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10 Greatest LA Kings of All Time
July 18th, 2019 If you are explaining, you are losing— J.C. Watts If true, the Los Angeles Kings have done one hell of a lot of 'splainin' over their 45-year history. Dustin Brown with the 2012 Stanley Cup. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) However, thanks to the heroics of Jonathan Quick, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and company, they have...
7 Cool Things About Alexander Ovechkin
July 18th, 2019 The Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin is this generation’s greatest goal-scorer, and up on the Mt. Rushmore of all-time snipers. He has 646 goals since entering the NHL in 2005-06, 210 more than Sidney Crosby, who’s next on the list. But it was an assist that earned Ovechkin his latest milestone. With a helper on T.J....
1971-72 New York Rangers: "We Did It All Except Win"
July 17th, 2019 This article was originally published in August, 2012. The New York Rangers endured one of sports' longest championship droughts, as they went fifty-four years without winning the Stanley Cup. And while the Stanley Cup finally made it to New York in 1994, the years between 1940 and 1994 didn't pass by without great moments and...
Pelle Lindbergh Remembered
July 8th, 2019 Originally written in November of 2013 by Shawn Reznick. Pelle Lindbergh was regarded as one of the greatest Flyers goalies. Here now are some memories of the star netminder. Next to Bernie Parent, Pelle Lindbergh was the best goalie to play in a Philadelphia Flyers sweater. He had the skill; he had the charisma; he had a passion...
1940: The Best Team in New York Rangers History
July 2nd, 2019 When the New York Rangers and 1940 are put together, there is a certain stigma that is attached to it. The feeling is not unlike that of the Boston Red Sox and 1918, or the Chicago Cubs and 1908. For the Rangers, 1940 was the year that they won their 3rd Stanley Cup in a twelve year period. However, it was also the last Stanley Cup that...
The Sedin Twins and the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
June 21st, 2019 June 26, 1999, was a day that changed the fortunes of the Vancouver Canucks for more than just the next decade. This, of course, being the day of the NHL Draft that saw Henrik and Daniel Sedin join the Canucks. While there are some cynics who think the team’s success was stunted by the events of this day, most fans will agree that the...
