Posts About "George Parros"
George Parros Hired to Head NHL Department of Player Safety
September 8th, 2017 The NHL has made a shift in their department of player safety. The league announced Thursday that former NHL player George Parros would be hired as the new senior vice president of player safety to replace Stephan Quintal who will be stepping down to pursue other opportunities - though he will remain with the department of player safety...
Bergevin Always Gets His Man, Will Now Seek Proven Goal Scorer
May 27th, 2015 When Marc Bergevin landed his first job as an NHL general manager, his Montreal Canadiens team was coming off one of their most disappointing seasons in the 103 year history of the historic franchise. It was going to take some tough decisions to get this franchise back on track, and Bergevin quickly proved his rookie status was not...
Hockey News: Corey Perry Injured; Penguins Make Trade
December 6th, 2014 All of the Penguins top-six winger are hurt, so they traded for a guy who isn't a top-six winger. Things aren't going smoothly in the state of Pennsylvania. Patrick Roy on why Nathan MacKinnon's ice time was cut. David Booth and John Tortorella weren't all that fond of each other. Why Kyle Chipchura might be a good...
George Parros - A Career In Review
December 5th, 2014 George Parros' mustache is more famous than George Parros' wrist shot but that's fine with him. "My No. 1 priority is making it onto an NHL roster," Parros told the Montreal Gazette last August. Unfortunately, the time has come for George Parros and the NHL to part ways. Today, the NHLPA made the announcement that George Parros has...
Montreal’s New Rivalry
April 7th, 2014 Over the 100 plus years of the Montreal Canadiens’ existence, they have built some legendarily rivalries with the best in the NHL, from the last-lasting feuds with the Maples Leafs and the Bruins, to the heated battles with the now-relocated Quebec Nordiques. While last season’s playoffs saw a resurgence of the Habs’...
VIDEO: Does Fighting Belong in Hockey? Have your say!
December 18th, 2013 If there was no fighting in the NHL, there would have been no way or reason for Brooks Orpik to answer for his clean hit, and thus Shawn Thornton would have had no reason to viciously attack him. An interesting sentiment from the anti-fighting crowd among us. A sentiment that suggests fighting is at the core of the rash of violence...