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.
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 [...]
The NHL Trophies
19 Sep 2008 by in NHL Trophies
The National Hockey League is known for embracing its history and showing all its fans the comparisons between the past, the future and the present. Annually the league hands out a slew of yearly awards for the years top players. Most of these awards are named after the greats in the game of hockey, and [...]
NHL – The 1967 – 1968 Expansion
19 Sep 2008 by in NHL History
When the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967 it would be the last in the original six period. The league had become a success both financially and on television and faced pressure to expand. With the fear of competing leagues and the search for high priced television contracts the NHL added six [...]
NHL History and the Original Six
19 Sep 2008 by in NHL History
Although the National Hockey League had been around for some time in 1942, when the Brooklyn Americans folded the league was left with six. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks were left and it stayed the same for the next 25 years. The [...]