Posts About "Sergei Gonchar"
Best NHL Players Not in the Hockey Hall of Fame
June 29th, 2020 The recent 2020 Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) Class induction announcement caused a stir because of who was and was not included. I thought it would be interesting to dive into who are the best eligible players by position not in the Hall. There are several straight forward selections, like Pierre Turgeon (center), and some that go...
Top 10 All-Time European-Born NHL Defensemen
March 11th, 2020 The best European-born NHL defensemen include Stanley Cup winners, Norris Trophy winners and some of the best players to ever play the game. This Top 10 list of unbelievably talented blueliners spans several decades and includes retired as well as active players. Although there were several easy selections, this was a hotly contested...
It Takes 23 to Win: Building and Being Part of Great Hockey Teams
October 3rd, 2019 There are so many clichés on what it takes to win in team sports. A strong offence can beat a strong defence. Defence wins championships. It takes a full team effort. And the latter might be the best way of leading into the introduction to this new book. It’s called It Takes 23 to Win: Building and Being Part of Great Hockey Teams...
Capitals All-Star Moments, Memories
February 1st, 2017 Alex Ovechkin, Sergei Gonchar and Mike Gartner have some things in common. Each of them has donned the Washington Capitals uniform. Each has been selected to participate in previous All-Star games. And each participated in the all-star celebration while playing for the Capitals. Ovechkin and Braden Holtby represented the Capitals...
Valeri Nichushkin Improving For The Stars
December 6th, 2015 In the December 3rd game against the Vancouver Canucks, Dallas Stars forward Valeri Nichushkin had a great performance with one goal and one assist as his team won 4-2. In this translated interview, originally appearing on the Russian website championat.ru, Stars forward Valeri Nichushkin talked about the game against the Canucks, his...
Sergei Plotnikov Still Adapting To The NHL
November 11th, 2015 Penguins rookie Sergei Plotnikov is still adapting to the NHL and is yet to score his first goal. After a good KHL career and some national team appearances, the 25-years-old Russian forward decided to try himself at a new level. After 11 regular season games, Plotnikov had two assists and 10 PIMs, logging an average of less than ten...
Sergei Gonchar: Washington's Most Underrated Defenseman
November 2nd, 2015 Just as another NHL season was starting, one news story popped up this week that confirmed that one former NHL player's career came to an end. For some, it is understandable to treat this like it was an afterthought. Sergei Gonchar was clearly at the tail end of a 20-year NHL career and has struggled to look like he can last at the...
Hockey Headlines: Ducks Lose Again; Habs Finally Lose a Game
October 28th, 2015 A collection of all the latest news from around the world of hockey: The Montreal Canadiens winning streak is over. To the surprise of no one, Connor McDavid will sticking around past the nine game mark. Darnell Nurse was called up by the Oilers and promptly scored his first NHL goal. Andrew Ladd responds to the Evander...
Pens Add Sergei Gonchar to Coaching Staff
October 27th, 2015 While the tryout contract at training camp didn't quite work out for Sergei Gonchar's return to the Pittsburgh Penguins, he's still found a way to stick with the organization. On Tuesday, the team announced that Gonchar has taken a role as a part of the Pens coaching staff carrying the title Defensemen Development Coach. In the...
Penguins Release Sergei Gonchar
October 3rd, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins have released 41-year-old defenseman Sergei Gonchar from his tryout with the team. Gonchar, a power play specialist, has had a big NHL career, but this cut may be the indication that his time in the NHL is at an end. He started last season with the Dallas Stars, who have fully bought into their youth...
The Question of Sergei Gonchar
September 29th, 2015 A perfect storm of factors have mixed together to make the 41-year-old Sergei Gonchar one of the Pittsburgh Penguins' most fascinating preseason storylines. The 6'2" Russian defender is currently signed to a professional tryout contract with the team he spent five years with between 2005 and 2010 where he won his only Stanley...
Hockey Headlines: Oilers Captain; Seabrook Contract; James Neal Speaks
September 29th, 2015 All of the latest news from around the world of hockey: James Neal talks about being a goal scorer. A penalty shot in 3-on-3 overtime. How about that. The Leafs have signed Brad Boyes to a on-year deal. . Don Cherry approves. How will Brent Seabrook's new deal affect the Blackhawks cap moving forward? Anton Khudobin...
Sergei Gonchar Should Make the Penguins Roster
September 18th, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins are a much different team than the one that ended the 2014-15 season. Names like Craig Adams, Brandon Sutter and Maxim Lapierre are gone and they were replaced by Nick Bonino, Phil Kessel and Matt Cullen. It's no question that the Penguins are a much deeper team, on paper, but there still are questions that need...
