Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: And The Winner Is? Chris Wassel | April 10, 2012 After six months, the fantasy hockey season is over. There were 26 weeks of battles and wars that had probably more subplots than “War And Peace”. I saw quite a…
Chris Driedger – The Next Ones: NHL 2012 Draft Prospect Profile Ryan Pike | April 9, 2012 Chris Driedger THW Close-Up: Date of Birth: May 18, 1994 Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba Ht: 6-2 Wt: 186 lbs Catches: Right Position: Goaltender NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 In sports,…
Top 10 Underrated OHL Overagers of 2011-12 Picks 5 to 3 Margann Laurissa | April 9, 2012 5. Marc-Anthony Zanetti – A fifth-round pick in the 2007 OHL Priority Selection, 100th overall, to the Ottawa 67’s, Richmond Hill native Marc-Anthony Zanetti found himself in a logjam on the blueline with his prospective major junior team in his first year of major junior eligibility.
Zemgus Girgensons – The Next Ones: 2012 NHL Draft Prospect Profile – The Latvian Locomotive THW Archives | April 8, 2012 Zemgus Girgensons THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 1/5/1994 Place of birth: Riga, Latvia Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 198 lbs Shoots: Left Position: C/RW NHL Entry Draft Eligibility: 2012 He’s been drafted…
Top 10 Underrated OHL Overagers of 2011-12 Margann Laurissa | April 7, 2012 Part 1 – Picks 10, 9 Part 2 – Picks 8, 7, 6 Part 3 – Picks 5, 4, 3 Part 4 – Picks 2, 1 As the 2011-12 OHL…
Sean Couturier Defends Broad Street Matt Nestor | April 6, 2012 Sean Couturier won’t get any votes for this year’s Calder Trophy given to the NHL’s best rookie. The more defensive role of the Flyers’ 19 year-old center is often lost…
Mike Smith Sets Record; Cements Vezina Trophy Candidacy Sebastian Egerton-Read | April 5, 2012 Not so long ago I wrote an article where I argued that Mike Smith was the key player for the Phoenix Coyotes’ playoff chances. It has to be said that…
Martschini, Trutmann Say Goodbye to OHL Margann Laurissa | April 4, 2012 Since 1980, when the OHL separated from the Ontario Hockey Association, several European countries have had representation in the league as import players. One country with significantly lower numbers than…
Wayne Simmonds Proving Vital To Flyers’ Stanley Cup Hopes David OConnor | April 3, 2012 Upon becoming a Flyer, if you’d have told Wayne Simmonds that he would be one of the most vital players to Philadelphia’s playoff success this season, he would probably have…
Ray Whitney Joins 1,000-Point Club; Has Big Impact In Phoenix Sebastian Egerton-Read | April 1, 2012 Ray Whitney found Radim Vrbata at the back door on the power-play with a beautiful cross-ice feed to make it 3-0 as the Phoenix Coyotes secured a valuable 4-0 victory…
International Spotlight: Niklas Nordlund Margann Laurissa | April 1, 2012 There are some cities in Europe which have significant hockey history. Many of these cities have seen several championships over the years and have had many players succeed in professional…
Mike Smith Still Key To Playoff Chances Of The Phoenix Coyotes Sebastian Egerton-Read | March 31, 2012 Radim Vrbata scored two goals and Mike Smith stopped 38 shots as the Phoenix Coyotes beat the San Jose Sharks 2-0 on Thursday night moving into the Western conference’s top…