PITTSBURGH — Another game. Another goal. James Neal‘s first period tally sparked Pittsburgh to a 3-1 win over Montreal Thursday night and tied him with Phil Kessel for the NHL goal-scoring lead at seven. Neal’s quick wrist shot from the slot initially beat Montreal goalie Carey Price, but it rang the post before ricocheting off Price’s ...
Welcome to our debut column here 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 ...
When The New York Rangers sent melodramatic pest Sean Avery down to the AHL, it opened up an interesting can of worms for the Dallas Stars. Everyone is already familiar with how Avery wound up in New York for the second time: the lucrative 2008 contract signing with the Stars, the “sloppy seconds” remark, the ...
Goodbye, Stanley Cup hangover. Hello, reinvigorated Chicago Blackhawks. The Chicago Blackhawks made some interesting moves in free agency, addressing some important needs (grit, sandpaper, toughness) in their summer acquisitions. How are those pickups – and the team – looking as we head into the 2011-12 season? As the Hawks took the ice last night ...
If there was ever a city in the NHL that embraced the Swedish players it is that of Detroit. During the 2008 Cup run the Red Wings had the Swedish Seven: Nicklas Lidstrom Henrik Zetterberg Tomas Holmstrom Niklas Kronwall Andreas Lilja Mikeal Samuelsson Jonathan Ericsson Enter now Fabian Brunnstrom. The six-foot-one 200 plus pound Swede ...
After the tumultuous end to last season, the Dallas Stars aim to begin cultivating a winning franchise in the post-Richards era. Before getting into any 2011-2012 predictions, here are the major events and changes of the Dallas Stars offseason. Brad Richards Moves On Knowing that Brad Richards would potentially become a free agent after the ...
Exhibition games don’t mean everything, but they certainly can mean something. When the Dallas Stars defeated the St. Louis Blues by a commanding 4-0 score this past Saturday to conclude their preseason, not only did the team set a new team record for wins in a single preseason with 6, but they also provided fans ...
Since 1996-97, when the Detroit Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup in 42 long years the Motor City has been trademarked “Hockeytown” by hockey fans around the world. As the hockey season rolls into full swing over the next few weeks, there is a new border town ready to claim the title ...
The day has finally arrived. September 21st marks the kickoff of the highly anticipated Ontario Hockey League’s 2011-12 regular season. Tonight the defending OHL Champions (recipients of the J. Ross Robinson Trophy) host one of the leagues favourites to compete for the title in this upcoming season – the Plymouth Whalers. The Western Conference has ...
The weather cools down, the days get shorter and it seems hockey fans across the nation are salivating as the season of puck approaches. While fans are trading in their flip-flops for closed toe shoes as they enter the arena for the first time in months, many NHL prospects are eagerly awaiting their chance ...
