by Jas Faulkner, senior correspondent author’s note: Stick taps to the nice people at The National Film board of Canada for their assistance and for creating the lovely tribute that follows this article. It’s late November, which means that for a huge swath of the professional hockey fan base, the honeymoon period is over. Fans ...
He will go down as one of the best goalers of all time. Tonight, Ed Belfour will take his place into the Hockey Hall of Fame alongside other greats Joe Nieuwendyk, Mark Howe and also former Chicago Blackhawk Doug Gilmour. Belfour spent parts of 18 seasons in the NHL with 5 teams; he was traded to ...
Heading into this past summer’s 2011 free agent frenzy, most of the anticipation and speculation from fans and media alike was focused on the big-name, big-money catches like Brad Richards, Simon Gagne, Erik Cole and Tomas Kaberle. However, dozens of other NHLers found new homes this summer without as much fanfare and monetary value, some ...
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Correspondent In virtually every NHL season, there are teams that seem to come out of nowhere to surprise the league and make a mad dash to the playoffs (2008-09 Columbus Blue Jackets, 2009-10 Phoenix Coyotes), while there are others (2010-11 New Jersey Devils) that are forecasted to do big things, but ...
It’s not quite Redskins and Cowboys, but the Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars are two of the premier teams in their respective conferences to this point, making this an interesting matchup to watch. Unfortunately, an especially poor third period full of defensive mistakes that were made throughout the entire game cost the Caps and allowed ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins spent Tuesday off the ice at a team-building event. When they return to practice on Wednesday they’ll be missing three players. Center Mark Letestu was traded to the reeling Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2012 fourth round pick late Tuesday according to team officials. The undrafted forward Letestu was an early candidate ...
Follow Shawn Reznik on Twitter. Kyle Dubas is the youngest GM in the history of the OHL. At only 25 years old, Dubas is brash and bold, especially after the trade he made today with the Windsor Spitfires. Dubas pulled the trigger on bringing in USA goalie phenom, Jack Campbell, and sending two players and six ...
Welcome to our “Halloween Edition” on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “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 is like for the average hockey ...
It’s the end of October, and the Dallas Stars and their 8-3 record are currently tied with the Edmonton Oilers for 1st place in the Western Conference, 2nd overall in the NHL behind only the Pittsburgh Penguins. Raise your hand if you didn’t see this coming….yep, that’s pretty much everyone. Even the most hardcore hockey ...
Who was it that said “winning fixes everything”? The Dallas Stars’ success in the still early season substantiates this theme. After a tumultuous end to last season, as well as a shaky offseason, the Stars have rolled through October of this season, posting seven wins in 10 games. The team’s chemistry and solidity thus far has ...
