The Emergence Of Raphael Diaz Fred Poulin | January 25, 2013 Who would have thought that after three games, the Montreal Canadiens’ leading scorer would be sophomore defenseman Raphael Diaz? That’s right, nobody! Diaz is currently leading the team in scoring…
Mark Streit – Isles Around The World Jeff Hersh | December 11, 2012 December 11th is Mark Streit’s 35th birthday. The final year of his contract with the New York Islanders, the captain has found you can go home again as he’s kept himself…
NHL Lockout Rumblings: Mark Streit, Roman Josi To SC Bern? Rick Nash, Joe Thornton Back To Davos? Daniel Schöpf | September 16, 2012 With the NHL lockout now in place, rumblings in the Swiss media have begun about the influx of NHL players into the Swiss NLA. In 2004/5, the NLA saw around 43…
Fantasy Hockey Preview: A Dramatic Atlantic Anatoliy Metter | September 9, 2012 This is part 6 of 6: After all was said and done in the 2011-2012 NHL season, four teams from the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division had secured a playoff…
The Best Late Round Gems of the NHL Entry Draft Since 2000 (Part II – ’03-’07 Drafts) Anatoliy Metter | July 26, 2012 Last month, I documented some of the NHL’s best late round picks of the 2000, 2001, and 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Players such as Henrik Lundqvist, Kevin Bieksa, and Brooks…
Five Potential Trade Deadline Targets for the Boston Bruins Bob Mand | February 18, 2012 By Bob Mand, Contributing Editor With the 2012 NHL Trade Deadline just over a week away, the Boston Bruins are undoubtedly considering all of their options. Despite the elevated…
After the Break All-Stars: Koivu, Samuelsson, Sabres and More Brandon Landry | February 1, 2012 By every season’s end, there’s at least one player who breaks out in remarkable fashion, putting up totals that even star players might have difficulty sustaining. This player provides an…
Hockey in Switzerland: NLA, NHL and World Juniors Updates Daniel Schöpf | December 21, 2011 Updates for Swiss Hockey in the NLA, NHL and the upcoming World Junior’s.
Long Faces on the Island: What’s Wrong With the Isles? James Neveau | November 20, 2011 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Correspondent The New York Islanders came into this season with some really high hopes for the future. They went all out this off-season to keeping their…
New York Islanders 3 Stars After Week 1 Rich Klennert | October 17, 2011 After dropping their opener the New York Islanders finished the first week of the season with a 3-1-0 record. It’s easy to get excited about a young team getting off…
Is the Five Forward Power Play the Future of the NHL? Chris Leyden | October 7, 2011 In a sport where converting on a single power play can mean winning that game, teams may start to get a bit more creative in who they send out on those man-up opportunities. If the Rangers deploy the five forward power play and find success early in the season, certainly other teams will take notice.
2011/2012 NHL Season Predictions: Eastern Conference Brandon Schlager | September 10, 2011 Eastern Conference // Western Conference With most teams kicking off training camp this week, preseason hockey right around the corner and puck drop slightly less than a month away, you…