The NHL announced that forward Raffi Torres of the San Jose Sharks was suspended for the rest of the Sharks vs Kings series. Torres received a minor charging penalty during the second period of Game one for a hit on Jarrod Stoll of the Kings. Torres has a name for himself when it comes to suspensions, and was given ... Read More »
It was a rough road going in, but the Blues put up a valiant effort against the reigning Champion Los Angeles Kings. However, the momentum was difficult to sustain and the Blues couldn’t hold on, eventually just getting outplayed by a better team. St. Louis’ season ended with Game 6, even though the Blues won the first two games of ... 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 »
How about them playoffs so far? Nothing quite beats the excitement of the NHL playoffs! There have been a lot of close games, highlight reel goals and amazing saves. Let’s take a look at the Western Conference teams who have advanced to the 2nd round. Chicago They just needed five games to eliminate the Minnesota Wild. Patrick Sharp had an ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a player comes close to setting the record for playoff goals, a Stanley Cup victory makes a player the fourth to record an accomplishment and the first for another, Jaromir Jagr with a Penguins first, the longest game in a team’s history that wasn’t actually that long, and a Hall-of-Fame goaltender sets a record. May 11, ... Read More »
Canucks fans, I just want you to know the playoff run isn’t over yet so please put that jersey back on, and yes put that car flag on your car again. Although the Canucks are down 0-3 in the series and look like a bunch of lost pee-wee kids in their first hockey game together, it isn’t over yet, but ... Read More »
The St. Louis Blues have looked good all season long so long as they were able to stay healthy. Though they did end up in a solid playoff position, they did take longer to lock it up than what was expected with the roster that they have. But the first two games of playoff contention against the Los Angeles Kings ... 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 Stanley Cup Playoffs are not unfamiliar to the San Jose Sharks, but they have been their achilles heal for quite some time. The Sharks punched their ticket to the playoffs for the ninth season in a row, second longest active streak in the NHL, behind the Detroit Red Wings‘ 22 seasons in a row. Following their 3-2 loss against ... Read More »
The Vancouver Canucks finish the shortened 2013 NHL Season tonight in Edmonton and will be heading into the post season with home ice advantage and another Northwest Division title. As everyone knows the Canucks normally in the past 6 years have had pretty good regular season success and have only missed the playoffs once in that time frame; the real ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a very disappointing draft day, a coaching legend breaks a mark, a ridiculously long game that featured only one goal, a superstar sniper sets a playoff record, and one of the most absurd third periods you’ll ever hear about. April 27, 1965 – You may remember the post from a few days ago explaining that just ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the Rangers and Flyers set a record (oh boy), a crazy amount of goals scored in a particular fashion, the first time certain play happened (in a long game), a ridiculous playoff record streak, a game that just didn’t want to end, and it’s a good day to be Gretzky. April 24, 1979 – The Rangers ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, an overtime hero, a dynasty wins their third Cup in a row, a new team that immediately gained respect, a dominating playoff record, and a comeback (and who doesn’t like comebacks?). April 20, 1950 – Dan Raleigh scored the overtime winner in a 2-1 Rangers win over Detroit in Game 5 of the Finals. That might ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, one of the greatest comebacks of all time, a team extends its streak of championships, a player ties a playoff record and extends another, a playoff milestone for a Hall-of-Fame goaltender, and the final game for the greatest player of all time. April 18, 1942 – Down 3-0 in their Finals series against the Red Wings, ... Read More »
No Stanley Cups were won today in hockey history, despite there being a lot of championships in the last few days. But on this day, the fastest goal to start a playoff game, another record for penalties, teams that didn’t do so well on the powerplay, a player sets the record for points in a postseason game, another Gretzky milestone, ... Read More »
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