Posts tagged with "Jaroslav Halak"
Islanders' Prospect McAdam Works with Halak & Ho-Sang
May 23rd, 2017 Being a hockey goaltender is to be among a unique breed. For New York Islanders prospect Eamon McAdam, a debut season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers had a special parallel. In his first full season in the AHL, McAdam, 22, played alongside and picked the brain of veteran Jaroslav Halak, where the...
4 Islanders Vegas Fans Should Know
May 9th, 2017 The last team we looked at on our rundown of players that fans of the Vegas Golden Knights should know was the New Jersey Devils. Suffice it to say, the player the Knights pick up from that squad will not be particularly exciting. This week we'll look at the New York Islanders, and the narrative could not be more different. If...
The George McPhee Connection
March 28th, 2017 George McPhee is the inaugural general manager for the Vegas Golden Knights. McPhee was hired last July by owner Bill Foley. Prior to joining the Golden Knights, McPhee played in the NHL for six seasons with the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. In 1992, he became the vice president, director of hockey operations and alternate...
Oilers' Deadline Success May Mean Clearing Money
March 1st, 2017 It appears the Edmonton Oilers are still one of the many teams actively trying to make something happen at the trade deadline. There are rumours the Oilers are looking for a backup goaltender, depth forward and potentially a faceoff specialist. Names like Jaroslav Halak, Radim Vrbata and even Ales Hemsky have been thrown around. One...
Eberle Looking at Final Season With Oilers?
February 28th, 2017 Some sites and social media accounts are claiming that the Edmonton Oilers are actively fielding calls about Jordan Eberle, and though they haven't been substantially backed up by anything other than "someone said" it's an interesting topic to look into. The more talk that surrounds the right-winger, the more it appears that even with...
Shutout Showdown
February 27th, 2017 Ahh, the shutout. Very few things give the hockey fan – not to mention the winning coach – so much pleasure as holding one’s opponent to exactly zero goals. Central to this feat of hockey excellence is the goaltender. Everyone knows that Martin Brodeur holds the National Hockey League record for shutouts, with 125. He also is tops...