Posts About "Mike Modano"
NHL Execs Flocking Back to Familiar Franchises
May 25th, 2019 NEW YORK — Martin Brodeur has been back with the New Jersey Devils for eight months and only walked by his statue once. It's harder to avoid his banner hanging from the arena rafters. Brodeur returning to the place he spent the majority of his career s...
NHL News & Notes: Nelson, Senators Head Coach & More
May 23rd, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Brock Nelson has signed a long-term contract extension, the Ottawa Senators have hired D.J. Smith as their new head coach and Mike Modano has been hired by the Minnesota Wild. Nelson Signs Extension The New York Islanders have signed Nelson to a six-year contract extension worth $36 million. This deal...
Dallas Stars' 50-Goal Scorers
May 3rd, 2019 Ever since Maurice "The Rocket" Richard became the first to do so in 1944-45, scoring 50 goals in one season has been the pinnacle plateau for NHL goal scorers. The magic 50-number has distinguished the true "snipers" of the league. While Wayne Gretzky once scored 50 in only 39 games - an NHL record - many Hockey Hall of Famers never...
Why Minnesota is Truly the State of Hockey
September 8th, 2018 The State of Hockey... What does it mean? Where does it come from? It's hardly a secret that Minnesota has long been a hockey Mecca. The first hockey teams in Minnesota were formed a couple of decades before Henry Ford's Model-T changed the world. The University of Minnesota first organized a hockey team in 1895 and though...
1st Overall Draft Picks - What are the Odds of Success?
January 20th, 2018 Young players strive to be the best at their craft - no matter the sport. For some, it pays off and they’re scouted as prospects for the game’s next generation. While expectations are significantly high for any player taken in the first round of the NHL Draft, they’re exponentially higher for those taken first overall. Some,...
Noesen Right at Home with Devils
October 14th, 2017 Every person’s journey through life is different and the same can be said for every hockey player’s journey to become a professional player as well. Such is the case with New Jersey Devils’ forward Stefan Noesen, a kid from Plano, Texas that was drafted by the Ottawa Senators six and a half years ago at the NHL Draft. Two years...
