Posts About "Presidents’ Trophy"
Top 5 Moments from the Rangers' Presidential Season
April 14th, 2015 With the Rangers' regular season in the rear view mirror and the 2015 NHL playoffs fast approaching on the horizon, let’s take a quick moment to look back and enjoy some of the best moments from what was a Presidential regular season for the Broadway Blueshirts. 5) Klein to the Rescue, Part 1 On October 21st, the Rangers headed...
Rangers Feeling Presidential
April 9th, 2015 Playoffs ...clinched. Division ...clinched. Conference ...clinched. League ...clinched. The Presidents' Trophy belongs to The New York Rangers! https://twitter.com/NYRangers/status/585615851673559042 “It’s not an easy thing to do,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. “You look at the teams still fighting to get into the...
Three Reasons the Rangers Won the Presidents' Trophy
April 8th, 2015 The Rangers have won the Presidents’ Trophy, and thus their regular season work is complete. With 52 wins, 111 points, and a plus-61 goal differential, the Rangers have officially secured home-ice advantage throughout the entirety of the upcoming postseason. Here are three reasons the Rangers won the Presidents' Trophy and now find...
Preds-idents Trophy: Should Nashville Want to Win It?
February 13th, 2015 After a 3-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night, the Nashville Predators became the first team in the NHL to hit 80 points. Through just 55 games, Nashville has a 37-12-6 record, and are ten wins away from clinching a playoff spot, according to SportsClubStats.com. Sitting atop the NHL standings in February, the thought of...
Bruins Clinch Presidents' Trophy, But Still Want More
April 12th, 2014 There were plenty of milestones that were hit during the Boston Bruins last home game of the season on Saturday. After a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, the Bruins clinched the Presidents' Trophy for best overall record in the NHL and home ice advantage throughout the playoffs for the first time since the 1989-90 season. When...
Royal Rumble: The Rough Race for the Presidents' Trophy
March 14th, 2014 Before each season begins, hockey fans are presented with thirty teams to cheer for on their journey toward Stanley Cup glory. For 82 games, these teams duke it out as they jockey for position in the playoffs. But before the post-season comes the regular season's biggest reward, the President's Trophy. It's a trophy dangling in front of...
Game Day Preview: Major Must-Win for Ducks
February 28th, 2014 Heading into the Olympic break, the Anaheim Ducks experienced a bit of a slide. For just the second time all season, Anaheim lost three consecutive contests, managing a paltry two goals over that span. They were without sturdy defenceman Mark Fistric and breakout forward Nick Bonino, who sits third on the team in scoring. It was...
Q & A With Manny Malhotra of the Carolina Hurricanes
November 29th, 2013 Manny Malhotra has played for six different NHL teams now as he begins his 15th season in the league and even though he never became a great goal scorer, the former first round pick brings a lot to an NHL team with his strong two-way game and ability to win face-offs on a consistent basis. When his playing career is over he will likely...
Blackhawks Prying Away Crown Previously Reserved for Penguins
June 29th, 2013 Remember a few years ago when the Pittsburgh Penguins were the toast of the NHL? The Pens were coming off back to back Stanley Cup Final appearances that ultimately culminated with the club's third championship in team history. Furthermore, in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh employed arguably the two greatest players...
Stanley Cup Playoff Hockey Vs. Regular Season Hockey
June 4th, 2012 The Stanley Cup Finals are being played by the two lowest combined seeds in NHL history. Whoever wins will be the lowest seeded team to ever bring home the Stanley Cup. This proves to the hockey world that the 2011-2012 NHL regular season was full of false hope for most of us. There is no doubt the two best teams currently in the...
Tomas Jurco: The Next Red Wings Star?
May 11th, 2012 On Thursday night the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs became back-to-back President’s Cup winners, clobbering the Rimouski Oceanic 8-0 in the closing game of their Championship series sweep. The result comes as no surprise; the Sea Dogs were heavy favorites to repeat as QMJHL Champions, with some even predicting their title defense...
The Statistical Horror of the Presidents' Trophy
April 26th, 2012 With the relatively brief 5-game dismissal of the 2011-2012 Vancouver Canucks by the Los Angeles Kings this past Sunday, an interesting trend in the post-lockout NHL has continued. Vancouver became the third regular season champion ousted in the first round of the playoffs in the last four years. Of the seven Presidents' Trophy winners...
The President's Trophy of Doom? - feast, famine and the NHL's best teams
April 25th, 2012 It has often been said by hockey fans and pundits alike that the regular season does not really matter. While not entirely true, the 82 games prior to the Stanley Cup Playoffs determine who qualifies and their seeding. That seems to be it. While winning a division or the President's Trophy as the league's best overall club in the...
