Posts About "NHL All-Star Game"
Roundtable: Is the NHL All-Star Game Facing Extinction?
October 27th, 2014 The NHL’s first official all-star game took place during the 1947-48 season as a way of honouring - and showcasing - some of the league’s top players. Like any major sports league, the game has become an annual tradition with the exception of a few years. Now, while it’s become a fun way to watch the stars of the game show off...All-Star MVP Gaborik scores hat trick, twice on Lundqvist
All week, New York Rangers teammates Marian Gaborik and Henrik Lundqvist chided each other heading into the All-Star Weekend. Not only was the pressure on Lundqvist to select Gaborik in the mock fantasy draft Thursday night, but the two would go head-to-head in battle. Instead of firing back tweeting, Gaborik gunned two goals on...
In protest of Jets removal from NHL All-Star game
January 24th, 2012 Anyone in Winnipeg watching one of Canada's three sports networks last night would have seen bad news crawl across their screens - Dustin Byfuglien, the lone member of the Jets set to play in the NHL All-Star Game would not be able to play due to injury. What's worse, "Big Buff" was being replaced by Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh...Were the Blues Snubbed in the All-Star Game?
Despite having the 4th-best record in the NHL through Sunday, the St. Louis Blues have just one representative headed to the All-Star Game on Sunday, January 29. Some feel that the Blues have been left out of the festivities. Here is the positive: The NHL did name goaltender Brian Elliott as the lone Blues representative....
Chicago Blackhawks Well Represented at NHL All Star Game
January 12th, 2012 Today the NHL announced those players who would fill out the rosters for the NHL All-Star Game. On that list were three very prominent Chicago Blackhawks who are having very good seasons. There were also a couple left out. Jonathan Toews is a Hart trophy Candidate to many. He has kept his team in contention all season long and...
Valtteri Filppula Racking Up Points, Still Underrated
January 3rd, 2012 Christmas is over and we have all heard the song of Rudolph basically on repeat about the overlooked reindeer that ended up being just what Santa needed. Well on a team where he is in the shadows of greats such as Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk it is Valtteri Filppula whom often even overlooked by fans and media alike for teammates...
Ottawa Senator Players Dominating All-Star Voting
November 23rd, 2011 This years NHL All-Star game will be held in Ottawa Canada. Ottawa fans are stuffing the ballot box to see their beloved Sens represent the home town in the game. NHL fans are voting on-line at vote.NHL.com for their hockey heroes. Fans can also vote by texting the name of their vote to 81812. The top vote getters will be in the...Hockey, Credit Cards and Doughnuts...Smells Like Revenue Dollars To Me
Last month I wrote on this site about how the NHL has a chance to increase both their viewership and advertising dollars as a result of the current NBA lockout. It looks as if they are taking steps in that direction. Recently the league has announced that they have teamed up with the Canadian based fast-food favorite Tim Horton's and...
Norris Trophy Mythology: Nicklas Lidstrom's Quest For Number Eight
October 28th, 2011 In any conversation about the most prolific defencemen of all time you will undoubtedly hear the mention of names like Bobby Orr, Doug Harvey, Raymond Borque, and Paul Coffey. Along with these past NHL greats often comes the suggestion of current Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom, and why not? At the end of every season...
Tavares Is Tearin' It Up
January 16th, 2011 John Tavares scored his second natural hat trick of the season last night as the Islanders defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-3
Welcome to the Big Show: Who Should the Final 36 All-Stars Be?
January 7th, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent From adding events to the Superskills Competition to making the All-Star Game itself into a North America vs. the World event, the NHL has continuously tried to make its mid-season exhibition more relevant. Even with all of these changes having taken place, no set of tweaks has more fundamentally...
