Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsWhen you look around at the financial landscape of professional sports, you see a frightening example of why it is so difficult to create and keep together a team that can win multiple championships. The Montreal Canadiens of the late 1960s extending into the mid-1970s were one of the greatest legendary dynasties in professional sports ...
The NHL season has not gone the Sharks way. After starting a perfect 7-0-0, San Jose has gone 1-6-3 since then and have fallen to seventh in the Western Conference. Now, things may go from bad to worse, as they will could be without one of their top forwards for 10 games. Ryane Clowe will ...
It was announced on Thursday that the Toronto Maple Leafs were set to waive center Tim Connolly after a disappointing single season with the storied franchise. After a solid but unspectacular career with the Buffalo Sabres, Connolly signed a substantial contract to join the Leafs, scoring 36 points on 13 goals and 23 assists in ...
This post is brought to you by Active Instinct. They sell some pretty high end triathlon gear. Take a look at their compression suits & jackets – nice stuff. One of the larger NHL stories heading into the weekend, aside from real games being played, is the coming presence of Scott Gomez and Wade Redden on the free agent market. ...
After less than a week of training camp, the Blackhawks will head out west to face the defending champion Los Angeles Kings on January 19.
Andrew Shaw has certainly laid the path for his legacy in hockey last year and this week he has only added to his résumé after jumping the boards to pound his opponent. Shaw was suspended six games in the American Hockey League for leaving the bench with the purpose of starting an altercation with AHL ...
Jim Neveau, Managing Editor After the first two games of this series, it could easily be argued that the Phoenix Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks were pretty evenly matched. Both games had gone to overtime, both teams had displayed some very solid goaltending and an ability to capitalize on mistakes when they were on offense, and ...
Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Glendale, Arizona – Coming into the NHL playoffs, there were a couple of series that really captured the attention of the hockey world. You had the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins battling the Washington Capitals, two of the Central Division’s best facing off in the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red ...
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are a week away, so I thought it would be appropriate to comprise a list of the top 10 most important players for the Chicago Blackhawks come playoffs time. The ‘Hawks are currently sitting in the 6th spot in the Western Conference, but are only 2 points behind division rival the ...
With the playoffs in full swing in some fantasy hockey formats, every pickup or lack thereof is crucial to fantasy managers that want to lay their claim to any fantasy prize(s). This week, Fred Poulin, Peter Harling, and myself, Anatoliy Metter, weigh in on some trending players and the returns of Sidney Crosby, Andrei Markov ...
