Just like that, it was all over. After the most successful season in franchise history, the Syracuse Crunch fell just short of their first Calder Cup championship in their first appearance. The Tampa Bay Lightning also narrowly missed having their AHL affiliate crowned champion for the second consecutive season. It was a valiant effort by the Crunch, in what was ... Read More »
Pavel Datsyuk chose this morning to stay in Detroit for an additional three years (four, including his current contract’s remaining year). It was welcome news for Red Wings fans all across the U.S. who have admired the shifty veteran’s play over the past 12 years. His dekes and dangles have dazzled Detroit since 2001, and he shows no signs of ... Read More »
Ottawa Senators‘ coach Paul McLean won the Jack Adams Award, announced by the NHL Friday. The Jack Adams award is presented to the coach who is considered to have contributed the most to his team’s success. A well-deserving McLean voiced his content following the announcement: ”It’s a very proud day for myself, my family and especially for the Ottawa Senators organization ... Read More »
With an already talented group of young forwards, the Philadelphia Flyer’s main concerns still revolve around defense. Chris Pronger is unlikely to return and Kimmo Timonen isn’t getting any younger. Luke Schenn proved to be a dominant force last season but the Flyers need an offensive catalyst on the blue line that can help run the power-play. Timonen is 38 ... Read More »
Returning to the same room he retired in 10 years ago, Patrick Roy hasn’t changed much since then, and in some way he has. His thick French-Canadian accent full blown at the beginning while reading a short statement accepting the Colorado Avalanche head coaching position and a message for the fans: Hockey press conferences are as dry as dry can ... Read More »
On the heels of the controversy surrounding the suspension of Raffi Torres for his hit on Jarret Stoll, the Kings met the Sharks at the HP Pavilion in San Jose for Games 3 and 4. This followed an untimely and contentious statement by Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson that criticized the league’s disciplinary actions, a statement that has found the ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings will host Game 4 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals tonight at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. They came into the series as the underdog and now will look to extend their lead in the series. If the Red Wings win tonight it will be the Chicago Blackhawks‘s first three-game losing streak of their season. Hope is restored in ... Read More »
It was just two years ago the Vancouver Canucks and Alain Vigneault went on a record setting march to the Stanley Cup Finals, and nearly beat the Boston Bruins. Two years later and two dismal playoff performances later, Alain Vigneault and his coaching staff have been handed there walking papers. Louie Jean of TVA Sports broke the news at 12:33 ... Read More »
TSN panelist Darren Pang reported that an insider close to the Nashville Predators has stated that the franchise has fired associate coach, Peter Horachek, after nearly ten years with the team. Horachek was hired by the Predators during the 2002-2003 season and was assigned to coach the Predators’ AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. The following season, he joined the staff ... Read More »
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 »
So that’s that, the shortened NHL lockout season is over and you could say the Canucks are happy it’s all done. The season featured Keith Ballard as a forward, Manny Malhotra forced to shut down for the season, Cory Schneider and Roberto Luongo battling for the number one spot and everything in between. That Stanley Cup Final run has to ... Read More »
Sharks fans knew that this was coming, and when the official announcement came they went ecstatic. Antti Niemi, the obvious MVP of the San Jose Sharks this past season was named a finalist for the Vezina trophy for best goaltender in the league. The other two finalists are Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Henrik Lundqvist of the ... 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 »
As the Philadelphia Flyers watch from the sidelines as their arch nemesis the Pittsburgh Penguins embark on a cup run, we can only ponder what could have been. The Flyers have made the playoffs each of the last five years and made it past the first round four of those times. There are always high expectations with this team but ... 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 »
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