With the NHL lockout lasting at least another month after the cancellation of games through November 30, more and more players are flocking oversees to play in the numerous European leagues such as the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), the Swedish Elite League (SEL) or the SM-Liiga in Finland. We all know NHL players usually come ...
With a new CBA looking like a pipe dream this side of Christmas NHL fans have grown tired of debating the merits of the NHLPA and NHL’s recent proposals. While both sides of the argument have merit, the two sides remain at odds on numerous issues, including how to determine hockey related revenue and whether ...
Sandy, the fireworks are hailin’ over Little Eden tonight. So begins the Bruce Springsteen song, “4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy).” If you’re on the East Coast of the United States, particularly the Northeast, and you’ve been paying attention to the weather, all of the talk is about hurricane Sandy. When it comes to storms ...
In an earlier post, we listed the five best prospects in the New York Rangers farm system. Although the five prospects previously mentioned are the cream of the crop in the Blueshirts organization, by no means are they the only talented prospects that the Rangers possess. Without further ado, let’s take a look at five ...
Wayne Gretzky spent his entire professional hockey career (20 seasons in the NHL and one in the WHA) rewriting the record books. When ‘The Great One’ retired following the 1998-99 season, he held 61 NHL records. Gretzky’s numbers have set the benchmark so high that it appears that many — if not all — of ...
The New York Rangers were successful in recent years because of the amount of young players that were drafted and developed by their organization. While some of the Rangers top prospects are now a part of the NHL club, the Blueshirts do have a plethora of young talent that has yet to reach hockey’s top ...
10. Jaromir Jagr, Philadelphia Flyers Jagr decided to return from the KHL to finish his sure-to-be Hall of Fame career in the NHL. After manipulating the free agent system to squeeze every last dollar out of the highest bidder, he landed with the Philadelphia Flyers. Jagr had an average season recording 54 points in 73 ...
The Edmonton Oilers enter the upcoming season as one of the more intriguing teams to watch. Finishing dead last in two of the last three years (and not much better last season) there has been little hope for playoff action in Oil Country. What they have done, however, is assemble some of the most exciting, ...
It’s hard to think that nearly two months and a half after the free-agent market opened on July 1st, 2012 that there is still a plethora of quality unrestricted free agents left to sign such as Andrei Kostitsyn, Kristian Huselius, Shane Doan and Carlo Colaiacovo. Even more surprising is that there are some big name ...
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it— W.C. Fields If W.C. was right, the Los Angeles Kings would be a roller hockey franchise in San Bernardino, California right about now instead of basking in the sweat-stained glow of the Stanley Cup. ...
