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Jeff Stone is the disgraced former captain of his JV hockey team and a reporter at the International Business Times. He has a signed rookie card of Martin Brodeur and a blog at WhenYouPutItThatWay.wordpress.com.

Fans Love NHL GameCenter Live, But Beware of Mental Health Risks

April 19, 2013February 2, 2013 by Jeff Stone

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that affects, among other things, pleasure, cognition and motivation. When someone completes an enjoyable activity their brain naturally associates that activity with pleasure …

Read moreFans Love NHL GameCenter Live, But Beware of Mental Health Risks

Categories News

Crosby vs. Ovechkin: A Tale of Two Lockouts

January 25, 2013 by Jeff Stone

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The queasy fear that began during the 2003-04 season and throughout the Stanley Cup finals turned into a …

Read moreCrosby vs. Ovechkin: A Tale of Two Lockouts

Categories News Tags Alex Ovechkin, Lockout, Rivalries, Sidney Crosby

Claude Lemieux: Proto-pest, Clutch Playoff Performer, Future Hall of Famer

November 14, 2012 by Jeff Stone

Not enough is said about Claude Lemieux’s eyes. The player who’s now regarded as the NHL’s proto-pest must have been terrifying to line up against, not only because he might …

Read moreClaude Lemieux: Proto-pest, Clutch Playoff Performer, Future Hall of Famer

Categories Hockey History, Montreal Canadiens, News Tags Claude Lemieux, Darren McCarty, Hockey Hall of Fame

Preparing to Say Goodbye to Pixelated Evander Kane

October 17, 2012 by Jeff Stone

I was starting to develop an unhealthy reliance on the pixelated version of Evander Kane. The Winnipeg Jets left-winger has been, to me, one of the last barriers to full …

Read morePreparing to Say Goodbye to Pixelated Evander Kane

Categories News, Winnipeg Jets Tags EA Sports, Evander Kane, Lockout

Player Unity The Best Part of NHL Lockout

October 1, 2012 by Jeff Stone

Whenever Rob Ray is interviewed on Buffalo’s sports radio station one of his favorite stories to tell is the time Shayne Corson and Darcy Tucker tried to chase him into …

Read morePlayer Unity The Best Part of NHL Lockout

Categories News Tags Krys Barch, Lockout 2012, NHLPA, Rob Ray, Shea Weber, Twitter

Sabres’ Offer To Doan Is Bad News For “Hockey Heaven”

August 22, 2012 by Jeff Stone
Shane Doan

When reports surfaced earlier this summer about a contract the Buffalo Sabres offered unrestricted free agent Shane Doan it – like seemingly everything else in Sabreland – divided fans. The …

Read moreSabres’ Offer To Doan Is Bad News For “Hockey Heaven”

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Free Agents Tags Darcy Regier, Free Agency, Shane Doan

Nash to New York Similar to Alignment of NBA Stars

July 24, 2012 by Jeff Stone

From a marketability standpoint, the National Hockey League is in a much better place than it was in on Monday morning and while he still has the CBA negotiations looming, …

Read moreNash to New York Similar to Alignment of NBA Stars

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers Tags Rick Nash

Calm Before the Storm in Hockeytown

June 21, 2012 by Jeff Stone

The Detroit Red Wings are not a team that needs to be in the spotlight at all times. Clubs like the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers seem to thrive …

Read moreCalm Before the Storm in Hockeytown

Categories Detroit Red Wings Tags Ken Holland, Nail Yakupov, Ryan Suter

Is The Sophomore Slump Real?

June 14, 2012 by Jeff Stone

The list of Calder Trophy winners is full of players that went on to have Hall of Fame careers. Names like Mario Lemieux, Ray Bourque, Gilbert Perrault and others are …

Read moreIs The Sophomore Slump Real?

Categories Uncategorized Tags Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Jeff Skinner, Patrick Kane, Steve Mason, Tyler Myers

Playing Ken Holland For A Day

June 6, 2012 by Jeff Stone
Dustin Penner Kings

Despite ­­­­­losing eventual hall of famer Nicklas Lidstrom and being soundly beaten in first round of the playoffs, Detroit Red Wings are not in a rebuilding mode. They’re also no …

Read morePlaying Ken Holland For A Day

Categories Detroit Red Wings Tags Alexander Semin, Dennis Wideman, Dustin Penner, Free Agency, Ken Holland, Ryan Suter

Lidstrom Set to Retire

May 30, 2012May 30, 2012 by Jeff Stone

This afternoon, news broke that longtime Detroit Red Wings defenseman and future hall-of-famer Nicklas Lidstrom will officially announce his retirement tomorrow. During Lidstrom’s career, he’s won four Stanley Cups, has …

Read moreLidstrom Set to Retire

Categories Detroit Red Wings, News Tags Nicklas Lidstrom

Sabres’ Ruff, Regier Need to Go

May 27, 2012 by Jeff Stone

At the end of the Buffalo Sabres hockey season team president Ted Black, during an interview with the Associated Press, declared that GM Darcy Regier and Lindy Ruff will both …

Read moreSabres’ Ruff, Regier Need to Go

Categories Buffalo Sabres Tags Darcy Regier, Lindy Ruff
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