0 comments by David Rogers on 5/7/2012
Your favorite team was just eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Odds are you’re feeling anger and various states of disappointment and hurt depending on the fashion of your team’s exit. It’s safe to say you aren’t in the best of moods. The official NHL Shop is here to rub some salt in the wounds […]
0 comments by John on 5/5/2012
As the Phoenix Coyotes march on in the 2012 NHL Playoffs, their sideshow issues continue to travel with them. This week suspended forward Raffi Torres requested an appeal for the ruling on his hit against Chicago Blackhawks’ forward Marian Hossa. In the original ruling, Torres was given a 25 game suspension for the hit. The […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 5/4/2012
The NHL has always been up for trying new things and new ideas. When it comes to social media, the NHL has embraced the medium while other leagues have been slow to catch on. This willingness to try new things comes from the fact the NHL is one of the smallest leagues in the sporting […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 5/3/2012
Don Cherry’s nothing if not opinionated. I tend to have a habit of finding other things to watch when I’m watching him; most of what I’ve “heard” him say I’ve just read on the internet. He never ceases to amaze me, and this gem from last night’s Coach’s Corner is fantastic. Greg Wyshynski highlights it […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 5/2/2012
A recent article from IIHF.com reports that the 2011-12 NHL season saw the fewest number of European participants in nearly a decade. The article states that the number of European rookies in the NHL in 2011-12 was its lowest in nearly 25 years. Nearly every European country had a drop in NHL participants this season […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 5/1/2012
As you probably know, Zach Parise is one of the most desirable free agents set to hit the market this summer. Aside from Ryan Suter of Nashville, Parise is in a class of his own when it comes to talent that’s about to test the waters of the open market. Given the slim pickings we […]
0 comments by John
(NY Islanders Barclays Center’s Seating Chart thanks to the blog – Islanders Point Blank) In a press conference earlier today, the relatively newly minted Brooklyn Nets revealed the new logos for the team. In the event, the franchise’s CEO Brett Yormark explained the origin of the logo and had plenty of early merchandise for sale […]
0 comments by John on 4/27/2012
After a wild first round, eight teams remain to battle for the Stanley Cup. Many of the league’s powerhouses had an abrupt end to their end, as we saw Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Boston, and Vancouver exit stage left. Will teams like Nashville and St. Louis make it to the Western Conference finals? Will the Capitals […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/24/2012
Trade rumors have swirled around Roberto Luongo for the bulk of the 2011-12 season. These rumors culminated in the playoffs when the Canucks opted to use goaltender Cory Schneider over Luongo as soon as the team found themselves in an 0-2 hole. This move all but assured a fact most fans have known for quite […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian
I’m pretty sure most Eastern Conference teams would love to have a Jonathan Quick of their very own… or a Mike Smith, or a Pekka Rinne, or a Brian Elliott. Heck, a nice Cory Schneider would help any of the Eastern Conference teams out in a pinch. Quite frankly, the goaltending coming out of the […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/21/2012
The NHL finally made a decision that the majority of hockey fans will be pleased with. They’ve been criticized repeatedly for their action, or inaction, when it comes to handling player discipline. The most obvious was the blunder with Shea Weber, where the Nashville defenseman received a tiny $2,500 fine for smashing a player’s head […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 4/20/2012
They can’t do anything without ticking people off; just the fact that they exist makes people uncomfortable. Who might I be referencing? Nickelback, of course! As Canadian as whatever passes for Canadian bacon on pizza, Nickelback has to somehow get lumped in with the NHL because that’s what they think people want. When you have […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 4/19/2012
No one can ever dare accuse Anaheim Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau of being a shrinking violet. Loud, opinionated, and brash, he has a polarizing personality that is either love him or hate him (disclaimer: I tend to fall into the latter camp). He’s found recent employment, as fired and off-season coaches do, on CBC’s Hockey […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/18/2012
Let’s be honest. The Florida Panthers haven’t exactly been a regular fixture in the NHL playoffs. As a result, the media isn’t used to talking about them this late in the year. However, this doesn’t give local news stations down in Florida an excuse as they are supposed to be reporting on the Panthers all […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 4/17/2012
There’s been a large to-do recently about discipline in the NHL, from Shea Weber’s fine to Matt Carkner and Carl Haglen’s suspensions. There’s no consistency in discipline, especially when so much of it is based off of whether someone is injured or not. There’s no punishing the intent, rather, there’s punishing of the outcome. The […]
