Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsVANCOUVER – Commissioner Gary Bettman delivered his semi-annual ‘State of the NHL’ address on Wednesday afternoon prior to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. The biggest news of the day though came when head of discipline Colin Campbell announced that he’ll be stepping down. Brendan Shanahan, NHL VP of Hockey and Business Development, will ...
VANCOUVER – For 59 minutes and 42 seconds, Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final was a nail-biter. Leave it to Alex Burrows to take it even further than that. Raffi Torres’ goal with 18 seconds left was the only tally on the night, but afterwards Patrice Bergeron and the Bruins were still ticked off ...
If you’re under siege because people don’t think you’re doing your job the right way, complaining about it publicly isn’t the best way to clear up any possible misconceptions. If anything, it’s the best way to enforce them. So when NHL VP of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell expressed his frustrations on TSN Radio 1050 Thursday, ...
Inside the mind of Colin Campbell, you might find a Minotaur. Campbell is a man who is supposed to offer clarity and the final ruling on supplemental discipline in the National Hockey League, but with every verdict rendered, what follows is the confusion and vomit-inducing twists and turns one would find in an Ancient Greek ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Throughout the NHL’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal hits, perhaps no player has been more of a poster boy for what’s wrong with the game than Pittsburgh’s Matt Cooke. He has earned scorn from all corners of the hockey world, including from some of the players that he plays ...
It was a battle that had been anticipated for many days. After a huge penalty-laden game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins on Feb 9, there was a ton of specualtion about how aggressive this game would be between these long time rivals. As the season is coming to a close and the ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Colin Campbell got another opportunity this weekend to bust out his Wheel of Justice after Calgary Flames RW Tom Kostopoulos nailed Red Wings defenseman Brad Stuart with a check during the teams’ hard-fought battle on Friday night. While Kostopoulos only received a two minute roughing penalty on the play, the play ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Before Saturday night, if you were to ask an NHL fan what forwards Jody Shelley and Alex Semin had in common, you likely would have gotten one of these three answers: 1. They both play in the Eastern Conference 2. Their last names both start with an “S” 3. What kind ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Opening Thought: Thanksgiving in the NHL is just like any other day in the league: the complete opposite of what you would expect. While during the season we have gotten used to the “Wheel of Justice” and bi-polar teams, Thanksgiving perfectly encapsulates what is so random about the game we love. ...
By Mike Miccoli, Boston Bruins correspondent
What a difference a game makes.
Things got quiet real fast after the Bruins dropped three straight games at home, the most recent coming this past Saturday against the Ottawa Senators. On Monday night, the 17,565 sold-out crowd at the TD Garden were on their feet applauding a Bruins team that simply manhandled an already-weaken New Jersey squad. Led by another outstanding performance from Tim Thomas, the Boston Bruins shut out the Devils, 3-0.
Thomas becomes the first goaltender in the NHL to get to four shutouts, one shy of tying his career high of five set in the 2008-09 season. But the former Vezina winner wasn’t the only Bruin who played a big game. Here are some quick hits on The Morning After on what you may have missed from Monday night’s game.
