Today we’ll wrap up our awards predictions with a look at the MVP race. 6/2 - Jack Adams 6/3 – Selke 6/4 – Calder 6/5 – Vezina 6/6 – Hart Hart Memorial Trophy - The Hart Memorial Trophy is presented to the player deemed to be most valuable to his team. Last year’s winner: Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins The Finalists: Sidney ... Read More »
Today we’ll continue our breakdown of the awards by talking about the Calder Memorial Trophy. 6/2 - Jack Adams 6/3 – Selke 6/4 – Calder 6/5 – Vezina 6/6 – Hart Vezina Trophy - The Vezina Trophy is presented to the goalkeeper considered to be the best at this position. Last year’s winner: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers The Finalists: Sergei ... Read More »
Today we’ll continue our breakdown of the awards by talking about the Calder Memorial Trophy. 6/2 - Jack Adams 6/3 – Selke 6/4 – Calder 6/5 – Vezina 6/6 – Hart Calder Memorial Trophy - The Calder Memorial Trophy is presented to the player deemed most proficient in his first year of competition in the NHL. Last year’s winner: Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado ... Read More »
Today we’ll continue with our breakdown of the awards by talking about the Selke Trophy. 6/2 – Jack Adams 6/3 – Selke 6/4 – Calder 6/5 – Vezina 6/6 – Hart Frank J. Selke Trophy – The Frank J. Selke Trophy is presented to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. Last year’s winner: ... Read More »
Due to the NHL lockout, we’ve got an interesting setup for the 2013 NHL Awards Ceremony. Since 2008, the NHL Awards Ceremony has been held in Las Vegas after the end of the playoffs, but due to the delayed start of the playoffs this year, the ceremony will take place over the course of two nights. Day 1 will be ... Read More »
In 2009, Marc-Andre Fleury was on top of the world. Fleury was finally a Stanley Cup champion, having backstopped the Pittsburgh Penguins to their 1st Stanley Cup championship since 1992. At this point in his career, he owned a 111-85-26 record with a 2.87 GAA, .906 SV%, and 15 shutouts in the regular season. While those numbers may not seem ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings have been one of the NHL’s model franchises for the past couple of decades. Thanks to their late season surge, they made the playoffs for the 22nd consecutive season. In that time, they’ve won 6 President’s Trophies (next best is 2), 14 division titles, 4 Stanley Cups, and an astonishing 1,010 games during that time. They ... Read More »
The regular season is now over and it’s time for the greatest sporting spectacle in the world – the NHL playoffs. For 2 months, players will leave it all on the ice, the blood, the sweat, and the tears. It’s the greatest thing in the world. And it’s here now. Can you tell I’m excited? Today, we’ve got an interesting ... Read More »
We’re down to our last player in the Living Legends segment. We’ve looked at some phenomenal players so far, ranging from great goal scorers (Alex Ovechkin, Steven Stamkos), to great playmakers (Sidney Crosby, Pavel Datsyuk), to players of great size and strength (Jaromir Jagr, Jarome Iginla). The last player on our list combines all three of those attributes. That’s why ... Read More »
Only two more legends remain on our list! The legend we are looking at today is one of the most exciting and prolific players of the past decade. He’s big, strong, fast, and has one of the best shots in NHL history. Meet Washington Capitals forward, Alexander “the Great” Ovechkin. Ovechkin is one of the most publicized hockey players we ... Read More »
We’re nearing the end of our list of living legends, but that doesn’t mean these players are diminishing in skill at all. No, today, we actually will look at one of the most accomplished players in NHL history. He has blazing speed, a lethal wristshot, and is one of the greatest goal scorers in the history of our sport. Meet ... Read More »
Today we’re going to take a look at the only goaltender on our list of current Living Legends. He’s right up there with the greatest goaltenders of all time and he owns a majority of the goaltending records. Even at the age of 40 he’s still at the top of his game. Let’s take a look at the skills of ... Read More »
Many of you probably haven’t seen much of Henrik Zetterberg. He’s not flashy, doesn’t have incredible highlights, and doesn’t talk much about himself. He’s just one of those guys that night in and night out does his job. However, in the past season, Zetterberg’s name has come up a little more around the water cooler as NHL legend Wayne Gretzky ... Read More »
When I first released the list of players for the Living Legends segment, I received many comments saying that this player should not be included because of his age. I debated that point, but after watching him for half a season, there was no way I could leave him off of this list. In his short time in the NHL ... Read More »
Today we’ll continue our Living Legends segment with a player that is loved by few, hated by many, but a player that all can agree is incredibly talented. Today we look at the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby. Since the age of 7, Crosby has been garnering significant media attention. Entering the NHL draft in 2005, you heard comparisons to Wayne ... Read More »
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