Month August 2012

Buffalo Places Entry into Shane Doan Sweepstakes

A new team has thrown in their chips for the services of forward Shane Doan. In a tweet by ESPN’s John Buccigross, a report has come out stating that the Buffalo Sabres have offered him a four-year, $30 million offer.…

Visnovsky Makes Headlines with Crash and Grievance

This weekend was quite a busy one for New York Islanders defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky. While spending his off season in Slovakia, he managed to crash his Ferrari while auto racing and found out he will have a September 4 hearing over…

Fischer SX5 Hockey Stick Review Update

It’s been a few months since my initial review of the Fischer SX5 hockey stick, but I wanted to post an updated review offering more insight into the stick’s performance after an extended period of time. Durability: We initially received…

Red Wings Cancel Prospects Tournament in Traverse City

There is some news circulating about a kind-of-a-big-deal contract negotiation between the NHL and the NHLPA.  The news is foreshadowing the NHL season not starting on time.  If the negotiations headlines have not emphasized the increasing possibility of a lockout,…

Stanley Joins Mitchell and Wife in Kiss

While our NHL Photo of the Day series has taken a hiatus for the summer, we spotted this neat picture taken by Getty Images. It shows Los Angeles Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell and his wife Megan enjoying a night out on the…