Within the span of just four months in 2011, the hockey world mourned the loss of three players. The deaths of Rick Rypien and Wade Belak were ruled as suicides while the death of Derek Boogaard resulted from an alcohol and prescription pain medication overdose. All three of these men played the role of enforcer ...
Though 18, 000 Wild fans fit into the Xcel Energy Center for virtually every home-game, that hardly covers the rest of the fans scattered around the state (and let’s not forget Wisconsin and the Dakotas), viewing from their Lazy Boy’s or local bars. Those are the fans the Wild should be worried about. Because those ...
Heading into next season, expectations will be far greater than at this time last year for the Ottawa Senators. A return to the post season and life beyond the first round is where the bar will be set. But just how high will that measurement of expectation go? After all, it was only ...
New York Rangers coach John Tortorella has been notoriously curt during his pre and postgame press conferences during these playoffs. He used 84 words in total talking to the media before and after Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final and has the attention due to him being rude and miserable. But he isn’t acting ...
Detroit joined the NHL for the 1926-27 season, part of the first wave of expansion in the 1920s which saw the NHL expand into the United States for the first time. Detroit had bought most of the players of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League, and continued to use the Cougars name. The ...
As the games click by and the conference finals draw to its mid-point, a select few players have solidified themselves as true Conn Smythe Trophy candidates. The following five players are favorites at this point in the playoffs. Dustin Brown – Los Angeles Kings He has always been thought of as a key veteran player ...
Following a Game Two shutout and at home, the Los Angeles Kings came out once again with a lot of energy in Game Three. They did actually allow the Phoenix Coyotes to take the lead for all of two minutes and seven seconds. Are they not merciful? Jonathan Quick and the Kings penalty kill was ...
When Bobby Ryan slammed home a rebound just 1:39 into the third period to put Team USA up 2-1 against Finland, it appeared that the U.S. had punched its ticket into the semifinals at the World Championships. At that point, the Americans had taken control of the play and seemed poised to put the game ...
Brian Burke has never been the shy type. For some, that made him an ideal candidate for the general manager’s job with the Toronto Maple Leafs — a no-nonsense guy who could handle the media and the fans’ expectations. Being a Harvard-trained lawyer, former player agent, a general manager in Hartford, Vancouver and Anaheim, and former ...
A true first line centre has become nothing but a dream for fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs, which is a good thing given what last season taught us…
