Hamilton’s Entered League’s Elite Glenn Eberth | April 1, 2017 After seeing some serious improvement in the play of the Calgary Flames’ blue line over the past couple of months—highlighted by the acquisitions of Michael Stone and Matt Bartkowski—it’s easy…
Hypocrisy Hurting Karlsson’s Norris Chances Andrew DiRienzo | March 23, 2017 Death, taxes and Erik Karlsson in the running for the Norris Trophy. There aren’t many guarantees in life, but it’s a pretty safe bet you’ll find Karlsson’s name in the…
Kings Lose out on Lucic, Take Home Some NHL Awards Cole Querry | June 23, 2016 As reported by Pierre LeBrun of ESPN and fellow Hockey Writers contributor Mike Necciai earlier today, forward Milan Lucic chose to open himself up to offers in the free agency…
Will Drew Doughty Finally Take Home the Norris Trophy? Walter McLaughlin | March 22, 2016 He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious — Yogi Berra With apologies for the forthcoming malaprop wrapped within a baseball quote, Drew Doughty is amphibious ambidextrous. Not…
Erik Karlsson Closing In On Third Norris Trophy The Hockey Writers | January 21, 2016 The James Norris Memorial Trophy is labelled as the award for the best defenseman in the NHL during the regular season. It has since been turned into an award for…
Does Brent Burns Deserve Norris Trophy Consideration? Kenneth Laws | January 12, 2016 Brent Burns scored his league-leading 18th goal among defensemen on Monday night. He leads that category by four and is second among blue liners in total points. While most pundits…
Next Stop Norris Trophy? Dennis Schellenberg | September 25, 2015 He is 25 years old, will head into his sixth North American season and was Nashville’s most productive defenceman last season. Yes, we are talking about Swiss defender Roman Josi.…
Karlsson in Elite Company, Best Since Leetch Kelly O'Donnell | June 25, 2015 This year’s Norris Trophy race was compelling and hotly contested. Fan bases from Los Angeles, Nashville, Montreal and Ottawa passionately promoted their hometown favorite. Injuries sidelined some other good candidates. The debate…
Why Erik Karlsson Should Win the Norris Colton Praill | May 21, 2015 Erik Karlsson was the best defenceman in the NHL this season, or more specifically the best defenceman to complete the season (Sorry Mark Giordano). Karlsson’s 66 points lead all defencemen,…
Norris Trophy Faceoff: P.K. vs E.K. The Hockey Writers | April 30, 2015 Even as the Montreal Canadiens move on from the series against the Ottawa Senators. The battle of “E.K. vs P.K.” continues and with the NHL Award show set for June 24th,…
Can the Kings’ Drew Doughty Win the Norris Trophy? Walter McLaughlin | April 30, 2015 What’s the point of competing for a trophy if everyone gets a trophy? — Glenn Beck This past Monday, the NHL announced the names of the three Norris finalists for…
Kevin Shattenkirk Still Deserves Norris Mention Mike Poepping | March 31, 2015 Though the St. Louis Blues are still trying to find their playoff stride with 6 games left in the 2014-15 NHL season, the team has recently welcomed back All-Star defenseman…