Posts About "Art Ross"
Kenora Thistles Won the Stanley Cup On This Day in 1907
January 21st, 2015 Nestled on the Lake of the Woods in far northwestern Ontario, Kenora has a rich history that also includes hockey. This small city has recently celebrated the spoils of the Los Angeles Kings’ Stanley Cup victories in 2012 and 2014, when hometown player, Mike Richards, brought the trophy back in the summertime. In fact, when Richards...
The Crosby Effect
August 5th, 2013 It was 2004. The Pittsburgh Penguins were atrocious, yet again. It had been three years straight of missing the playoffs and the team finished in dead last. The once prosperous team steer-headed by one of the most dominant players, Mario Lemieux, had fallen on hard times with a dwindling fanbase, piss-poor attendance, and a...Book Review: Hamilton's Hockey Tigers
Hamilton’s Hockey Tigers. By Sam Wesley with David Wesley. (2005, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 96. $24.95. ISBN 978-1-55028-887-2.) Published during the last NHL lockout, who knew one short statement in a book about a team that left Canada in 1925 would twice ring true in the span of almost a...
The Ovechkin Chronicles: The Ovi We Know Is Still There
December 16th, 2011 The evidence would suggest Capitals captain/franchise player Alex Ovechkin is in decline. In this case, the evidence is circumstantial. If you think Ovechkin has lost his standing as an NHL superstar, think again. As a close observer of the Washington Capitals for many years, I remember watching videos of Alex Ovechkin in 2003 and...
Book Review: The Lives of Conn Smythe
November 20th, 2011 The Lives of Conn Smythe: From the Battlefield to Maple Leaf Gardens: A Hockey Icon's Story . By Kelly McParland. (2011, Toronto: FENN/McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 370. $32.99. ISBN 978-0-7710-5683-3.) Once upon a time, there was a hockey club called the Toronto St. Patricks. Then Conn Smythe came...
