Slovakia in their 2012 World Juniors medal quest may feel like they are skating uphill on a Red Bull Crashed Ice track with perennial powerful hockey nations Canada, Russia, Sweden, USA and Finland obstructing their path. While their likelihood of seeing semi-final action in Calgary’s Saddledome is highly improbable, with talented players like Tomas ...
Would you like to purchase tickets to this year’s Winter Classic game? There are plenty of tickets available, however, most are priced in the neighborhood of an arm and a leg. Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia will hold the league’s annual out-door celebration of hockey being contested between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York ...
In the era of the salary cap ($64,300,000 this season), some NHL teams must juggle with numbers to find a way to stay under the maximum salary payroll allowed by the league and be cap-compliant. Before we have a look at the different ways teams have found to circumvent the salary cap, let’s have a ...
New York Rangers Captain Ryan Callahan was raised with a sense of dedication and hard work. During the filming of the HBO documentary 24/7, the Rochester, NY native graciously allowed fans and fellow leaguers a glimpse into his familial ties of his blue collar upbringing. With economies in peril and populations perplexed on the future, ...
We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the next December edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game. There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy. So imagine what it ...
Lights, camera, and plenty of action have the New York Rangers movie stars this past week. With cameras and players comingling, the Rangers every move is being documented on film. Coach John Tortorella reminded his crew to play hockey and not play up to the cameras. For rookie Carl Hagelin, he’s celebrating being noticed and ...
Looking ahead to the brief roadtrip, the Rangers will face off in St. Louis…
All is abuzz this morning with the latest faux pas from the New York Rangers. The Tampa Bay Lightning were in town, guests at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers had control of the game until the goal that would be heard around the news this morning. After scoring a short-handed goal at 13:23 of the ...
Each Friday, Ten Fantasy Thoughts brings you valuable insight to line changes, buy-low candidates and updates on why a player may be struggling or surging for the past few weeks. This week, Ten Fantasy Thoughts will be discussing Jeff Carter’s offensive woes, the return of a few Stars and much more.
This year’s all-star jerseys have been leaked over on a Ottawa Senators fan site. As you can see from the picture above, there is VERY little change from last year’s jerseys. This is a bit of a curve-ball from prior years as each game’s jerseys usually differed dramatically from year-to-year. It seems the biggest change ...
