While the immediate on-ice future of the Calgary Flames is anything but predictable, one constant that will remain part of the organization going forward is the continuation of the Forever a Flame program. The controversial honorary process was first implemented this past winter when former Flame defenseman great Al MacInnis saw his number “honored “ ...
This week, a short collection of quotes by and about some of the great Montreal Canadiens–and some of the greatest ever to play the game. The Rocket put me in the Hall of Fame. [3] Elmer Lach Rocket was so competitive, and he was stronger than a horse. [1] Gordie Howe I never knew in ...
With the Edmonton Oilers previous season well over, and the upcoming season months (hopefully) away, Oiler fans are sitting, awaiting the next big Oiler news. They have had an eventful offseason already and fans and management alike are taking some time to catch their breath before their next move. In watching current budding stars Jordan Eberle, Taylor ...
Last month, I documented some of the NHL’s best late round picks of the 2000, 2001, and 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Players such as Henrik Lundqvist, Kevin Bieksa, and Brooks Laich were just some of the names that made it out of the late rounds of the NHL Draft and established themselves at the professional ...
The NHL trade landscape is easily the most prominent off-ice hockey topic. Arm-chair GM’s cast hypothetical trades into the blogosphere on a daily basis; some onlookers watch intently – even hopefully – while others see it as a pointless venture, at best. Then there are the “insiders” – big-time hockey pundits like Pierre Lebrun, Darren ...
By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent In my 24 years on Earth, I have been in exactly two physical altercations. Both of which were short, embarrassing stints that featured a collective total of one limp-fisted punch. While certainly not an anti-violence activist, I am of the general opinion that fighting is immature, and counter productive ...
They are everywhere. Nine dots, five circles, two trapezoids, six lines, 200 feet long, 85 feet wide, and at each corner have a radius of 28 feet. Not to be too specific, but of course, I’m talking about the modern hockey rink. But, how did we settle on the standard dimensions? Unlike baseball where every ...
With the Flyers extending an offer sheet to 26-year-old All-Star Norris-finalist defenseman Shea Weber, let’s take a look back at some other significant offer sheets in recent NHL history: Changing Places 1991 – Blues Sign Shanahan, Lose Stevens The St. Louis Blues were big game hunters in the early ‘90s when it came ...
Considering that the American Hockey League has firmly established itself as the primary development league of the NHL, and knowing how rabid passionate Canadians are about hockey, what does the AHL – a league that’s very name ostensibly excludes Canada – mean to Canadians? The re-birth of the Winnipeg Jets showed that a new Canadian ...
A big problem is brewing on Gary Bettman’s watch: how to deal with an apparent spike in brain trauma among hockey players. The owners hired him in February of 1993 with an agenda that included two goals: one, promote “the product” of hockey to a wider audience, and two, effect a change in the game’s ...
