VIDEO: David Krejci Elbows Sidney Crosby Mike Colligan | December 8, 2011 Sidney Crosby will miss the next two games for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He received an accidental elbow to the head from Boston’s David Krejci on Monday.
Sidney Crosby’s Final Hurdle Mike Colligan | November 17, 2011 Day after day, questions have focused on the physical aspects of Crosby’s recovery. He was cleared for contact over a month ago and seems to be doing well. So what’s the hold up? Maybe in our focus on the return of Sidney Crosby the hockey player, we’ve forgotten about Sidney Crosby the person.
Penguins Prospect Tom Kuhnhackl Slapped with 20-games for Murphy Hit Brendan Ross | November 8, 2011 Last Friday night Tom Kuhnhackl was playing in his second game as a Niagara Ice Dog after a trade that brought him into the franchise from the Windsor…
QMJHL hands out 15-game suspension for Lessard’s knee-on-knee on Nick Sorensen THW Archives | November 4, 2011 Follow Shawn Reznik on Twitter. Nick Sorensen had high hopes this season of making a splash in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The 2013 draft eligible right winger hopped…
Fantasy Chutes And Ladders: A Spooky Edition Chris Wassel | November 1, 2011 Welcome to our “Halloween Edition” on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original…
The Problem with Mandatory Visors in the NHL George Scoville | October 28, 2011 As the controversial debate over mandatory visors in the NHL continues to build steam, a new paper from Alberto Chong (George Washington University, Washington) and Pascal Restrepo (Massachusetts Institute of…
Mandating Visors Should Be Discussed After Pronger Injury Andrew Sykes | October 25, 2011 To quote Jeremy Roenick, “NHL wake up.” As backwards as the National Hockey League is by still allowing fighting, the allowance of giving players the option to choose the wearing…
Fantasy Chutes And Ladders Week Dos! Chris Wassel | October 25, 2011 Welcome to Part Deux on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton…
Will New Concussion Detection Technology Improve Treatment and Prevention in the NHL? George Scoville | October 19, 2011 X2IMPACT, a Seattle-based company focused on the prevention of Real Sports Brain Injury (rSBI), has partnered with Bite Tech, Inc. to develop mouth guards and headbands that measure the impact…
New Jersey Devils Martin Brodeur’s Shoulder Injury Concerning Carl Stoffers | October 19, 2011 Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur is no spring chicken. The 39 year-old has been minding New Jersey’s net since the 1993-94 season and has, for the most part, been very durable.…
Jeff Carter injured, Matt Calvert to Springfield Darren Coslov | October 17, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Just when you think it can’t get any worse for the Columbus Blue Jackets, starting off a season 0-4-1, the worse start in franchise history that is, well,…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders Week 1 Chris Wassel | October 17, 2011 Welcome to our debut column here on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the…
