The Chicago Blackhawks had to be aware that the Detroit Red Wings were going to turn up the pressure in game two. After having a 2-1 margin in the shots on goal department, the Red Wings came out firing in a decisive 4-1 victory in game two. Anaheim Ducks beat writer Eric Stephens said it ...
There is nothing like old school playoff hockey. The purists had to be smiling when they found out that the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will renew acquaintances in the Stanley Cup semifinals. The latest meeting between the Original Six rivals is historic on so many levels. The series will be the first ...
With just eight games remaining on their regular season schedule, the Kings are inching closer to securing a coveted playoff spot, which would provide an opportunity to defend their Stanley Cup Championship. While uncertainty remains concerning where they will eventually finish, and a playoff berth has not been clinched, their situation is far more favorable ...
I remember sitting opposite the draft board at the Consol Energy Center on the 2nd day of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. As a Flyers fan, I was happy the club had selected Scott Laughton the night before and Anthony Stolarz with their first pick of the day. Their 3rd round pick was still approaching ...
On March 4, Stephen A. Smith did what he does for a living, which is to flail about some controversial subject at a loud enough volume to drown out the fact that he does not actually know anything about sports. The question was posed to Smith of which was more impressive: the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and ...
It might have been four months late, but on Saturday, January 19th, 2013, the puck finally dropped to begin the 2013 National Hockey League Season. Despite the aggressive calls for boycotts and protests, it appeared that the majority of fans were excited to see the thirty teams lace up the skates and get back into ...
Lubomir Visnovsky’s decision to stay in his native Slovakia and continue playing in the KHL is nothing new to Islanders fans. Over the years Islander fans have had their fair share of reluctant acquisitions. In 1995, the Islanders enigmatically traded their start Pierre Turgeon to the Montreal Canadians for Kirk Muller… who needed to take ...
Here at The Hockey Writers, everyone is impatient for the millionaires and billionaires to quit bickering over relative nuances over how to divide a $3.3 billion pie and get back on the frickin’ ice. We are as ardent a collection of hockey nerds behind keyboards as any group of nerds behind keyboards there is, but ...
Each week, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) salutes their Players of the Week. The top forward, defenseman, goaltender, and rookie are selected based on their statistics and performance, as determined by the KHL Statistics and Information Bureau. This week, the league recognizes: Forward of the Week Danis Zaripov of Ak Bars Kazan In three games, ...
As the NHL lockout heads into its 55th day on Friday, hockey fans across the country will wake up feeling the same way that they have for the past 54 mornings – miserable, bored, and yearning for hockey to be played. But the lockout is affecting much more than just the average hockey fan. Businesses ...
