Posts About "Stanley Cup Champions"
Pittsburgh Bids Farewell to the Flower
June 23rd, 2017 In the end, it was Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford who couldn’t come up with a crucial save. After the emergence of young goaltender Matt Murray over the past two seasons, Pittsburgh deemed Marc-Andre Fleury expendable. Once Fleury waived his no movement clause, it was Rutherford who ultimately left Fleury...
The Last 10 Stanley Cup Champions at the Trade Deadline
February 28th, 2016 With the trade deadline getting closer by the day, NHL teams are hoping to make one final move to improve their roster for the short term and long term. For teams like Washington, this could be the last time to make sure all their weaknesses are strengthened before getting into the postseason. Some fans will understandably wonder why the...
21 Teams That Can't Win the Cup in 15-16
December 7th, 2015 The 2015-16 NHL regular season may just be a little over 1/4 finished, but I can say with near certainty that over 2/3rds of the teams in the NHL won't win the Stanley Cup this year. I could have made this list before the season started, and it would have been nearly identical, save for one team being considered a contender because of a...
5 Minnesota Wild Games You Won't Want to Miss This Season
August 17th, 2015 It's the middle of August, and you're counting down the days until hockey season finally starts. Maybe you've already sorted through the Minnesota Wild's schedule and checked off all the big games you can't wait to see. Well, since there's currently no hockey to occupy your time, check out these five must-see games, and add them to your...
Building a Stanley Cup Champion: Stars Construction Update
August 17th, 2015 In what is rapidly becoming a summertime tradition, General Manager Jim Nill and the Dallas Stars had another great July, acquiring winger Patrick Sharp and defense prospect Stephen Johns from Chicago and goalie Antti Niemi from San Jose via trades, and signing free agent Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya to a two-year deal. The newest...
Blackhawks Are Great But Not A Dynasty
June 21st, 2015 Whether you are a fan of the Chicago Blackhawks or a person who just loves the game hockey, it is almost impossible to not be impressed with what Joel Quenneville and company have been able to accomplish over the last seven years. During that time span, the franchise has managed to win three Stanley Cup Championships, as well as reach a...
NHL Free Agents and the Illusion of Success
July 2nd, 2014 NHL Free Agents were scooped up throughout the day on the first of July and as the dust settled I kept asking myself, “so what.” We constantly here how good drafting leads to success and Stanley Cups. Chicago and Detroit are perfect examples of this. We also hear how trades especially at the deadline lead to Stanley Cups. Boston and...
5 Reasons You'll Never See Back-To-Back NHL Champions Again
January 13th, 2014 Since 1927, the NHL's best teams have competed for the right to call themselves Stanley Cup Champions. Today, there are 30 teams with the same goal, and only one winner. To be that one team, just about every break has to go your way. It would be an extreme understatement to say that this is a daunting challenge. That goal,...
Joe Louis Arena: A Hockey Fans First Impression
October 8th, 2013 Home of the 11-time Stanley Cup champions, Joe Louis Arena is one of the most well-known venues in the National Hockey League. Lined with banners in the rafters and playing past highlights before games, it’s clear the Detroit Red Wings and the city are truly fans of the game and fans of their storied history. Putting The Red Wings...
NHL Western Conference Season Preview 2013: Wide Open Race
January 17th, 2013 The NHL's Western conference produced a few surprises last season with the #8 seeded Los Angeles Kings eventually being crowned the conference's champions. As many as 11 teams were in the race for playoff spots late into season, and a couple of the division titles were heavily contested. The conference doesn't appear to have gotten any...
Eddie Olczyk Enters US Hockey Hall of Fame
September 6th, 2012 Former Blackhawks center Eddie Olczyk will be enshrined in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. A former third overall pick of the 1984 draft by Chicago, Olczyk played 16 years in the NHL spanning six teams — Chicago Blackhawks (1984-87, 1998-2000), Toronto Maple Leafs (1987-1991), Winnipeg...
Does Free Agency Build Championship Teams?
July 13th, 2012 The reviews are in – this year’s free agency period gets…a yawn. The free agent crop was thin going into this offseason, and player movement has slowed to a crawl now that the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter sweepstakes is over. But how much does this free agency period even matter? The 2012 offseason is (potentially) the last...
Book Review: The Year of the Los Angeles Kings
July 8th, 2012 The Year of the Los Angeles Kings: Celebrating the 2012 Stanley Cup Champions By Andrew Podnieks. (2012, Toronto: Fenn/McClelland & Stewart. Softcover. Pp. 160. $19.99. ISBN 978-0-7710-5510-4.) Forty-five years in the waiting, hockey fans in Los Angeles finally have something to celebrate. Dustin Brown and Drew...
