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Frozen Four Semifinal Recap
Yale stuns UMass-Lowell in overtime: “They gave us a taste of our own medicine.” Those were the words used by Joseph Pendenza of the UMass-Lowell Riverhawks. UMass-Lowell came into the...
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Nic Kerdiles A Catalyst For Wisconsin
A 2nd gold medal in the U18 World Championships and being drafted by his hometown Anaheim Ducks had Nic Kerdiles floating on cloud nine all summer. He was taking summer...
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Marc-Andre Fleury: Pittsburgh Penguins Scapegoat
Many of you will never like Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender, Marc-Andre Fleury. It doesn’t matter if he wins another one or two Stanley Cups. As soon as Fleury has another bad...
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Team USA Goaltender John Gibson Shining at World Junior Championship
Goaltender John Gibson has been the best player on the ice for Team USA at the World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia. Gibson has certainly lived up to the hype on the world stage facing the...
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Mario Lemieux: The Triumphant Return from Retirement
In 1997 the National Hockey League lost one of the greatest players to ever play the game early. Mario Lemieux didn’t pass away during his career, nor did he decide...
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Bobby Ryan – To Trade or Not to Trade?
Bobby Ryan wants out of the Anaheim Ducks organization. At least that’s what he said this summer in an interview with Randy Miller of the Courier-Post. Ryan stated: “Anaheim has...
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Why Brandon Sutter Makes Sense for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Brandon Sutter learned last week that he was coming to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade that sent Jordan Staal to the Carolina Hurricanes. In the days leading up to...
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THW’s Latest Mock Draft with ProSportsBlogging.com Corey Krakower
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will take place in Pittsburgh this coming Friday. It may be touted as the worst draft in the past decade, but that won’t stop The...
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Daniil Zharkov – The Next Ones: 2012 NHL Draft Prospect Profile – The Russian Bull
Daniil Zharkov THW Close-Up: Date of birth: February 6th, 1994 Place of birth: St. Petersburgh, Russia Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 194 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Left wing Draft Eligibility: 2012 It’s...
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5 Reasons Why the Penguins Faltered Against the Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers series will go down as one of the wildest series of all-time in NHL playoff hockey history. There were many incidents throughout this series...
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How the Pittsburgh Pirates Became the Philadelphia Flyers
It is known as the battle of Pennsylvania. Tonight marks the start of the Flyers and Penguins sixth playoff series against each other. In the five series these teams have...
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Dear Mike Milbury…..
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...