For the fourth year in a row, the closest that the Calgary Flames and their fans will get to the playoffs are televised games. As the Flames continue to plan for the future and the fans watch other teams mount a quest for the glorious Stanley Cup, there are some aspects of the playoffs that ...
The Washington Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins in over-time last evening by a final score of 4-3. It was the Capitals third consecutive contribution in the win column at home this season and 164th consecutive sellout at the Verizon Center. In front of 18,506, the Capitals fell behind 3-0 after one period of play, but ...
The Washington Capitals (6-10-1) snapped a two game losing streak Saturday afternoon in their 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils (10-4-4), in hopes of starting a winning streak. The Capitals victory was their first against a team currently in the top eight of the Eastern Conference (1-8-1), as head coach Adam Oates defeated the ...
During the NHL Lockout, it was the inevitable that 30 National Hockey League franchises were facing a high risk of losing a talented player to injury, while that player works for a temporary employer. Whether it was overseas, or somewhere in the American Hockey League world, NHL players had the option to work elsewhere, or ...
Mike Milbury is certainly known for his unpopular trades and tirades, but the former GM of the New York Islanders also had some noteworthy moves as well.
With more than one-third on the 2012-13 NHL season, including the All-Star game and the Winter Classic, already cancelled due to the owners locking out the players over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), time is now running out to negotiate and sign a new CBA and save the remaining part of the season. With ...
ALEXANDRIA, VA- Troy Brouwer is known for his ability to add a physical presence to the Nation’s Capitals top-six. Everything from glass rattling checks, to dropping the mitts, to driving hard into the offensive zone, finding the back of the net in crucial times for his club. It’s hard to imagine any of this ...
I was never much of a Roman Hamrlik fan … until the Roman Jedlicka interview in part published by Puck Daddy. Calling out Donald Fehr while you’re still an active player takes guts. The façade of a galvanized, ‘we are one’ union is gone. Of course anybody who previously perceived NHLPA unity when you have ...
When Ian White of the Detroit Red Wings called Gary Bettman an idiot on November 17th, it seemed to have opened the flood gates for the rest of the NHL players. Since this date there have been more than a few inappropriate comments toward Bettman. “I gotta be honest: I personally think he’s an idiot,” White ...
Most NHL players would like to retire at the top of their game just like Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings did after the 2011-12 season. However, that doesn’t necessarily come to fruition for many of these older players as some are forced to retire because of a serious injury while others hang their ...
