Raffi Torres Earned Every Moment of His 25-game Suspension Steve Kendall | April 24, 2012 Ever since Brendan Shanahan dropped the hammer on Phoenix Coyotes’ forward Raffi Torres, suspending him for 25 games for a vicious hit on Chicago winger Martin Hossa. The suspension, the…
Gentlemanly Brian Campbell Finalist For The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Jason Sosnovsky | April 23, 2012 Earlier in the NHL season, I wrote about Brian Campbell and his chance to win the Norris Trophy for the National Hockey League’s best defenseman. Campbell had an outstanding regular…
Edmonton Oilers Get #1 Overall Pick….Now What Do They Do With It? Carl Maloney | April 11, 2012 With only an 18.8% chance, the Edmonton Oilers beat the odds and for the third straight year will be picking with the #1 pick in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. The first…
Closing remarks from the Oilers Marcy Di Michele | April 9, 2012 It hasn’t been a great season in Edmonton. After two consecutive last place finishes, the young Oilers were hoping they had enough to at least contend for a playoff spot. The team…
Fantasy – The Waiver Wire and Shooting Percentages: Tlusty, Brassard, Purcell and more Brandon Landry | February 25, 2012 Painting a Picture with Shooting Percentages Shooting percentage is often a key determinant when evaluating a player’s production or lack thereof. It is often overlooked, as in fantasy leagues, one…
Early Predictions for Canada’s Olympic Team in 2014 Carl Maloney | February 7, 2012 2014 is a long way off. Most people don’t even know where they will be in two years, let alone what the 2014 version of Team Canada will look like. …
Fantasy Chutes And Ladders: Slave To The Grind Chris Wassel | February 6, 2012 We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the next January edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can…
Edmonton Oilers: Mid-Season Review Carl Maloney | January 30, 2012 The Oilers are 18-26-5 and 14th in the Western Conference this season (Icon SMI)With 30+games to play, it’s not exactly the halfway point of the season, but the all-star break is a…
No Reservations: Five Thoughts on the NHL All-Stars James Neveau | January 12, 2012 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Correspondent With two weeks to go until the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft, the league released its full list of All-Star reserves on Thursday afternoon. There was,…
First Half MVPs – Western Conference Tim Kolupanowich | January 9, 2012 Yesterday I took a look at the MVPs of the Eastern Conference, now here are the best of the West. Anaheim Ducks – Teemu Selanne Nothing is going right for…
Team Canada: Thirty Years Of The Game At Its Best (Book Review) Christopher Ralph | December 19, 2011 Team Canada: 30 Years Of The Game At Its Best is an invigorating look at Hockey Canada’s highly successful Program of Excellence.
More Than Just a Face in the Crowd Jas Faulkner | November 29, 2011 by Jas Faulkner, senior correspondent author’s note: Stick taps to Andrea Lindgren and Phyl Good for catching that Ryan Kesler is actually American by birth (a Canuck by the grace…