Of all the great players to dazzle the NHL, some of the finest and most controversial have enimated from Mother Russia. From Sergei Fedorov to Sergei Bobrovsky, Pavel Bure to Pavel Datsyuk, Russia continutes to produce some of the NHL’s top stars. There are few who inspired more awe and ire than Alexander Mogilny. Dubbed “Alexander ...
The 2013 World Junior Championship kicked off in dramatic fashion when Team Russia beat Team Slovakia with nine seconds remaining in overtime. This year’s tournament may be the most anticipated hockey tournament to date. With NHL hockey in a lockout, the eyes’ of the hockey world are all on the 2013 WJC. With nothing but boring predictions ...
As the NHL lockout of 2012 drags on, feelings among fans range from apathy and indifference to frustration and anger. There’s those who support the NHLPA, others support the NHL. Some are fed up with rich people squabbling over how to divvy up piles of money, others don’t care how things get settled so long ...
Few things are as frustrating as seeking out news, attention and acknowledgment, and coming up with nothing. Silence isn’t deafening, it’s deadening. Hockey fans have become familiar with this feeling. This staleness is what made the sentimental Tweeting this morning from Yahoo! NHL writer, Nick Cotsonika, a welcomed gesture: Nick Cotsonika @cotsonika Just spent an hour ...
“I’d never before seen a player leave the bench and go into the medical room in the middle of a game unless he was injured and needed immediate attention … [it was] a watershed moment in the history of the franchise.” Thus opens Hockeytown Doc, the newly published memoirs of Dr. John Finley, a man ...
On Thursday afternoon the Detroit Red Wings announced some noteworthy additions to their 2012 Sirius XM Hockeytown Winter Festival Alumni Showdown lineup with the aid of a highlight package that will give any die-hard ‘Wings fan the chills. The Russian Five are back! Well, sort of. While it’s great to see the names Sergei Fedorov, ...
With the Flyers extending an offer sheet to 26-year-old All-Star Norris-finalist defenseman Shea Weber, let’s take a look back at some other significant offer sheets in recent NHL history: Changing Places 1991 – Blues Sign Shanahan, Lose Stevens The St. Louis Blues were big game hunters in the early ‘90s when it came ...
Growing up as a hockey fan in the 1990s, the Detroit Red Wings were an easy team to root for. Their fast, skilled game made them the antithesis of my beloved Buffalo Sabres, who at the time were full of thugs like Rob Ray, Bob Boughner, and Matt Barnaby. That’s not to say I haven’t ...
When the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Scott Howson away from the Edmonton Oilers the team was coming off the sixth straight season in which they missed the playoffs.
With the Washington Capitals preparing for their first-round match-up with the New York Rangers starting Wednesday, the organization found some time to do a little housecleaning. The team announced this morning that they have signed right wing veteran Mike Knuble to a one-year, 2 million dollar contract extension. This is a $800,000 pay cut from ...
