Edmonton Oilers: Mid-Season Review Carl Maloney | January 30, 2012 The Oilers are 18-26-5 and 14th in the Western Conference this season (Icon SMI)With 30+games to play, it’s not exactly the halfway point of the season, but the all-star break is a…
The Calder Race: 10 Rookies Chasing Down Nugent-Hopkins Carl Maloney | January 22, 2012 Each year the Calder Memorial Trophy is handed out to the league’s top rookie. Past winners include now household names like Malkin, Ovechkin, Forsberg and Bure. Only a few games…
The Infirmary Update Fred Poulin | January 16, 2012 Welcome to week 2 of my new feature that will run weekly until the end of the season to update you on the latest injuries to key players in the…
Edmonton Oilers lose Nugent-Hopkins to injury Marcy Di Michele | January 5, 2012 The last thing a struggling team ever wants to hear is that they will be forced to play without one of their stars. For the Edmonton Oilers, the news on…
Hockey’s Top Five of 2011 Steve Kendall | December 29, 2011 (Part 2 of a two-part series) On Tuesday, we examined five events that saddened the hockey world. Today, we will look at the five best moments of 2011. Thankfully for…
NHL Rookies: Studs and Duds-Part 1 Andrew Sykes | December 20, 2011 One of the more interesting aspects of any season is seeing which first year players make an impact on their respective teams. There are always those exceed expectations as well…
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: Star in the Making Marcy Di Michele | December 5, 2011 For a young player coming into the NHL, it can pretty be tough to get noticed. With players like Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Steven Stamkos and the Sedins getting all…
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Equalling Sidney Crosby’s First 25 Games, But Where Is The Love? Andrew Sykes | December 1, 2011 One came into the league as possibly the most hyped prospect the NHL had ever seen, the other came heralded in his own right but expectations were not nearly as…
Nathan MacKinnon’s A Future NHL Superstar David OConnor | November 14, 2011 Nathan MacKinnon has been called many things. A lot of people call him “the second coming of Sidney Crosby”, while some prefer to call him “Crosby Jr.” and various other…
Making the Grade: NHL First Midterm Report Card James Neveau | November 1, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist As we prepare to close the book on the first month of the NHL season, there have been some real surprises this year, and just…
NHL: Top 10 Surprises Of October Andrew Sykes | October 31, 2011 The first month of any season is bound to produce some surprises and there were no shortage of them in October. Here are ten things that might not have been expected…
Edmonton Oilers: Top Team in the Western Conference Marcy Di Michele | October 31, 2011 Don’t look now, but the Edmonton Oilers are on a roll. They’ve won 5 straight games, sit tied for first place in the Western Conference with the Dallas Stars and…