Over the last few seasons, the effects of CTE on athletes have been studied in great detail, especially in sports such as football and hockey. While research regarding CTE and its effects on the lives of athletes is still very much in its infant stages, many sports fans have already questioned the role of fighting ...
Even the NHL lockout wasn’t able to keep some of the league’s best players off the ice. Members of fifteen NHL teams hit the ice Saturday night as part of Operation Hat Trick to help raise money for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Over 10,000 fans were in attendance, making this the largest sold-out event at ...
An enforcer in hockey is defined as a player whose role on a team is to respond physically and aggressively to unwarranted play by the opponents, usually by challenging the guilty parties or the other teams’ enforcers to a fight. An on-ice policeman, as you will. Many enforcers also stage fights between one another to ...
The Blackhawks kicked off Monday morning by announcing they had re-signed gritty winger Daniel Carcillo to a 2-year contract at $825,000 per year. Despite Carcillo’s injury and suspension taken in a game against the Oilers, the move shouldn’t be a surprise to Blackhawks fans. When Carcillo’s season-ending injury was announced, Coach Quenneville spoke very positively ...
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist Before this NHL season kicked off, one of the teams that pundits were talking about as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender was the Chicago Blackhawks. Not only did they have a long off-season to get healthy and rested up beforehand, but they still had some of the top offensive weapons ...
Sam Gagner, Blackhawks killer? Nobody would’ve predicted it. Ganger started the evening with just 5 goals and 17 assists for the entire season. Only one of those points, an assist, came against the Blackhawks in the past 3 match ups. Thursday night in Edmonton, however, Gagner scored no less than 4 goals and 4 assists ...
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist There are a lot of matchups throughout the National Hockey League that can stake a claim to being the biggest rivalry in the sport, but few draw the national attention, while consistently living up to the hype, as the rivalry between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. That reputation certainly ...
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Correspondent Coming off of a season a year ago that saw them struggle with chemistry issues after an off-season of personnel flying out the door, the Chicago Blackhawks came into the current campaign with high hopes of competing for another Stanley Cup championship. They started out well enough, but as of ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist As we prepare to close the book on the first month of the NHL season, there have been some real surprises this year, and just as many non-surprises. We have had the Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers get off to rousing starts, and we have had teams ...
During his playing days, Brendan Shanahan was a no nonsense player. He came to work, did his job, and expected others to do the same. He was as tough as nails on the ice and took no bull from anyone. As player rep for the NHLPA, Shanahan expected fair and honest treatment from the owners ...
