On the same day that Sergei Bobrovsky, Henrik Lundqvist, and Antti Niemi were announced as finalists for the 2012-13 Vezina Trophy, I’m presenting a new kind of goalie award, the Most Valuable Goaltender of the Year, to Evgeni Nabokov of the New York Islanders. This honor is based on a single statistically-driven question: Which starting ...
Going on the assumption that the NHL and NHLPA come to an agreement to send their players to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia (and yes, that may be a fairly dangerous assumption) soon after the shortened 2013 season begins, the focus will move to who is off to a good and ...
It has been stated that goaltenders take longer than other hockey players to develop. Moreover, every goaltender’s path is a little bit different, and each one has to endure some adversity in order to meet their potential. Abbotsford Heat netminder Danny Taylor is a prime example of this credo. Born in Plymouth, England and raised ...
To say that there have not been many well-known Polish goaltenders would be an understatement. There have been only two that have had any real dent in terms of professional hockey that the vast majority would know about but they both enjoyed successful careers elsewhere. Peter Sidorkiewicz has lived most of his life in North ...
For those out there who geek out over goalie mask art, yesterday was a big day as Sabres backup goalie Jhonas Enroth revealed his new lid for the upcoming season via his twitter account (@JEnroth125). View this tweet at twitter.com View this tweet at twitter.com At first glance, it’s really quite impressive. The right side ...
Matthew Murray THW Close-Up: Date of Birth: May 25, 1994 Place of Birth: Thunder Bay, Ontario Height: 6’4″ Weight: 159 Catches: Left Position: Goaltender NHL Draft Eligibility: 1st time eligible in 2012 Rankings: NHL Central Scouting (Final): 18th (North American goaltenders) Craig’s List (May 2012): 43rd THW Top 120 (May 2012): 78th *** ...
With a little more than one month to go before the July 1st Unrestricted Free Agents frenzy begins, questions abound regarding the status of quality goaltenders such as Roberto Luongo, Tim Thomas, Tomas Vokoun, Miikka Kiprusoff and Jonathan Bernier. The teams looking to add a proven netminder, namely the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Columbus Blue ...
Every year around this time, during the run-up to the annual NHL Entry Draft, the question comes up regarding drafting goaltenders. While everyone agrees that having a few goaltenders in a stable of prospects is a smart move, akin to having some type of internet security in terms of providing peace of mind, there’s a ...
The New Jersey Devils, like every professional sports franchise, have undergone many changes in the past two decades. Except for one: #30, Martin Brodeur. It seems like ages ago when the Devils goaltender was a fresh faced rookie during the 1993-94 campaign, earning the Calder Trophy as the National Hockey League’s best rookie. Looking back ...
With January behind the Hawks, it’s time for Stan Bowman to start thinking about how they’re going to climb the playoff rope from their current sixth position in the Western Conference—wait any longer and the rope below will be on fire. The Hawks are 29-16-7 on the season and 6 points behind the first-place Red ...
