Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsIt’s hard to find any bright spots after being swept in a playoff series. If one team can, it is the St. Louis Blues. The Blues had their season end Sunday afternoon, as the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings took the Semifinal Series, 4-0. The Kings out-scored the Blues 15-6 in the series and the Blues ...
The stellar play of Nicklas Backstrom in these playoffs has tended to get lost in the shuffle, with media focusing about Ovechkin under-performing, Dale Hunter coaching against the grain, and Braden Holtby generally being glorious. Backstrom has had a strong and memorable round-and-a-half of playoffs so far. A crucial part of the Capitals’ offense, he ...
At the beginning of the IIHF World Championships, co-hosted this year by Sweden and Finland, Team USA appeared to have one of its strongest teams of recent memory. However, with that said, many people were still left wondering whether the United States had the firepower to compete with the likes of Canada, Russia and Sweden. ...
Claude Giroux entered the second round being hailed by many as the current best player in the world. He was a dominant force, recording six goals, 14 points and a plus-6 in only six games. He stood tallest when the Flyers needed him the most, shelling out a punishing check on Sidney Crosby just four ...
He was widely seen as one of the next great hockey minds during his tenure with the Chicago Blackhawks’ front office. He rose quickly through the ranks upon his retirement as a player and has a proven championship pedigree. He is charming, well-liked, and a charismatic leader who is unafraid to speak his mind in ...
Home is supposed to be a place where good things happen. For the Abbotsford Heat, in search of a bounce back win, home wasn’t quite as kind on Saturday night. With Leland Irving back in the net for Abbotsford, the Toronto Marlies posted an excellent road effort, taking Game 3 by a score of 4-1 ...
He only has two games of NHL playoff experience, but rookie defenseman Adam Larsson has already had an impact for the New Jersey Devils. In Game 2 against the Flyers in Philadelphia (during a four-on-four) Larsson tied the game at one by snapping a wrist shot past enigmatic goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, setting the foundation for ...
We did go far and wide in our searches. The goal was not just to find women who were involved in fantasy hockey but women that were at various levels. After all, variety is the best spice in life. When researching for this series, we stumbled upon several potential people that we could ask questions. ...
As the Los Angeles Kings take a commanding 3-0 series lead over the St. Louis Blues into Game 4 on Sunday, many people are questioning, who are these guys? The Kings struggled to score in the regular season, barely locked up a playoff spot, and have taken the West by storm in the postseason as ...
Not all of the Winnipeg Jets are on the golf course this May. As we speak, there are four members of the team that are overseas, three of which made their country’s final rosters for the 2012 IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship in Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland. As well, Zach Bogosian, Dustin Byfuglien and ...
