Posts About "Peter Stastny"
Quebec Nordiques - A History of Beer, Brawls, and Van Halen
August 21st, 2020 The Quebec Nordiques almost didn't exist. And depending on who you ask, maybe they shouldn't have existed at all. In fact, their story begins on the other side of the continent, under the considerably warmer skies of San Francisco, California. The Nordiques (roughly translated as the "Northerners" or "Northmen") were...
Top 5 Father-Son Duos in NHL History
June 21st, 2020 Father-son bloodlines are deeply rooted in the NHL. And with every passing NHL Draft, it seems there’s high-end talent continuing to be passed-on. It's a family tradition. Fathers teach their sons the little things that it takes to be an NHL athlete. They benefit from their knowledge, their connections, their coaches and often...
Top 10 Highest Scoring NHL Games of the Modern Era
February 9th, 2020 Offense is making a comeback in the NHL. Games are finishing with higher scores, as the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets displayed in a 15-goal affair just about a year ago. The average of goals per game has gone up over the last few seasons, and the number of 100-point scorers each season has increased,...
Nordiques/Avalanche Players with 100-Point Seasons
February 7th, 2020 With two Stanley Cups and six Hockey Hall of Famers in their 41-year franchise history, the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche have had six 100-plus point players on their team. The club has had at least one of these elite players on the squad in 14 different seasons. Only two players were with the Avalanche and only one player solely...
Devils Who Wore #26 Before Patrik Elias
October 11th, 2016 It remains unclear if Patrik Elias will decide to play another season with the New Jersey Devils. What is crystal clear regardless of his or the Devils' decision on his future is no one in a New Jersey uniform will ever wear No. 26 again. After wearing No. 24 with the AHL Albany River Rats, Elias came up to New Jersey and wore Nos. 22...
The Quebec Nordiques Franchise Four
February 12th, 2016 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. For criteria, I’m choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. Entering the NHL from the WHA in 1979, the Quebec Nordiques reached the postseason nine times in 16 seasons, winning the Adams Division in...
Top 5 Montreal Canadiens vs. Quebec Nordiques Moments
July 22nd, 2015 Despite receiving an expansion bid from Quebecor, the NHL is still a few years away at least from returning to Quebec City, so here are the top five Battle of Quebec moments between the Nordiques and Montreal Canadiens to help tide you over until then: 5. Montreal Canadiens Great Maurice Richard Switches Sides Officially, the Battle of...
T.J. Oshie Getting Fired Up For Playoffs
April 10th, 2015 Fiesty St. Louis Blues forward T.J. Oshie has played with an edge in his last two games and that bodes well for the team's post-season success. If Oshie can continue dialing up the intensity he'll be a force to reckon with and I look for him to be one of the leading scorers for St. Louis in the playoffs this year. Star...
Stastny Family No Strangers to Clutch Goals, Playoff Heroics
April 19th, 2014 Colorado Avalanche forward Paul Stastny's performance in the first game of his team's first-round series against the Minnesota Wild was one for the ages, to say the least. Stastny scored to tie it up 4-4 with under 15 seconds left in his first playoff game since 2010, as the Avalanche missed the playoffs for three straight...
Penguins' Flashback: "The Save"
September 24th, 2013 For a club whose history doesn't go back nearly as far as that of the members of the Original Six, the Penguins certainly have contributed their share of memorable playoff moments. Looking back only a few short years, Pens' supporters are sure to have fond memories of Marc-Andre Fleury's Cup clinching stop on Detroit's Nicklas...
Why the Devils Should Trade David Clarkson Now
May 25th, 2013 The Devils should trade David Clarkson now. Dan Rice has narrowed down his likely destinations to three possibilities: Colorado, St. Louis or Anaheim.Review - Breakaway: From Behind the Iron Curtain to the NHL
Breakaway: From Behind the Iron Curtain to the NHL – The Untold Story of Hockey’s Great Escapes. By Tal Pinchevsky. (2012, Mississauga, Ontario: John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 274. $27.95 US / $32.95 CAN. ISBN 978-1-118-09500-3.) It has often been said that there are no new stories. Fortunately for hockey fans,...
