The Rangers took their time in finding a coach to replace John Tortorella, but they knew what they wanted after they found it. Former Canucks and Canadiens Coach Alain Vigneault has agreed to become the franchise’s 35th Head Coach. Vigneault was the second interview they conducted in this past week (the first was former Rangers Captain Mark Messier). Vigneault is set to earn $10 million ... Read More »
The New York Rangers season came to an end on May 25th, and former Head Coach John Tortorella was fired (excuse me, “relieved of his coaching duties”) four days later. We’re about two weeks past the vacancy being created, and the Blueshirts are still sans coach. The Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers both filled their vacancies with coaches on the ... 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 »
Today in hockey history, a trophy is rebranded, a nine-Stanley Cup-winning player/coach is born, a legend takes on a role outside of playing that may not have been his best decision, and a team records an absurdly low number of one statistical category in a Finals game. June 2, 1948 – The NHL announced that the Art Ross Trophy would ... Read More »
The Defending Stanley Cup Champions are at war to defend their crown. Last night, the Southern California Kings hosted the Northern California San Jose Sharks in the first game of the Western Conference Semifinals, and there wasn’t too much civil about it. The Sharks had a full week to recuperate and regroup after winning their series against Vancouver with a ... 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 »
Today in hockey history, a game played in an entirely different continent, an exciting Finals series comes to an end, an fun Tampa Bay fact, early failures for the Coyotes, and a crazy Gordie Howe story you won’t want to miss. April 21¸1938 – Montreal beat Detroit 5-4 before a crowd of 8,000 in Earlscourt, England. Yes, England. It was ... Read More »
The Edmonton Oilers faced the Anaheim Ducks in an away game at Honda Center in Orange County, California, and Anaheim triumphed 2-1. In the interest of full disclosure, I will confess that it physically pained me to not be able to title this article ‘Oilers Break Losing Streak!’ The Oilers haven’t lost three straight games in regulation all year, but ... Read More »
The Edmonton Oilers held the final playoff spot in the Western Conference long enough for fans to sing ‘hallelujah’. Finally, all the torture endured from witnessing the Oilers fail over and over again over the past four seasons had ended; the Oilers had made it. But it was only a tease. It was a momentary taste of something sweet, something ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a crazy goalie in the crazy goalie era, a playoff beatdown, an embarrassing streak comes to an end, a fact that Jets fans might want to avoid, an Avalanche great sets a team record, and one hell of an eventful day. April 8, 1934 –Red Wings’ goalie Wilf Cude led his team to a 5-2 win ... Read More »
It’s crunch time for the Devils, and it arrived unexpectedly on the heels of a tremendous season last year that saw the Devils reach the Stanley Cup Final. This season has been a roller coaster year: at one point, they Devils are winning a back-to-back home-and-home over the formidable Pittsburgh Penguins, and the next week, they’re giving up 12 goals ... Read More »
You win some, you lose some. The Kings may not be going on any Chicago or Pittsburgh worthy winning streaks anytime soon, but they are holding their own. Last week, for the second time in a row, the LA Kings swept the St. Louis Blues away. In a devastating playoff run, the Blues lost the four games that they played ... Read More »
Following a vengeful win against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, Mar.16, the Kings and Coyotes played two games in a row against each other in Los Angeles, and the Kings have plenty of reasons to be thankful to the Coyotes. It was two evenings of firsts. 1. Conn Smythe winning goalie Jonathan Quick hasn’t had the same success this ... Read More »
I went on a field trip with my kids yesterday to Legoland. One of things most of the boys of the group wanted to go on were the roller coasters. Heights terrify me, but I have always loved coasters, so I was glad to chaperone them. The best and the worst part of the roller coaster (at least for me) ... Read More »
The St. Louis Blues are currently 2-2 in their last four games, although you couldn’t tell it from the way the team has been performing on the ice and the reaction from fans in the St. Louis area. All kinds of positive energy is flowing through St. Louis now and both the team and the fans have a lot to ... Read More »
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