Teemu Selanne has three options when it comes to his future as a professional hockey player. The 43-year-old's options include returning to Anaheim (or maybe a different club) and skating in the NHL for one more year, traveling to Finland and spending some time in the SM-liiga, or hanging up his skates and working on […]

Jonathan Toews had some interesting comments regarding steroid use in the NHL in a recent interview with Sportsnet The Fan 590. Toews stated that he believes it's "naive" to think that there aren't steroids in the NHL and he'd like to see the league test players more often. The bulk of Toews' comments can be seen below: I think […]

There is nothing more annoying than when opposition fans invade your arena. As a fan of the Atlanta Thrashers, I can speak from first hand experience – every time the Penguins, Sabres, Flyers, Red Wings, or Blackhawks came to town, being a Thrashers fan was like being the needle in the haystack. It was painful.  […]

Is a blank check really a blank check if it comes with stipulations? Can a stated dedication to a player later be used against that player? The team? The situation with the Ottawa Senators – specifically between their owner, Eugene Melnyk and their former captain, Daniel Alfredsson – is a case study in how messages […]

You can say what you want to about the situation in Glendale, and make all of the "out clause" jokes that you want, but imagine if you were a Coyotes fan. How you would react to seeing this hanging outside Jobing.com Arena? 

Like it or not, the NHL is going to be hosting six outdoor games in 2014. Two of these games will take place in Yankee Stadium and will feature the New York Rangers. The first will take place on January 26th between the Devils and Rangers and then three days later the Rangers will battle […]

Hockey fans have poured countless hours into EA's line of NHL video games. Thanks to the creation of the Be a Pro mode, fans have been able to live out their dreams of rising through the ranks to become an NHL star. NHL 14 aims to take that experience to an entirely new (and potentially […]

Welcome back to the second part of our three-part series where we will project what the U.S. Olympic roster will look like next year in Sochi. I hope you’re keeping track of these at home, as I fully expect ridicule for being off-base when the final roster is announced.  Part One focused on the men […]

During the Glendale City Counsel meetings, the members often said "Arizona Coyotes." Some on Twitter pointed out, with snark, that name wasn't the name of the team; it's the Phoenix Coyotes. Duh.  As part of the agreement with the new ownership group, the Coyotes were planning on changing from Phoenix to Arizona this season to […]

Fox Sports 1 is building a rather impressive collection of analysts for hockey fans. With the acquisition of Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole from TSN, the network made it clear that hockey was in their long-term plans. Now Fox Sports 1 has hired Chris Chelios as their new hockey analyst, as reported by

Linus Omark might be returning to the NHL in the very near future. According to the Edmonton Journal, Omark is looking to make a comeback in the NHL after spending 2012-13 skating with EV Zug in Switzerland. The Edmonton Oilers still own Omark's rights, but is that where we should expect Omark to land? Don't bet on […]

The Blues made big headlines when they signed Jay Bouwmeester to a five-year, $27 million extension on Thursday afternoon. The news was especially surprising considering Blues fans were eagerly waiting for the team to announce a new contract for Alex Pietrangelo.  Bouwmeester's new contract will begin in 2014-15 and will keep him with St. Louis […]

Winning the Stanley Cup might make you feel like dancing. In the case of Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, the duo celebrated their accomplishment by busting out some interesting moves. Specifically, Toews moonwalked on the ice following Chicago's Cup clinching victory and Kane performed the "Kaner Shuffle" at a Jimmy Buffet concert.  When the Blackhawks held […]