Oshawa plays host to hopefuls from four teams By Terrance Gavan – Ottawa Sens It all starts this weekend. For a group of rookie hockey hopefuls. Hot shots, big tots and some “forget-me-nots” from the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs are participating in anNHL rookie camp tourney in Oshawa (Sept. 10-13). It’s a four-day, round-robin tournament ...
Anyone expecting Sidney Crosby to announce his retirement during Tuesday’s press conference—as so many of the Canadian media seemed to try to goad out of the 24 year old—came to the presser with unrealistic expectations. The media session provided only what fans and reporters should have known all along—that Crosby won’t return until he is ...
One thing was made clear at the Sidney Crosby press conference today: the Pittsburgh Penguins captain has shown symptoms of the most harmful sort of concussion coupled with the longest recovery road. Crosby appeared today on national broadcasts alongside Penguins general manager Ray Shero, and concussion specialists Michael Collins and Ted Carrick. Collins has been ...
Sens going round the robin with Leafs, Pens, and Hawks rookies By Terrance Gavan – THW Sens Correspondent The Ottawa Senators have 23 payers set to dress for their rookie camp, slated for Sept. 10-13. This year’s camp features a round-robin tourney in Oshawa, and because there are five first round Ottawa picks in the ...
Coach Red Kelly had a mix of experience and youth for 1973-74, resulting in a playoff berth for the Leafs. Draftees Sittler, McDonald, Turnbull and Ferguson, along with free agent Borje Salming, formed a strong core to build on, and Jim Gregory looked to add a supporting cast as veterans Norm Ullman, Dave Keon, Paul ...
If Jack Adams Awards are any indication, recent winners Dan Bylsma and Dave Tippett are two of the best coaches in the NHL today. With training camps set to open in less than a month, it might seem odd that both were willing to voluntarily attend the NHL’s Research, Development and Orientation Camp in Toronto ...
It was rumored on Josh Rimer’s Twitter post that Sidney Crosby is still experiencing concussion-like symptoms. Rimer tweeted that Crosby is said to be having setbacks. Rimer claims that Crosby will not be ready for the start of the 2011-2012 season. One has to wonder how much truth is behind Rimer’s post or whether he is ...
A bad movie sequel can really damage your faith in humanity. You may try to comfort yourself with the mantra “It’s just a movie, it’s just a movie…” but something is eating your Gilbert Grape: “They Missed The Point!”. In sorting through all the reaction to the New York Islanders viewing party for their tempestuous ...
Seasoned fans are only too aware that this is the time of the year when owners and GMs will assure everyone that old favorites are being sent out to live on a farm where they can be happy and run free. With the totality of every heart that beats in a sweater (be it NHL issued or an eBay knockoff) we want to believe that there is a hockey Nirvana where everyone gets to be Gordie Howe forever. The truth is that time, injuries and salary caps take their toll and names are removed from above the wooden benches in locker rooms all over the continent.
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed Jason Williams to a one-year, two-way contract that will pay him $600,000 at the NHL level.
