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 “That would be the ultimate, being able to take fans inside the Stanley Cup playoffs,” (John) Collins said Friday in an interview. “We’ll look at it. It’s certainly not something we’ll be able to pull together for this year.” This quote, taken from an excellent piece by Chris Johnston of The ...
As the Flyers get ready to cap off a home and home against the Devils to finish up the week, let’s take a look back at what was a very eventful week for the Flyers. This included victories over the Red Wings and Devils, Michael Leighton’s departure from the team, and some crazy trade rumors. ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent From adding events to the Superskills Competition to making the All-Star Game itself into a North America vs. the World event, the NHL has continuously tried to make its mid-season exhibition more relevant. Even with all of these changes having taken place, no set of tweaks has more fundamentally changed the ...
I will be the first to admit and own up to the fact that I wasn’t thrilled with the Detroit Red Wings re-signing Todd Bertuzzi to a two-year deal with a no trade clause. I also admit that I often nit pick on the fact that he hits the goal post and doesn’t use his ...
The Edmonton Oilers have had a season of ups and downs, including a surprising stretch of 7 wins in 10 games at the end of November and into early December. The Oilers strong play even prompted their head coach Tom Renney to mention the playoffs as a possibility for the team. But not long after ...
It is hard to believe that only sixmonths ago the hockey world was waiting to see if Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom was going to announce his retirement. Now he’s not only the 3rd star of the week but the 3rd star for the month of December; and rightly so. At age 40 the super Swede ...
The Islanders started off the New Year on the right foot with a 4-3 OT victory over the Western Conference leading Detroit Red Wings
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent With the plethora of individual trophies available to NHL players, there is always plenty of debate over who should win what award. Whether it’s debating who has the qualifications to win the Hart Trophy, or the defensive skills to pick up the Selke or the Norris, or who can fill the ...
As the Flyers look to kick off the west coast road trip, they should be fresh as they’ve had a lot of time to relax and enjoy the holidays with their family leading up to tonight’s game in Vancouver. The Flyers last played on December 20th in a forgettable effort against the Florida Panthers in ...
