Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsWith many fantasy leagues entering the final stages of the regular season, some managers might be clutching their keyboards and mousepads waiting to hop on that one waiver-wire gem that could turn their fortunes around. However, with only about four more weeks left in the fantasy hockey season, many fantasy managers have probably laid claim ...
The Colorado Avalanche are getting healthier. Captain Gabe Landeskog returned to the lineup after missing 11 games and injured defensemen Erik Johnson and Ryan Wilson appear to be on the mend as well. Both have practiced over the last couple of days and are with the team on its current three-game road trip. Both could ...
After the tough 6-0 shut out loss to St. Louis in the season opener, the offensive wheels have finally begun moving in the motor city. The big offensive players like Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Filppula are all producing as expected so far this season, and the Wings also seem to have acquired the top-6 sniper they were looking ...
When it comes to talented youth playing in the NHL one word comes to mind: plentiful. Every team in the league seems to have a budding superstar who is on the verge of becoming a household name despite barely being old enough to have a beer at the local bar. Nowhere is this more prevalent ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager, Ray Shero, gets an adrenaline rush around the trade deadline. This time of year is like a holiday for Shero. He relishes the opportunity to improve his already exceptionally talented hockey club. With the deadline just around the corner, rumors have swirled about who may be coming to the Penguins ...
Davis Drewiske has been making himself visible to Los Angeles Kings fans lately, dropping two pucks into the net in two games. So just who is Davis Drewiske? Hailing from the state of Wisconsin in the U.S., Drewiske played four years of collegiate hockey for the Badgers at the University of Wisconsin, winning the NCAA ...
The James Norris Memorial Trophy is given annually in the National Hockey League “to the defensive player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-around ability in the position.” Last year’s winner was Nicklas Lidstrom, defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings, who has won the award seven times and has set the present-day standard for ...
This summer Red Wings fans were on the edge of their seats waiting to see whether or not captain Nicklas Lidstrom would retire. Surprise came when it was Brian Rafalski, not Lidstrom, who retired, despite having a year left on his contract. Rafalski joined the Red Wings in 2007-2008 and went on to win the ...
When Bobby Orr was at his peak, he was the best hockey player in the world. No other human was close. It was unbelievable how much better he was than anyone else in the pack behind. The NHL wasn’t good enough for Bobby Orr. Too bad there was no higher league. Around the beginning of ...
The Anaheim Ducks look to new additions to help revamp their defense
