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Matt Cooke

Forgotten Washington Capitals: Matt Cooke

Nathan Moser | July 4, 2024

When hockey fans remember former NHL player Matt Cooke, they may picture him either as a Vancouver Canuck or Pittsburgh Penguin. Both cases are fair. Cooke was in Vancouver for…

Categories Capitals History, Hockey History, Washington Capitals

NHL’s 5 Best Agitators of the Decade

Carrie Salls | April 6, 2021

The National Hockey League is well-known for its fights. For years, every team had a few players that were not only willing to fight to stand up for teammates, but…

Categories Column, Top 10 Lists

Canucks’ Top 5 Agitators of All Time

Matthew Zator | July 24, 2020

The Vancouver Canucks have had many greats over the years, from exciting players to agitators that have become fan favorites. Today I will be honoring the latter, the ones that…

Categories Canucks History

A Few of Hockey’s Epic Fails

Mark Shiver | May 5, 2017

Scoring a goal in hockey is not easy. The NHL net is 72 inches wide by 48 inches tall. Put a fully padded-up goaltender in the middle of the goal and…

Categories Hockey History, Humor

Penguins Can’t Be Finished Making Moves

Michael Pityk | July 30, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins caught everyone by surprise two days ago. No fan, no spectator and no member of the media knew that the Penguins were planning to trade center Brandon…

Categories Penguins Transactions, Pittsburgh Penguins

Matt Cooke Will Be Bought Out

Dustin Nelson | June 19, 2015

On Thursday, the Minnesota Wild announced that they’ve placed veteran forward Matt Cooke on waivers for the purposes of buying him out. There had been speculation that the Wild may…

Categories Minnesota Wild

Playing Sean Bergenheim a Bold Move For Mike Yeo

Dustin Nelson | April 16, 2015

One of the biggest (legitimate) knocks on Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo this season has been roster decisions. Knowing his history of roster decisions concerning players with strong possession numbers…

Categories Advanced Stats, Minnesota Wild

TRADE: Minnesota Wild Acquire Sean Bergenheim

Devin Slawson | February 25, 2015

On Tuesday evening, GM Chuck Fletcher made his first move of Trade Deadline season, showing that the Wild have every intention of creating a playoff push. The Minnesota Wild acquired…

Categories Minnesota Wild, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Hockey News: Sabres Playing to be Traded; Matt Cooke’s Injury

Marcy Di Michele | February 4, 2015

Dave Nonis on the state of the Maple Leafs. [TSN] Ted Nolan motivates his players with hopes of another team trading for them. [Sporting News] Getting Tyler Myers will likely be…

Categories Elsewhere on the Web

Matt Cooke Likely Done For the Season

Devin Slawson | February 3, 2015

The Minnesota Wild received some sour news on Tuesday afternoon, as they learned they could possibly lose Matt Cooke for the rest of the season. Cooke sustained a charley horse…

Categories Injury Report, Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild’s 5 Best Trade Assets

Devin Slawson | January 27, 2015

With the Minnesota Wild struggling immensely right now, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see them as sellers come March 2nd, the NHL Trade Deadline. Currently seven points behind…

Categories Minnesota Wild, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Minnesota Wild: Five Things to Watch in the Week Ahead

Alli Baker | December 15, 2014

Let’s hope the Minnesota Wild got some motivation from their shootout victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night, because they’re certainly going to need it this week. Here’s what…

Categories Minnesota Wild, Uncategorized
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