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Say It Ain’t So, Joe: Could the Sharks Miss the Playoffs?

Walter McLaughlin | March 4, 2012

In 1920, after leaving the courthouse following Grand Jury testimony regarding his role in the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal, Shoeless Joe Jackson is said to have encountered a small boy…

Categories San Jose Sharks

Book Review: Adam Proteau’s Fighting the Good Fight Shoud be Mandatory Reading

Steve Kendall | December 16, 2011

Factual evidence, persuasive arguments, and straight-forward ideas have forced me to rethink what hockey actually is versus what it should/could be.

Categories Hockey Books, NHL News

Devils Anxiously Await The Return Of Martin Brodeur

Carl Stoffers | November 2, 2011

Devils goaltender Matin Brodeur, sidelined since October 13 with a shoulder injury, informed the coaching staff that he’s ready to play tomorrow vs. Toronto, if needed. Brodeur will still have…

Categories New Jersey Devils

Nostradamus Redux: Sharks Embark on League-Best Five Game Winning Streak

Walter McLaughlin | October 30, 2011

Turning the wrong direction from Husky Stadium toward our hotel last night and adding more than two miles to our walk made the phrase “Dad’s always right” ring particularly hollow…

Categories San Jose Sharks

With Devils Injuries Piling Up, Zach Parise Will See Time At Center

Carl Stoffers | October 24, 2011

The Devils roster is getting so inundated with injuries that the bumps, breaks, and bruises are beginning to overshadow the actual play on the ice. In fact, Peter DeBoer spends…

Categories New Jersey Devils

San Jose Sharks’ Left and Right Wing Leanings in the 2011 Draft

Walter McLaughlin | June 19, 2011

Say what? The San Jose Sharks, a team that has advanced to the Western Conference Finals two years in a row and armed to their razor-sharp teeth with elite snipers…

Categories NHL Prospects, Player Profiles, San Jose Sharks

Round One: Royal Jelly

Walter McLaughlin | April 12, 2011

Before you say anything, there really is such a thing. From the Merriam-Webster dictionary:  a highly nutritious secretion of the pharyngeal glands of the honeybee that is fed to the…

Categories Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks
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