Scott Walker in training camp. This 36 year-old who posted a +16 rating in 65 regular season games in Boston this past season was traded on Friday back to the Carolina Hurricanes where he won the [...]
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