Posts tagged with "Martin Brodeur"
Allen Has Erased Any Doubt
May 24th, 2017 It's been almost 10 years since the St. Louis Blues drafted goaltender Jake Allen as the 34th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. After years of scrutiny, a midseason rebirth and an amazing postseason Jake "the Snake" Allen has finally proven himself to the St. Louis fanbase. Blues Beginnings It was one of the worst times in...
Blues Season Over - The Journey Was Remarkable
May 8th, 2017 The St. Louis Blues were defeated 3-1 in Game 6 of their second-round series with the Nashville Predators Sunday at Bridgestone Arena. The loss marked the Blues' eighth straight Game 6 without a victory dating back to April 21, 2001. St. Louis is one of 11 teams that have never hoisted the Stanley Cup. They have now completed their 49th...
10 Things You May Not Know About Hockey
March 4th, 2017 From the THW Archives, written by former contributor Alli Baker and originally published Feb. 16, 2015.So you think you know everything there is to know about hockey, eh? Well if you know more than half of these strange facts, you're either a hockey buff or you've got too much time on your hands. 1. One Dollar Man In...
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...
5 Ways to Make the NHL Better
February 21st, 2017 Every sport has its share of outdated/silly rules, and the NHL is no different. Some of them were created due to individual players (see: Trapezoid Rule), while others never made any sense from the beginning (see: calling a dive and a penalty on the same play).However, with these five tweaks, the NHL will be exponentially...
Crosby Scores 1000, Vermette Appealing & More
February 17th, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby hit a major career milestone Thursday night when he recorded his 1000th NHL point. Crosby became the 86th player in league history to reach the milestone and just the first from the 2005 draft class to do so.https://twitter.com/penguins/status/832383731348414464Interestingly enough,...
