Top 5 Players From France in NHL History Nathaniel Oliver | January 19, 2022 When André Peloffy suited up for the expansion 1974-75 Washington Capitals, he became the first player born in France to play in the National Hockey League. Originally selected by the…
Top 10 All-Time Underrated Habs Ari Grief | October 4, 2017 This article was originally published in September, 2013. Some players get all the acclaim. Others go about their business in the shadows, preferring to let the P.K. Subbans of the…
Best & Worst Trades in Capitals History Bill Situ | February 28, 2017 The NHL trade deadline is fast approaching and every team in the league — including the Washington Capitals — will have some big decisions to make. The Capitals’ most recent…
Antoine Roussel One of Five French Players to Rock the NHL Tabatha Patterson | August 1, 2015 NHL fans are familiar with French-Canadian players populating their favorite teams. Outside the freezing temperatures of Quebec, however, ice hockey isn’t so hot in central Europe. While France took home…
Does Antti Niemi Need a Lighter Workload? Tyler Leli | November 8, 2013 Throughout the first month of the regular season Antti Niemi has been the driving force of the San Jose Sharks as they have jumped out to a 10-1-4 record, good…
The Four Senators Drafted Ahead of Daniel Alfredsson Ian C McLaren | November 22, 2012 written by @iancmclaren A quick look at the 1994 NHL Draft board reveals that the standout player of that particular class is, without question, Daniel Alfredsson. In 1131 games played…
Will Ray Emery Supplant Corey Crawford in Chicago? Tim Pigulski | October 2, 2012 It hasn’t been since the 2007-08 NHL season that the Chicago Blackhawks played the entire season with a true #1 goaltender. Even during that season, starter Nikolai Khabibulin only played…
The Best Late Round Gems Of The NHL Entry Draft Since 2000 (Part I – ’00-’02 Drafts) Anatoliy Metter | June 21, 2012 Hockey fans might know that there are some great expectations that are placed on players that come out of the first round of the NHL’s Entry Draft. However, the same…
R Niedermayer, JP Dumont, J Tambellini And C Huet: Where Are They Now? Daniel Schöpf | February 25, 2012 What do a 37-year-old 1000-NHL gamer, a former 3rd overall NHL draft pick, a Stanley Cup game 7 player last season and a $5.6 million a season netminder have in…
Fribourg Setting Early Pace In Swiss NLA- Scoring Race Heats Up Daniel Schöpf | October 29, 2011 With the Swiss hockey season around 20 games into a 50 game schedule, the NLA has an unlikely leader in Fribourg-Gotteron. The French-Swiss team who play out of the…
Blackhawks Ruminations: Final Thoughts on the 2009-10 Blackhawks James Neveau | June 14, 2010 Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent -It seems fitting that the final goal of the 2009-10 Blackhawks’ season was scored by Patrick Kane. After his off-season transgressions put a damper on the…
Nashville-Chicago Preview: Can Antti Niemi Win the Cup for Chicago? James Neveau | April 13, 2010 Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent In last year’s NHL Playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks were the beneficiary of some really good goaltending from now-departed Nikolai Khabibulin. When he went down in the…
