Welcome to a new feature that will run weekly until the end of the season to update you on the latest injuries to key players in the NHL in order to help you manage your fantasy hockey line-ups and get an update on your favorite team’s injury situation. Even in the era of the interactive ...
Yesterday, Anaheim Ducks Goalie Dan Ellis was put on the IR with a groin strain, and is expected to miss 4 weeks. To replace him the Ducks called up Iiro Tarkki from Syracuse of the AHL. He didn’t have to wait long to make his NHL debut as Ducks starting goalie Jonas Hiller left yesterdays game against ...
The National Hockey League season is at its midway point and with the Under-20 World Junior Championship recently completed scout’s notebooks are containing a little more information on the upcoming draft class. It is now time to complete my first Mock Draft attempt of2012 NHL Entry Draft. First off, let me put out a disclaimer ...
Welcome to the latest of many weekly columns on The Hockey Writers: The Prospect Panel. Each week, three of our prospect writers will be answering your questions, as well as some that many others that people will be wanting to have answers to very soon. In The Prospect Panel there will be discussions of all ...
[You can also read my Jake Gardiner article here...] The Toronto Maple Leafs are a legitimate contender for a playoff spot, hoping to end a string of futility that dates back to the Spring of 2004. One of the mandates set out by GM Brian Burke was to populate the club’s top two lines with ...
Of the 30 NHL teams, there are currently only eight who have a losing record. A pretty amazing stat, unless of course you are one of the star players who happen to play on one of those eight teams that sit below the .500 mark. If you are considered to be an elite player in the NHL ...
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. — Oscar Wilde. San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson hasn’t exactly earned the nickname “Deadline Doug” during his tenure as top dog of hockey operations in San Jose. Nevertheless, he is certainly no stranger to the concept. A few weeks before the 2010 deadline, he picked ...
We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the next January edition of “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 ...
It’s definitely one the most wonderful times of the year. Hockey fans look forward to Christmas; Die hard hockey fans look even more forward to Boxing Day and the start of the World Junior Championships! This is hockey at its finest. Players playing with that youthful passion for the game and that sense of national ...
The year of 2011 is coming to an end. For some, it couldn’t have gone by any slower. Others don’t want it to end so soon. Either way, it’s still the time of year for celebration and looking back at all the great moments we’ve had. In the hockey world, there were many triumphant moments, ...
