Nolan’s Retirement Announcement Was Also A Celebration of His Career Jas Faulkner | February 8, 2012 by Jas Faulkner, senior correspondent “Everything would be fine if the good lord had given guys like me the capability to play hockey until we were sixty-five. Then we wouldn’t…
San Jose’s Second-Half Center of Attention: Jumbo Joe Walter McLaughlin | February 8, 2012 It would be like trying to flog a dead horse — John Bright You miss 100% of the shots you never take — Wayne Gretzky To paraphrase Frasier on Cheers…
Mid-Season 2012 NHL Mock Draft Brendan Ross | January 8, 2012 The National Hockey League season is at its midway point and with the Under-20 World Junior Championship recently completed scout’s notebooks are containing a little more information on the upcoming…
NHL 2011 Year In Review David OConnor | December 26, 2011 The year of 2011 is coming to an end. For some, it couldn’t have gone by any slower. Others don’t want it to end so soon. Either way, it’s still…
Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski and Torrey Mitchell: San Jose’s New ‘G.I. Joes’ Walter McLaughlin | December 18, 2011 It’s a popular misconception that NHL head coaches spend the majority of their time diagramming and implementing X’s and O’s. In actuality, they are mad scientists, performing chemistry experiments in…
Pacific Division Anything But Pacified Walter McLaughlin | December 11, 2011 On paper, this was to be one of the strongest, most competitive divisions in the NHL this year. It’s a good thing “paper” is now a euphemism for pixels, as…
Current NHL Standings Using New Realignment Brendan Ross | December 6, 2011 On Monday afternoon the NHL’s Board of Governors agreed to implement the proposed four conference re-alignment beginning for the 2012-2013 National Hockey League season. The new format will divide the…
Sharks Hold On, Shut Out Blackhawks 1-0 Michael Duca | November 24, 2011 SAN JOSE,Calif (The Hockey Writers) Good teams win games when they don’t bring their best play out of the dressing room. Wednesday the San Jose Sharks showed they are a…
Vlasic Represents an Interesting Pickle for Sharks Walter McLaughlin | November 22, 2011 That’s one crunchy pickle™! In the Silicon Valley, Vlasic means much more than cucumbers soaking in a brine of distilled vinegar and corn syrup. It’s also the last name of…
Patrick Marleau Interviewed by a 7 Year Old Girl Bruce Hollingdrake | November 18, 2011 This is a wonderful little segment that reminds us that hockey players have heart and that there are a lot of children that need our help. Having a young…
Sharks continue recent mastery of Red Wings with 5-2 win Michael Duca | November 18, 2011 SAN JOSE,Calif. (The Hockey Writers) Enjoy one of hockey’s most spirited rivalries while you can. In the Todd McLellan era, the San Jose Sharks are now 16-10 against the Detroit…
Joe Thornton’s Offense Becoming Jumbo-Sized Walter McLaughlin | November 8, 2011 Maybe Joe Thornton reads The Hockey Writers. On August 9th, I wrote an article entitled “Joey the Kid Needs Six Shooter to Tame the Wild, Wild West”. The piece postulated…