As the 2013 NHL season winds down and awards talk ramps up, Bruins fans may be wondering if anyone on the team may be in line for some hardware. While Zdeno Chara is a perennial Norris candidate, perhaps the top option in terms of having his named called this year is the man behind him, ...
In February reports suggested that the 2013 NHL awards aren’t likely to be held in Las Vegas. It doesn’t really matter where they are held, it can be guaranteed that the NHL awards ceremony will leave those passionate about the game frustrated. Everything that is wrong with the NHL awards could hardly have been better ...
One-third of the way into the shortened NHL season, there has hardly been a lack of surprise and excitement. The Chicago Blackhawks have yet to lose in regulation, the Buffalo Sabres fired Lindy Ruff after 16 years, and all three Eastern Canada teams are currently in playoff positions. Individually, the season has been very interesting ...
It’s (finally) that time of year again, where hope abounds and everyone gazes into their crystal pucks in order to make their predictions about the immediate future of NHL hockey. In the best of years, this task is borderline folly, for who can really know what to expect when paper rosters and schedules play out ...
The last 12 months of hockey for Chris Kreider were a whirlwind. At this time one year ago, Kreider was sitting in a classroom, and preparing for his junior season at Boston College. The 2011-12 season was a memorable one for the 21-year-old. Kreider recorded 45 points in 44 games for BC, while helping them ...
For the second consecutive season (and third time in four years) a member of the Boston Bruins will walk away from Las Vegas with some hardware for the trophy-case. Patrice Bergeron, the Bruins two-way centerman extraordinaire, was awarded the 2012 Selke Trophy for his outstanding contributions at both ends of the ice. It comes as ...
Party Time Like NASCAR and your local bowling league, the NHL has an award gala at the end of the season. Gone are the scruffy beards and gap-toothed scowls. In go the dental bridges and out come the clippers. The league heads to Sin City, USA and they are dressed to the nines. Some would ...
It is safe to say that the St. Louis Blues were missing something in Game 2 of their best-of-7 series with the Los Angeles Kings Monday night. The Blues were on the sour end of a 4-goal first period en route to a 5-2 loss. This included a Mike Richards rebound goal just 31 seconds ...
The announcements of the trophy finalists are over and as usual they have left controversy in their wake. Let’s be fair, it is a difficult job to pick three players for some of these awards, especially ones like the Norris and Selke trophies where the criteria are not really all that clear. However, there is ...
Today, the NHL announced the finalists for the Vezina Trophy, awarded each season to the league’s best goaltender. For the 2011-12 season, the three nominees for the award are the Kings’ Jonathan Quick, the Predators’ Pekka Rinne, and the Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist. In a season that has featured many goalies with outstanding numbers, Quick, Rinne, ...
