Posts About "Hart Trophy"
Remembering Elmer Lach
April 4th, 2015 Today we join the hockey world in mourning the death of legendary Canadiens centerman Elmer Lach. We extend our deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Lach in their time of grief. A key member of one of the most electrifying forward lines ever assembled, Lach played a hard-driving style of hockey that embraced those dirty areas...
Patrick Kane Frontrunner For the Hart Trophy
February 18th, 2015 The Chicago Blackhawks have been a bit streaky with their play this season, struggling through some stretches and dominating others. Back in November on the Circus Trip, they won 5 of 6 games - including consecutive 4-1 wins over Pacific Division powerhouses Anaheim and Los Angeles - and were being hailed as the obvious Stanley Cup...
Rick Nash: The Chronicles of an MVP Candidate, Part 1
February 4th, 2015 I’ve written a fair bit about Rick Nash over the past four months or so, but when you step a look from a distance at what he’s accomplishing this season, you’ll realize it is warranted in every sense. Through 48 games, Nash has in my opinion been the Rangers MVP, and he should be the NHL’s come June if his remarkable season...
He’s Gotta Have "Hart": Making Malkin’s Case for MVP
January 15th, 2015 It is the midway point of the season and nearly every NHL media outlet has put forth their opinions on the potential season award winners. When the discussion turns to the leader for the Hart Memorial Trophy names such as Rick Nash, Tyler Johnson, Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan Getzlaf, Tyler Seguin, Steven Stamkos and Pekka Rinne seem to...
Rick Nash for the Hart Is a Conversation worth Having
December 18th, 2014 A couple months back I wrote an article about this year’s “Resurgence of Rick Nash” following last spring’s disappointing playoffs for him individually. Now, two months later, Nash’s strong play hasn’t slowed in the slightest, and his game on all parts of the ice has been nothing shy of dominant. Rick Nash is a man on a...
Can Jonathan Toews Bring Home the Hart?
October 9th, 2014 Jonathan Toews already has plenty of hardware and achievements to his name. Nobody in NHL history has played fewer games before becoming a captain than Toews. At just 26-years-old, he has already won two Stanley Cups and two Olympic gold medals, and ought to have more coming his way. The list goes on and on. His favorite award might be...
