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 »
Last night is why we watch playoff hockey. Just when every Kings fan in the Twitterverse was about to throw in the towel, the tides turned. Los Angeles played without Jarret Stoll, whose condition is day-to-day after suffering a head injury when Sharks’ Raffi Torres made what was deemed an illegal hit in the first game of the series. Torres ... 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 »
Today in hockey history, an Original Six team is born, a blockbuster trade involving a player that was involved in two huge trades in his career, a notorious Flyer retires and immediately finds work in management, a long game, and two related records set on the same day by two different teams. May 15, 1926 – The NHL officially granted ... Read More »
It’s always exciting when playoff rounds go to Game Seven. That is what happened when the second-seed Anaheim Ducks hosted the seventh-seed Detroit Red Wings last night. The Ducks, who was a mighty intimidating team during much of the regular season, fell a goal short in the deciding game and were eliminated. Detroit will be heading to Chicago for the ... 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 »
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 »
The members of the San Jose Sharks had one thing on their mind while traveling to Vancouver to face the Canucks…beat them and avenge the WCF loss from a couple years ago. Traveling up north the Sharks knew that they had a tough battle ahead of them, and were mentally prepared for the physical series that was about to begin. ... 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 »
Today in hockey history, a Red Wings legend is born, one team finally wins a game in a city, a nice playoff streak, a franchise finally makes the big show, and a team’s departure creates life for two new teams. May 9, 1965 – Detroit legend Steve Yzerman was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Known as one of the greatest ... 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 »
Today in hockey history, a legendary goaltender is born, a playoff win starts an impressive streak, an individual records a first for a new team, and a very sad day for some fans is fantastic day for others. May 6, 1972 – Future Hall-of-Famer Martin Brodeur was born in Montreal, Quebec. Well, what can be said about Marty that hasn’t ... Read More »
The defending Stanley Cup Champions will begin their first 2013 playoff game in St. Louis tonight, as they meet the Blues in the postseason for the second year in a row. Los Angeles won the first four games that they played against the Blues in the second round of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and they have won each of ... 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, the first Hall-of-Fame inductees are named, a team that made some noise in their first few seasons, a couple of old rivals meet in the Finals for the first time in a long time, a very unfortunate play that forged the remembered history for one man, a couple of comebacks are completed on, amazingly, the same ... Read More »
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