The fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins traded center Jordan Staal at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft isn’t what came as a surprise to most fans. What came as a surprise is the fact that the Penguins opted to trade Staal…
Evidently the Florida Panthers aren’t taking any chances when it comes to the impending lockout. The team announced last week that they intend to cancel their third annual rookie camp and tournament due to the uncertainty surrounding ongoing labor negotiations…
Although the immediate future of the NHL seems quite uncertain, other leagues continue to push ahead accordingly. Last week, the American Hockey League, the primary development circuit for the NHL, announced their full 2012-13 schedule. Opening night will occur on…
The Edmonton Oilers took a key step for the future today by signing forward Taylor Hall to a seven-year, $42 million contract extension. “When they said seven years I didn’t blink,” the 20-year-old Hall said. “I’m comfortable being here for…
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…
When NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the league will lock out the players if a new collective bargaining agreement is not reached by Sept. 15 when the current CBA expires, fans immediately started in with venom-filled tweets, messages and…
A lot has been made about free agent Shane Doan this offseason, what with the Phoenix Coyotes ownership situation still being in shambles and Doan not wanting to commit to the Coyotes if the team is just going to up…
Over the past week, Hockey World Blog and CCM Hockey collaborated to offer readers the chance to win one of the most buzzed about, highly anticipated gear releases of the year – a brand new CCM RBZ hockey stick! To…
Trade Pavel Datsyuk. Trade Henrik Zetterberg. Do whatever it takes to bring quality defenseman to the Detroit Red Wings. If Red Wings fans were in charge of the team, these are the types of moves we could expect to see…
In the wake of high profile NHL returns by players such as Evgeni Nabokov and Jaromir Jagr, another pair of former NHL players could be looking to make comebacks this season. Various sources are reporting that former NHL goalie Cristobal…