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Top 10 Team Canada Selection Day Surprises

Top 10 Team Canada Selection Day Surprises

Christopher Ralph – THW’s Flames, Draft and Prospect Correspondent
 
Off the top, I have to admit, no selection or omission will be all that surprising tomorrow when Yzerman et al. name their 23-man roster.
Reflecting back to the amazing atmosphere of the Red & White Team Canada scrimmage game at the Saddledome in Calgary this past August [...]

Top 10 Items thrown on the Rink

Top 10 Items thrown on the Rink

Came across this terrific top ten video after a visit over to PuckDoctors.com.
A couple gems in here.
For more info on the origins of Detroit’s Octopus toss check out our very own article here…

Bruce K. Hollingdrake is the Owner/Editor of The Hockey Writers. “I could shoot like Skrudland, skate like Gill, forecheck like Larouche and lay [...]

My Top 10 Steve Yzerman Moments

My Top 10 Steve Yzerman Moments

I still find it hard to believe that it’s been over three years now since I last saw Steve Yzerman lace up his skates for the Red Wings.  Known as ‘Stevie Y,’ or ‘The Captain,’ Yzerman’s long and storied career is full of awards and accolades, but this coming Monday, November 9, 2009, may outrank [...]

Top 20 Fastest NHL Skaters

Top 20 Fastest NHL Skaters

One step, maybe. Two steps, highly unlikely. Three steps, forget about it. Catching up to an NHL speedster when they’ve gotten the jump on you is difficult, frustrating and usually isn’t going to happen.
While they may be easy to finish a check on because of their size, you have to make sure they don’t slip [...]

Ten NHL Players Who Need a Trade

Ten NHL Players Who Need a Trade

Change doesn’t always have to be for the worst. There comes a point in many players’ careers where the options diminish and the only outlet is a new club. Your former teammates, coaches and city become history while different challenges wait.
Whether it be more money, greater playing time or just a matter of not fitting [...]

Top 10 Defenseman Who Could Use A Sin City Vacation

Top 10 Defenseman Who Could Use A Sin City Vacation

In contrast to analyzing the Top 10 Most Effective Sin Bin Dwellers, it’s time to investigate their counterparts – blueliners who play the game with tremendous effectiveness, but rarely penalized for infractions. In the post-lockout era of the NHL, with the intentional crack down on the clutching and grabbing, this is all the more impressive [...]

10 Completely Accurate And True Assumptions Early In The NHL Season

10 Completely Accurate And True Assumptions Early In The NHL Season

The NHL season is underway! Most teams have played at least five games and so it seems completely rational to assume that any emerging trends visible at this point will play out over the course of the entire 82 game schedule.

Top 15 NHL Power Forwards

Top 15 NHL Power Forwards

Size, strength and skill; they are three cornerstones capable of catapulting a player to stardom. You don’t find many excellent NHL power forwards which is why the majority of them captain their squads.
Why that is? Their talent goes well beyond goals and assists. If they’re in the midst of an off day with the puck, [...]

NHL’s Top 10 Most Effective Sin Bin Dwellers

NHL’s Top 10 Most Effective Sin Bin Dwellers

The following feisty players get it done on and off the ice. In this case, off the ice is the 2 to 5 minutes they spend per visit in the sin bin after a minor or major infraction – a place they know very well indeed. We are definitely not talking Lady Being candidates here! [...]

Top 10 Dirtiest NHL Players

Top 10 Dirtiest NHL Players

All NHL players have one thing in common; toughness. Competing in a sport where danger awaits every corner in a matter of seconds isn’t for the weak in heart. The NHL’s speed keeps the players on full alert because the slightest ignorance leads to a painful lesson.
There’s no denying that a full season with or [...]


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