To get a number retired in the National Hockey League is a special honor, one that is typically reserved for a unique kind of player. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the honoree was winner, but rather that he did something important to either put his team on the map or help make it stand out. ...
We’re a quarter through the NHL season, and even now the battles for positioning are intense. But how good of an indicator of the year-end results are the standings at this point? Over the past seven seasons, an average of 3.4 teams in playoff position at the quarter-mark of the season missed the playoffs. That’s ...
In Monday night’s game against the Sharks, Columbus forwards Vinny Prospal and Mark Letestu combined for the fastest goals scored in Blue Jackets history. The two scored just eight seconds apart in the third period in a 6-2 victory over San Jose. Impressive, yes, but not the fastest in NHL history. Here’s a few duos ...
If they and by extension, you are a hockey fan, you’ll want to visit Long Pond in Windsor, Nova Scotia. At first blush it might look like any other natural pond. Depending on the season, you’ll see a stretch of still water or ice surrounded by trees. Near the pond is a small, square sign, a comparatively humble indicator of the location’s history. According to novelist Thomas Halliburton, hockey was born on Long Pond. He wrote that students from the nearby Kings Collegiate School moved their games of hurley to the frozen pond on Howard Dill’s farm, thus setting motion the evolution of the game that would eventually become integral to Canada’s national identity
The Rangers made a swap of tough guys, sending winger Mike Rupp to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defensive-minded forward Darroll Powe. With that trade, the Blueshirts boast a league-high two alumni from Princeton University in their lineup – Powe and center Jeff Halpern. Four former members of the Princeton Tigers are currently playing in ...
It’s a great myth that the 1994-95 lockout inflicted lasting damage on the careers of many veteran NHL stars. After 1993-94, the league suffered a well-documented drop in scoring that would continue into the next decade, skewing the lockout season’s stats. And while there certainly may have been some attrition because of 1994-95′s 48-game dash, ...
For an NHL team to be considered a serious Stanley Cup contender, there are many – tangible and intangible – assets it needs: forward and defensive depth, experience, leadership, great goaltending, coaching, chemistry, luck, etc. When a team has all these pieces at the start of the season they are immediately targeted as a Cup favourite ...
Over the last 30-plus years, the NHL Entry Draft has served as a stage for teams to select some of the best young players available to them. As of late, the 2003 NHL Entry Draft has been hailed for the depth and quality of players that it provided, but August 9, 1979 is still a ...
With the NHL lockout concluded and training camps set to get underway, we gladly take this opportunity to bring a fitting end to the 113-day long lockout – and our musical tributes. Join us as we Rock Out for the Lockout one last time. There’s no better way to end the lockout than with a song ...
As the Blueshirts prepare to take to the ice for this lockout-shortened 2013 season, it’s the perfect time to look back and see how the players currently on the roster became New York Rangers. Find out how Mark Messier turned into Ryan Callahan, how Brian Leetch led to Michael Sauer, and how former Ranger Tony ...
