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 »
Today in hockey history, the salary cap goes down way before you even knew the salary cap existed, a little bit about the history of the hockey stick, Gordie Howe wins an award, a playoff overtime first, and a team [finally] advances to the Finals for the first time in their history. May 13, 1933 – The NHL Board of ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, another Stanley Cup win for an Original Six team, two awards won by a player sets two records at the time, a playoff goaltending record, and an unlikely victory for an unlikely team. May 5, 1966 – The Canadiens beat the Red Wings 3-2 in overtime of Game 6 of the Finals to win the Cup; ... Read More »
Sidney Crosby is mounting a convincing case for the Dapper Dan Award. Since its conception in 1936, Dapper Dan Charities have honored countless athletes in Western Pennsylvania. The organization began an annual tradition of “Sportsman of the Year” in 1939, recognizing excellence in athletics and involvement in charitable causes in Pittsburgh. A win this year would mark a Dapper Dan ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the last NHL game in a city that wouldn’t see it again for 32 years, a team that had a few goaltending issues (and the Canucks think they have it so bad), an impressive streak (nothing like the Blackhawks’), and a story involving both a goaltender and a raw egg that you won’t want to miss. ... Read More »
It’s difficult to imagine the 2011-12 season having gone any worse for Columbus than it actually did. The team had high hopes of making the playoffs after acquiring Jeff Carter and James Wisniewski. Carter and Rick Nash were supposed to explode for many points and Rick Nash was thought to have a good shot at winning the Hart Trophy. Nikolay ... Read More »
Today is our backup goalie…1993-1994 Dominik Hasek. Today, Hasek is retired, having been unsuccessful in his attempt at a comeback this past year. We know he’s a surefire Hall of Famer, one of the best goaltenders of all time. But back in 1993-1994, Hasek was just beginning to strut his game, but had already made a name for himself as ... 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 »
Every year the NHL honors the players of high achievement from the past season with a Las Vegas awards show in June. During the past week, the nominees for these awards were announced, sparking much controversy and debate over who made it and who did not. In this post I will offer my take on the nominees for each award ... Read More »
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