Today in hockey history, a man who played 22 seasons on the same time is born, a goal scoring frenzy, an overtime win sets a new record, a player/mummy who played a ton of games, and one of the most interesting games in NHL history where the goal scoring took a back seat to weird. May 20, 1940 – Hall-of-Famer ... Read More »
At the age of 37, Martin St. Louis is the oldest player in National Hockey League history to lead all players in points at the end of the season. St. Louis — who will turn 38 in June — clinched the Art Ross Trophy, given to the player with the most points (goals and assists combined), in Saturday night’s season-ending ... Read More »
The Boston Bruins have what the Tampa Bay Lightning so desperately covet. A goaltender who can take over a game and carry his team to victory. Tuukka Rask did just that on Thursday night, leading Boston to a 2-0 victory despite being outshot 30-24 and allowing several great offensive chances to Tampa Bay. The shutout was Rask’s fifth of the ... Read More »
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Martin St. Louis finally had his signature moment in his candidacy for the Art Ross Trophy on Wednesday night. St. Louis recorded his seventh career hat trick, vaulting himself into the NHL points lead and helping the Lightning pick up a 5-2 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs. “I want to finish the year strong and ... Read More »
The NHL Dream Team‘s roster is slowly taking shape in preparation for the 7 game series against the Aliens. Our squad looks like this so far: Starting Goalie: 2001-2002 Patrick Roy Backup Goalie: 1993-1994 Dominik Hasek Defensive Pairing 3: 1932-1933 Eddie Shore – 1956-1957 Doug Harvey Defensive Pairing 2: 1986-1987 Ray Bourque – 1998-1999 Al MacInnis Defensive Pairing 1: 1970-1971 ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, Gretzky gets beat again, an incredible scoring feat by the oldest skater in today’s NHL, a team goaltending feat, and the NHL starts to see the prominence of players from a nation once essentially blacklisted. January 12, 1981 – When Richard Sevigny picked up his first career shutout in a 5-0 win against the Oilers, the ... Read More »
The following predictions are based on my belief that there will be an NHL season in 2013. The NHL and NHLPA can’t possibly be dumb enough to lose another full season, right? RIGHT? Especially, when they are so close on so many issues. Both sides know that losing another full season would irrevocably damage the game and it’s popularity; causing ... Read More »
Spengler Cup host HC Davos advanced to the Spengler Cup Final after defeating HC Vitkovice 5-4 in a thrilling match before an enthusiastic crowd. Patrick Kane scored two eye-popping goals against the Steel to highlight a match filled with a series of dazzling plays. The hosts boast a number of star players but HC Vikovice offered up some magnificent goals of their own ... Read More »
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