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 ...
On November 10, 2007, Jeremy Roenick became just the third American-born player in NHL history to score 500 career goals. I was there that night at HP Pavilion, along with 17,496 fans in attendance to watch the San Jose Sharks play the Phoenix Coyotes. In a 1-1 game midway through the second period, the Sharks ...
Players want a larger piece of the pie while owners want to revamp the current contract structures. Media wars, threats of disclaimer of interest… blah, blah, blah. Obviously, there are some legal matters that both sides need to discuss. But what about the real problems with the NHL? If the league is to gain back ...
Jeremy Roenick’s criticism of Patrick Marleau in his new book “modestly” titled ‘J.R.: My Life as the Most Outspoken, Fearless, and Hard-Hitting Man in Hockey’ was picked up by several writers and editors around the country (David Pollak via The Mercury News, Sean Leahy from Puck Daddy, and Eric He from The Hockey Writers). Only ...
In his memoir, J.R.: My Life as the Most Outspoken, Fearless and Hard-Hitting Man in Hockey, Jeremy Roenick took yet another opportunity to blast his former teammate Patrick Marleau, who he played with for two years on the San Jose Sharks from 2007-2009. Of course, we all remember the night that Roenick called Marleau “gutless” after a ...
In 2004, the diminuitive Sami Kapanen was one of the fastest players in the NHL. Standing only 5’9″, his speed went unmatched in both “Fastest Skater” events before the All-Star games in 2000 and 2002. It helped him to beat defenders out wide on offense, and it helped him to avoid big hits along the ...
Chris Calnan — THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 5 May 1994 Place of birth: Norwell, MA Ht: 6′ 2″ Wt: 187 Shoots: Right Position: Right Wing NHL Entry Draft Eligibility: 1st time eligible 2012 *Click Here for “Notes Up Front” and the “Legend” for various topics covered below in the “Live Updated” THW’s NHL 2012 ...
Who says that you can’t win Coach or GM of the Year multiple times? Since its inception in the 1973-74 season, the Jack Adams Award, given to the best head coach in the regular season, has only seen five coaches win the honor multiple times (Scotty Bowman, Pat Burns, Jacques Demers, Jacques Lemaire and Pat ...
Dear Mike Milbury, Do these names ring a bell? Zdeno Chara, Wade Redden, Bryan Berard, Roberto Luongo. These are all players who you are known for trading away and making the teams you managed worse. You drafted Rick DiPietro 1st overall instead of drafting Danny Heatley or Marian Gaborik. You traded 2nd overall pick Jason Spezza ...
After injuries limited him to just eight games for the Flyers in 2011, Brayden Schenn has been everything the Flyers could have asked of him since the New Year began. In the 20 games the Flyers have played in 2012, Schenn has collected eight goals and three assists accounting for all 11 of his points ...
