Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsWell look at that! Those too old, too soft, too European Red Wings are at it again with their uncouth goon behavior. Do those in Detroit not know that North American fans want clean, no touching, skill sessions and puck possession; they never call that boring hockey. Those soft Swedes… It’s not like some movie ...
To fight or not to fight that is the question… And it keeps going un answered because as hockey fans we are already a niche market in the United States and those that make the decisions about the direction of the sport are invested in keeping all of us interested. Growing up in Michigan with ...
Last night the Minnesota Wild headed to Detroit for the second night of their back-to-back road trip. It would be the second road trip that Minnesota was without their captain Mikko Koivu; and to make matters worse for the Wild their starting goaltending Niklas Backstrom suffered a pulled groin against the Montreal Canadiens Thursday night. ...
Get over it. With team General Mangers hiking up prices for players, and giving out inflated contracts combined with the parity in the league right now the trade deadline become as important as years past. The last huge deal Detroit did at the deadline was in 2008 and General Manager Ken Holland brought in Brad ...
It is no secret that fans and media alike are constantly giving their opinions on matters. During any given NHL game you can login to Twitter and see opinions being given by fans, bloggers, and the main stream media, heck even some times you can catch an opinion from one team on the contract a ...
Anyone out there still thinking Pavel Datsyuk was over rated being picked first overall for the fantasy draft by Zdeno Chara? Just as everyone in the building was getting ready to head to overtime the Euro Twins reminded everyone of what makes them so dangerous. They don’t even have to look at one another – ...
History was made last night at the Detroit Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 to set a new NHL record of 21 consecutive home wins; they even saluted the fans from center ice – the first time that I can remember the team doing such. They are not done yet. Currently sitting on a ...
It is not time to panic but Valentines Day is only a week away. If you have a hockey loving girlfriend (spouse, fiancée, mistress, or just a girl you are trying to impress) we have a few ideas for you and a few tips on what to avoid. First up things not to pick up ...
The Detroit Red Wings are down in Phoenix to take on the Coyotes tonight in their first post Super Bowl game. Hopefully the guys were not partying too much last night and can get a new winning streak going. Tonight will be former Coyote Dan Cleary’s 800th NHL game; though he left practice early today ...
Within the last few weeks the hockey world has had a few out games including the NHL’s Winter Classic and having Ohio State University and the University of Michigan playing outdoors; but the outdoor hockey season is not over yet. The American Special Hockey Association (ASHA) has teamed up with United Commercial Travelers of America ...
