Better Know Your New Predators Rival: Winnipeg Jets Nick Vucic | August 23, 2013 The NHL has released its schedule and with it, the new division realignment for the 2013-2014 season. While the Detroit Red Wings will be departing the West and the Central…
Facts Every Blackhawks Fan Should Know Before Game Seven Ton DeFrancesco | May 29, 2013 Here are a few fun facts to know before the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Detroit Red Wings in game seven of the Western Conference Semi-finals. Some include random facts,…
Montreal Canadiens Need Not Fear the Toronto Maple Leafs Ari Grief | April 13, 2013 It’s a historic rivalry. Le bleu-blanc-rouge vs. the Buds; the Habs vs. the Leafs; French vs. English; Quebec vs. Ontario. However you put it, the rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs is one that’s purely Canadian.
The Rangers-Islanders Rivalry is Experiencing a Rebirth Michael Rappaport | April 11, 2013 It’s been some time since a Rangers-Islanders contest was meaningful for both teams’ playoff fates, but that’s the case for Saturday’s game on Long Island.
Crosby vs. Ovechkin: A Tale of Two Lockouts Jeff Stone | January 25, 2013 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The queasy fear that began during the 2003-04 season and throughout the Stanley Cup finals turned into a…
Has the Internet Caused NHL Rivalries to Go Too Far? K. Ross Read | October 17, 2012 Reading through the comments section of a particularly popular sports website yesterday, I couldn’t help but be taken aback by the pure nastiness of some of the site’s commenters. As…
How the Pittsburgh Pirates Became the Philadelphia Flyers The Hockey Writers | April 11, 2012 It is known as the battle of Pennsylvania. Tonight marks the start of the Flyers and Penguins sixth playoff series against each other. In the five series these teams have…
Has the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks Rivalry Lost its Punch? Andrew Eide | January 30, 2012 The Vancouver Canucks get the stretch run of the season started with a marquee game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Rogers Arena Tuesday night. You remember the Blackhawks right? Before…
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vancouver Canucks: The Best Rivalry in Hockey Stephen Stoneman | November 16, 2011 For any fan of Hawk or the Whale, there are 4 dates marked carefully with an X on the calendar so hard that the paper is warn through. Tonight is…