Ole Ole Ole Ole! Habs Kick Leafs in Lottery Balls Stephen Stoneman | April 8, 2012 And just like that it was all over. The Habs defeat the Leafs 4-1 in the season’s last game in the city where the sport was conceived. The fans were…
Mikhail Grigorenko Represents the Canadiens’ Best Bet K. Ross Read | April 6, 2012 Following a 2-1 shoot-out loss at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes this week, the Montreal Canadiens have ensured that they will finish no better than 28th overall in…
Who should the Oilers draft? Marcy Di Michele | April 3, 2012 With the NHL’s regular season winding with a close, the draft lottery looms for those teams near the bottom of the standings. For the third consecutive year, the Edmonton Oilers are in…
2012 NHL Mock Draft: March Madness Edition (Picks 1-15) Christopher Ralph | March 26, 2012 The actual 2012 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 22nd-23rd in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Every year it seems I contemplate whether or not to go through the intriguing yet dubious…
Are the Minnesota Wild in the Nail Yakupov Sweepstakes? Anatoliy Metter | March 23, 2012 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,…
2012 OHL Playoff Predictions Brendan Ross | March 21, 2012 Major junior hockey fans in Ontario are only one day away from the start of the 2012 Ontario Hockey League Playoffs as sixteen teams advanced to post-season action in hopes…
Blue Jackets News & Notes for March 2012 Alex Stallings | March 19, 2012 There has been plenty of scuttlebutt in the Canadian press regarding the Blue Jackets 1st round draft pick in the upcoming 2012 NHL draft. Marc Antoine Godin of La Presse…
Islanders Possible Draft Targets Joseph Wakeford | March 15, 2012 The New York Islanders have fallen 11 points behind the Washington Capitals for the 8th and final playoff spot. With just the 12 games remaining and sitting 14th in the…
A March 2012 NHL Mock Draft (Picks 1-15) David OConnor | March 13, 2012 Last month, I wrote two mock drafts for The Hockey Writers: A February 2012 NHL Mock Draft (Picks 1-15) and A February 2012 NHL Mock Draft (Picks 16-30). You can…
The OHL Battling Endless Injuries Brendan Ross | March 11, 2012 Entering the 2011-2012 OHL Season, the Sarnia Sting had high expectations for their season. Jacques Beaulieu became the tenth coach in Sarnia Sting history and adopted the title of General…
Dirty or Not: Evaluating Michael Halmo’s Hit on Nail Yakupov James Neveau | March 11, 2012 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist If there has been one consistent narrative over the past several NHL seasons, it has been the seeming epidemic of blows to the head that…
At the Draft Table: Toronto Maple Leafs Brendan Ross | March 10, 2012 Follow the “At the Draft Table” series as NHL team’s prospect systems are explored to determine draft-eligible players that would fill areas of need within the organization. Leading up to…