Is your team stacked with notable playoff performers? Western Conference Edition Fred Poulin | April 11, 2012 With the 2012 playoffs looming, it is a good time to have a look at which NHL players are renowned for bringing their game to the next level. Players like…
NHL Playoffs Predictions: Western Conference Edition James Neveau | April 10, 2012 Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Yesterday, I released my picks for the Eastern Conference first round. Just for the sake of brevity, I’ll skip the long and winding intro, give you…
NHL Playoffs: Western Conference Match-ups Have Upset Potential Sebastian Egerton-Read | April 8, 2012 The match-ups for the NHL playoffs were finally set on Saturday night. Wins for Phoenix and Florida assured them of winning the Pacific and Southeast division titles respectively, while San…
Mike Milbury’s Comments a Reminder of Where Hockey Must Still Change James Neveau | April 3, 2012 Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Throughout the history of sports, there has been one mantra that has largely been considered to be indispensable: “suck it up and be a man”. Those…
Are You a Vancouver Canucks Cynic or Optimist? Andrew Eide | March 30, 2012 As the Vancouver Canucks finish up their regular season schedule there is a great deal of anticipation for another post-season run. However, it seems that Canucks nation has split into…
The Week That Was For the Vancouver Canucks: March 27th Edition Andrew Eide | March 27, 2012 This is your weekly recap of the week that was for the Vancouver Canucks. We look at the good, the bad and the unexplainable of the previous week. Look for…
Shanaban Strikes Again: Was Duncan Keith’s Five Game Ban Fair? James Neveau | March 23, 2012 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist It has been a recurring theme throughout the past several NHL seasons, and once again on Wednesday night in Chicago the biggest story in the…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: Playoffs? PLAYOFFS? Chris Wassel | March 13, 2012 We have survived much this fantasy hockey season but now comes the first March edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a…
Then And Now In March: The Vancouver Canucks A Year Later Daniel Schöpf | March 11, 2012 In mid-March 2011, the Canucks were 45-16-9, defeating the Calgary Flames 4-3 (after being down 2-0 after 4 minutes of play). While still sitting in second place in the Western…
Can the Vancouver Canucks Blame the Western Conference For the Dip in the Twins Scoring? Andrew Eide | March 10, 2012 Coming into their Saturday night game with the Montreal Canadiens the Vancouver Canucks find themselves in a familiar spot. They are one point behind St. Louis for the Western Conference…
Brad Marchand’s Hit on Sami Salo: Not Clean, Not Clipping Bob Mand | January 8, 2012 Brad Marchand (Icon SMI) The Boston Bruins’ Brad Marchand was given a five-minute major and ejected from Saturday afternoon’s game versus Vancouver for a low hit on the Canucks’ Sami…
Steven Stamkos Heats Up Scoring Race Brent Lemon | December 21, 2011 When Steven Stamkos beat Columbus Blue Jacket’s goaltender Steve Mason with his patented one-timer on December 17, the 21-year-old center became the first NHLer to reach 20 goals this season,…
