Posts About "John Madden"
Devils' Most Underrated of All Time - Andy Greene
December 20th, 2019 Fans might notice there are a lot of white banners hanging up at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In fact, the New Jersey Devils have retired five numbers in their history since they first raised Scott Stevens’ No. 4 to the rafters back in 2005-06. The Prudential Center rafters also welcomed the likes of Ken Daneyko,...
Young, Exciting Monsters Adjusting to New Conference
October 14th, 2018 The Cleveland Monsters raced out to an impressive 3-0 start after wins against Rockford and Toronto. Clearly the new season was a welcome sight for a team that had many off nights in 2017-18. They looked to keep up that momentum against a new foe, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. This set of games was interesting on many fronts. It...
NHL Family Ties: 2018 Draft Edition
June 26th, 2018 For fans that don’t follow college and junior hockey as intently of our great staff at The Hockey Writers, when the NHL Draft rolls around and we start hearing names called, some of the first reactions are generally: is he related to so-and-so? Well, here I am to connect all of the dots for those that aren’t sure if so-and-so is...
Nathan Gerbe Ready For Another NHL Opportunity
January 28th, 2018 Nathan Gerbe hopes that this time is the charm. He returns to North America after spending parts of two seasons in Geneva playing in the Swiss League. At age 30, Gerbe realizes that his chances of making it back in the NHL get slimmer as he gets older. The Columbus Blue Jackets signed the winger to a two-way contract for the rest of...
Markus Nutivaara Needs Time in Cleveland
October 9th, 2017 After starting the season with eight defensemen, the Columbus Blue Jackets decided to send one back to the AHL before their first game. The team sent Markus Nutivaara to the Cleveland Monsters despite making the opening roster and playing 66 games last season. A closer look at this situation reveals why this move makes...
Columbus Blue Jackets: Sonny Milano Knows His Time is Now
September 17th, 2017 Flashback to the end of the 2013-14 season with me for just a minute. The Columbus Blue Jackets earned their second ever playoff berth before losing a tough series to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. Optimism around the team was high. That optimism got even higher at the NHL Draft. Although the Blue Jackets didn't pick until...
Five Interesting Players With Four-Goal Games
September 1st, 2017 The Winnipeg Jets had an offensive outburst of epic proportions on a Tuesday night in 2015 when they smoked the Florida Panthers 8-2. What is even more impressive was that centreman Mathieu Perreault had half of his team’s goals. The sixth-round pick in 2006 had the best game of his career and came within a goal of winning one...
Streaking Monsters Set Sight on AHL Playoffs
April 11th, 2017 Do you like tight playoff races? Yes? Good. This article is just for you then. The race for the last playoff spot in the AHL's Central Division will come right down to the end. Setting the Playoff Scene Let's set the scene for you. The Cleveland Monsters and Charlotte Checkers are in a virtual tie for the last playoff spot. They each...
Monsters Hitting Their Stride
December 19th, 2016 After a slow start to the season, the defending Calder Cup champion Cleveland Monsters have hit their stride. Like their parent club in Columbus, the Monsters are using the month of December to their advantage. In eight games thus far in December, the Monsters are 6-1-1 and have gone above .500 in the standings. Going into Tuesday's...
Salvaging the Monsters' Season
November 29th, 2016 After the Monsters loss to the Grand Rapids Griffins on November 26th, I sat in the depths Quicken Loans Arena for hours trying to make sense of the madness on the ice. There is no semblance of last year's team with the exception of a few names. The magic is gone. Maybe they've put too much pressure on themselves. Maybe they are still...
New Jersey Devils Top 10 June Moments
June 13th, 2016 When it comes to June hockey, the New Jersey Devils have plenty to celebrate in their history. The Devils have played into the sixth month of the year on five occasions and came away with three Stanley Cup titles. In addition to those championships, New Jersey's players and coaches have brought home a good deal of individual...
The Last Great Albany AHL Playoff Run
April 13th, 2016 The Albany Devils are set to embark on their 2015-16 Calder Cup postseason run. The last time an AHL Devils club made it out of the first round, let alone made a deep run, was the 1997-98 Albany River Rats. Under the tutelage of second year bench boss John Cunniff, Albany won the Empire Division, going 43-20-11-6 (103 points). Those Rats...
Q & A with Ryan Carter of the New Jersey Devils
April 7th, 2014 Grinders. Every team has them. Every successful/winning team needs them. That’s exactly what Ryan Carter of the New Jersey Devils is -- he’s definitely not the fastest player, he’s not a goal scorer or a power forward, certainly not a sniper (although he’ll jokingly tell you different, especially after he scores a goal); he’s a...
