20 seasons in the National Hockey League and 1,395 games later, defenseman Roman Hamerlik decided to call it a career and announced his retirement today. He failed to land a spot on a roster this season, and spent the end…
With only a handful of seconds remaining on the clock during yesterday’s meeting between the Phoenix Coyotes and Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith only had one thing on his mind. And when Red Wings forward Mikael Samuelsson sent…
Winnipeg’s Jacob Trouba became the third player in the last four nights to leave the ice on a stetcher. But unlike the previous two (which came from illegal hits), Trouba left MTS Centre as a result of skating into the end…
Niklas Kronwall, the Detroit Red Wings premier defenseman, was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a nasty hit from Colorado Avalance forward Cody McCleod. Kronwall was retrieving the puck in his defensive zone when he made a sharp…
Released on September 13th, the new Bauer Vapor APX 2 hockey stick is the follow up to Bauer’s extremely successful APX stick. For round two, Bauer has made some nice modifications, but will it be enough to make you want…
New York Islanders superstar John Tavares might have a budding career in dentistry when his hockey career comes to an end (he’s got a long time to study still). In last night’s contest against the Chicago Blackhawks, Tavares was fighting…
Unless you’ve been stranded at sea for the past week, you’ve undoubtedly seen San Jose Shark’s forward Tomas Hertl’s between-the-legs breakaway goal against the New York Rangers earlier this week. Even more incredible, the goal was his fourth of the…
Patrick Roy may have started his tenure as Colorado Avalanche head coach with a $10,000 fine for his outburst last week on Bruce Boudreau, but one thing is certain: he’s making the league take notice. Colorado moved to 4-0 this…
The San Jose Sharks are off to a hot start this season. Through three games, the Sharks have racked up an impressive 17 goals for, while allowing only 4 goals against. Part of that success is due to Tomas Hertl,…
With golf legend Jack Nicklaus returning to his hometown for the President’s Cup this week, the Columbus Blue Jackets gave him the honor of dropping the ceremonial first puck at Friday night’s game against Calgary. He designed Muf He was…