Posts About "Teemu Selanne"
Top 10 All-Time European-Born NHL Forwards
April 24th, 2018 Europeans are having a bigger impact in the NHL now than ever before. Of the 985 players to play in at least one game this season, 268, or 27 percent, were born in Europe. Europeans have been at the pinnacle of success in recent seasons, winning five of the past 10 Hart, Art Ross, and Norris Trophy winners. But European success in the...
Ducks Drill Down: Dynamic Duo Honored, Gibson Honorable
November 20th, 2017 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. The Anaheim Ducks had a somewhat light week, but thanks to John Gibson, they were able to pick up two consecutive wins as they try to get points in the bank during a stretch of home games that also sees them without...
Selanne & Kariya Headline 2017 Hockey Hall of Fame Class
November 14th, 2017 On Monday night in Toronto, the Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed its Class of 2017 at the Induction Celebration Gala. The class included players Dave Andreychuk, Danielle Goyette, Paul Kariya, Mark Recchi, and Teemu Selanne. Other inductees include former coach Clare Drake and Boston Bruins owner, Jeremy Jacobs. Since the opening of...
Ducks Drill Down: More of the Same & Hall of Fame
November 13th, 2017 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. The past week was very on-brand for this particular season of Anaheim Ducks hockey. They played decently well for stretches but not well enough to string several wins together. Then, of course, the incessant injury bug...
A Look Back at RFAs and Offer Sheets
October 27th, 2017 This article was originally written in July 2012. The history of offer sheets in the NHL is a long one. While there hasn't been a successful offer sheet since the Edmonton Oilers signed Dustin Penner to one in 2007, there is still some significant history that has come from the offer sheet both prior to and following the 2007 season....
Steve Rucchin: The Middle Man
October 25th, 2017 This post was originally published in May, 2012. The title "middle man" is rarely, if ever, viewed as a desirable one. Fancier monikers utilized might be "broker" or "intermediary", but really, that's simply sugar-coating the fact that the "middle man" is a go-between. Generally, it conjures up images of being slightly talented...
