by: Michael P. Kelly
‘Tis the season for giving and nobody in the National Hockey League does it better than Joe Thornton. The Bay Area Benefactor has tallied 37 assists in 34 games, and has scored more points than anyone else in the league. Jumbo Joe has more helpers than Santa Claus. He’s fired more passes [...]
:by Michael P. Kelly
When it comes to selecting the Canadian mens Olympic hockey team for the 2010 games, everyone is a general manager. The person reading this, the person beside them and just about everyone else knows best as to what the team should look like come February. How many of you have sat [...]
by Michael P. Kelly
Alexander Ovechkin has had some volatile feuds with some of hockey’s biggest stars. A couple of Pittsburgh Penguins come to mind. However no one gets under Ovechkin’s skin and into his mind like the captain of the broad street bullies. Hockey fans are beginning to circle Capital vs. Flyer games on [...]
by: Michael P. Kelly
How much trouble are the Chicago Blackhawks in as far as the salary cap is concerned? Well, the Hawks are about $50,000 from the ceiling andhave been forced to send Jack Skille down to the minors between games to save money. Each time they do this the team saves $6,600. It may not sound like a lot, [...]
by: Michael P. Kelly
Most prognosticators are forecasting monster seasons from Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley in San Jose. After all, one of the games purest snipers is on a line with one of the most prolific passers in National Hockey League history. What could possibly prevent Heatley from scoring 60 and Thornton from assisting 90? [...]
by Michael P. Kelly
In less than 48 hours the curtain will rise on another season in the National Hockey League. With so much parity in the game it is harder than ever to make predictions on how certain elements will play out. The best most can do is make educated guesses and hope they [...]
by M.P. Kelly
The Heat is gone. Dany Heatley got as far away from Ottawa as he possibly could, literally. In terms of distance, San Jose is the furthest NHL city from Ottawa at 3,910 kilometers.
Saturday’s trade, which sent Heatley to the Sharks in exchange for Milan Michalek, Jonathan Cheechoo and a second round draft pick, [...]
by M.P. Kelly
In 72 hours time, barring a last minute trade, Dany Heatley will be in the familiar confines of Scotiabank Place taking part in medicals and off-ice training sessions. Heatley is currently in Ottawa, however as of today he still has not spoken to a majority of his teammates. Jason Spezza is the only [...]
December 31st, 2009. Canada and a host of other countries will celebrate the dawn of a new year, a new decade. Millions will try to avoid making the same mistakes twice by writing out a list of resolutions. Hockey Canada will do the same, only its list will be comprised of 23 of the best hockey players [...]
History was made Friday night when Sidney Crosby became the youngest captain in National Hockey League history to hoist the Stanley Cup. Yet, days later, it is what Crosby didn’t do that continues to make headlines.
Members of the Detroit Red Wings allege that Crosby’s prolonged celebration at game 7’s end, which led to a few [...]
