The NHL Championships – 2011
31 May 2011 by in 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The race for the coveted Stanley Cup Trophy begins in Vancouver Wednesday night June 1st.
The Chase For The Stanley Cup
19 May 2011 by in 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Vancouver Canucks put a punishing 7-3 loss on their west rivals, the San Jose Sharks, to build a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series. Game 3 will take place Friday night in San Jose.
nhl4u fighting
09 Oct 2009 by in National Hockey League
The argument over fighting in hockey goes on, especially after this pre-season was more suited to a UFC octagon than a hockey rink. While the NHL still views fisticuffs as a part of the game, the truth is players are often injured during fights on the ice and a young man in Ontario, Canada died [...]
Nothing personal Burke, but this is a business
07 Oct 2009 by in Toronto Maple Leafs
Unless the Toronto Maple Leafs start winning pretty soon, GM Brian Burke’s recent trade with the Boston Bruins for injured 36-goal scorer Phil Kessel is going to drastically swing in favour of the Beantowners. Burke gave up two first round picks and a second rounder for the 21-year-old forward and then promptly signed him to [...]
Tomas Kaberle being the last of the “Muskoka Five”
15 Jul 2009 by in Toronto Maple Leafs
With Tomas Kaberle being the last of the “Muskoka Five” to remain with the Toronto it is time to turn the chapter and move him and put the past Leaf horrors behind us. Mats Sundin, Darcy Tucker, Bryan McCabe and now Pavel Kubina are all but a distant memory leaving us with just Grant Exelby, [...]
Brian Burke: Optimism in Leaf Nation
15 Jul 2009 by in Toronto Maple Leafs
Michael Lindow July 8, 2009. Toronto – It has been less that a year since Brian Burke took the reigns as the Toronto Maple Leafs President and General Manager but already the team has a new look and some much needed optimism in a city that was starved for it. Having to clean up the [...]
Is Pronger the missing piece for the Flyers?
04 Jul 2009 by in Philadelphia Flyers
It the most significant trade from NHL draft day, and really one of the only trades of note the Philadelphia Flyers have acquired Defenseman Chris Pronger in exchange for Joffrey Lupull, Luca Sbisa the Flyers 2009 and 2010 first round picks in the NHL entry draft. The question left to be answered is, is this [...]
Burke, Shanahan, Lightning …
13 Nov 2008 by in National Hockey League
A lot of things are going on in the NHL these days. This is the time of year when rumors swirl, and the on ice product gets evaluated. Whether its players, coaches or managers, jobs will start to be questioned. Some teams just don’t look right at this point and changes will have to be [...]
Hall of Fame 2009
12 Nov 2008 by in NHL 2009
Being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame is a great honor for any one involved in the game. Next year we are going to see an excellent class of players enter the Hall. There are at least 4 first ballot players who deserve there enshrinement in the Hall. What this means is some of [...]
Top 10 Fantasy Performers
10 Nov 2008 by in Fantasy NHL,Uncategorized
10 – Chris Pronger – Chris Pronger has been one of the best fantasy performers over the past few years and it looks to be much the same so far. Chris has 14 points and a plus 4 early on this season, leading the Anaheim Ducks. The reason Pronger is in the top ten is [...]