By Rick Gethin
After 613 games and playing for four teams in the NHL, Tyler Wright found himself back in Columbus, Ohio in July 2007 as the new Development Coach of the Blue Jackets. With not only the league getting younger, but also the club, he is an integral liason between players and coaches.
Tyler [...]
All it took was two listless games against Calgary and Edmonton at the end of the Western trip for Jacques Lemaire, the Devils coach, to call a team meeting Tuesday after practice. Halfway through the meeting Lemaire encouraged the players to talk to each other, closing the door behind him as he left. In Marty [...]
To kick off what should be an interesting 48 hours leading up to Wednesday’s trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Jordan Leopold from the Florida Panthers for a 2nd round pick in 2010.
This morning, Karl Selvig, Florida Panthers correspondent here at The Hockey Writers, indicated that the Leopold trade was potentially the first of [...]
Crosby Ovechkin – a match made in the media labs
Here is video diary of the Crosby Ovechkin story. Hope you enjoy.
Like CNN going on for hours on end about a seemingly non-news event just because they are short on material, the NHL media seem to look for conflict where non exists; at least not much [...]
On February 15th, Evgeni Malkin was asked to remove himself from his place of residence in Pittsburgh and go play on behalf of his home country, Mother Russia. That request came from his parents. Deep down, he knew it was the right thing to do, but he also knew that someday, he would return to [...]
“On February 15th, Evgeni Malkin was asked to remove himself from his place of residence in Pittsburgh and go play on behalf of his home country, Mother Russia. That request came from his parents. Deep down, he knew it was the right thing to do, but he also knew that someday, he would return to [...]
By Mike Colligan
Sidney Crosby scored his 40th, 41st, and 42nd goals over the weekend, pulling him into a tie with Alexander Ovechkin in the race for the Rocket Richard Trophy as the league’s top goal-scorer. Crosby’s new-found scoring touch has led to an amazing 56 goals in his last 82 games – no small feat [...]
“On February 15th, Evgeni Malkin was asked to remove himself from his place of residence in Pittsburgh and go play on behalf of his home country, Mother Russia. That request came from his parents. Deep down, he knew it was the right thing to do, but he also knew that someday, he would return [...]
The Washington Capitals obtain consecutive win #14 in thrilling fashion as they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime.
The Capitals began the game extremely shaky – worse than in previous games. The Penguins were off to a quick start, with Sidney Crosby scoring the first two goals early in the game. The Caps quickly retaliated, [...]
Christopher Ralph is a sportswriter with a focus on hockey prospects, the entry draft, as well as occasional Flames coverage here at THW.
Just over a year ago, I ventured outside of the realm of hockey to weigh in on the Super Bowl match-up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals at my blog, The [...]
