Posts About "Conn Smythe Trophy"
Remembering What Made Mario Lemieux the Greatest
September 5th, 2019 Equal parts exhilarating and devastating, sports are quite simply unpredictable. Ask the city of Pittsburgh. This week 25 years ago, Penguins fans experienced both emotions at the same time. Riding back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and looking like a team destined to three-peat, Mario Lemieux stepped to the podium at a sudden press...
Ryan O'Reilly's Incredible Year
June 14th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues are Stanley Cup champions, and there are dozens of stories to be told. However, few journeys are as remarkable as the one Ryan O'Reilly has been on in the past year. Just 14 months ago, O'Reilly was the source of abundant criticism in his final days with the Buffalo Sabres, after he made comments about the losing...
Holtby Making Case for Conn Smythe
June 4th, 2018 Braden Holtby really struggled during the 2017-18 regular season and put up the worst numbers of his eight-year career with the Capitals. He posted a goals-against average (GAA) of 2.99 and a .907 save percentage (SV%), and failed to win more than 35 games for the first time since the 2013-14 season. As the season went on, head coach...
NHL Should Change Conn Smythe Rules
June 15th, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby joined Mario Lemieux and Bernie Parent as the only other players in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy in back-to-back years. Crosby deserved it, posting eight goals and 27 points in 24 playoff games. But he wasn't the only member of the Penguins who played at an MVP level. Both...
3 Players Who Should Get Conn Smythe Attention
May 12th, 2017 We are finally reaching that time of the year when everything matters the most; each game, shift, and effort ultimately determines success or failure. Regardless of whether you are an avid fan or casual watcher, there is something special about the spirit of playoff competition that brings out a player’s true nature. There are...
The Return of Duncan Keith
November 29th, 2015 There was a huge welcome return to the Chicago Blackhawks line up two weeks ago in the form of defenseman Duncan Keith. Keith has been out injured for a month, undergoing successful knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. It was originally thought that he would be out for up to six weeks, but made his return after just four weeks after...
Potential Conn Smythe Winners From All Four Remaining Teams
May 16th, 2015 If a player is awarded the Conn Smythe trophy, it means he had an exemplary run in the playoffs. Out of all the competing teams and players, he was the one to win MVP. Winning this award requires a player to sweat, bleed and overcome tremendous adversity. Past recipients include Steve Yzerman, Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy to name a...
50 Years Ago Today - News & Notes From Around Hockey
October 11th, 2014 News and notes from the hockey world on this day, fifty years ago. AHL season faces off The American Hockey League dropped the puck on their 1964-65 season last night with a pair of contests. In Baltimore, the visiting Quebec Aces blanked the Baltimore Clippers 4-0, while in Providence, RI, the Reds doubled the Pittsburgh...
11 Years Later: Brodeur Deserved The Conn Smythe Trophy
June 9th, 2014 The date was June 9, 2003. When the final horn sounded, the New Jersey Devils were Stanley Cup champions for the third time in franchise history, defeating the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, in Game 7. A classic sendoff for Ken Daneyko. A first Cup for Head Coach Pat Burns. For Daneyko, Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Sergei Brylin,...
Bruins Dominating the NHL Stats Leader Board
June 19th, 2013 Quick: go to NHL.com, click on the stats home page, and check the league leaders in all major NHL stats categories heading into Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. There, you will find the 2 leading Conn Smythe candidates, as well as an impressively old school plus/minus plateau. Here, let me save you the trouble and share this tweet...
Tuukka Rask In Line For Some Serious Hardware
June 11th, 2013 Written by Ian C McLaren, Lead Boston Bruins Writer There seems to be a bit of a trend developing over the course of recent NHL playoff seasons, and, if the pattern continues, Tuukka Rask may be poised to not only lead the Boston Bruins to their second Stanley Cup in 3 years, but also to become the third straight goalie to win the...
San Jose's 2012-13 Refrain: Here's to You, Mr. Robinson
August 26th, 2012 No doubt thoroughly disgusted with his team's anemic penalty killing statistics over the past two season, Sharks' General Manager Doug Wilson has tried adding defensive size, strength and speed, along with speedy and/or big two-way forwards to improve their special teams. Schemes have been tweaked and adjusted. In short, he's tried...
The Alan Eagleson Auction: 10 Most Offensive Items
August 11th, 2012 The Alan Eagleson story is well-known. He began representing NHL players in contract negotiations in the 1960s, and wasn't making much of an impact until Bobby Orr came along. Eagleson made Orr the richest player in the history of the game to that point, and raised the salaries of every player as a consequence. He took over leadership of...
