The Jack Adams Award recognizes proficiency in coaching as exemplified by “the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.” The finalists for the Jack Adams Award include Ken Hitchcock, St. Louis Blues; Paul MacLean, Ottawa…
Year after year the NHL becomes inundated with fresh new talent looking to become the next big impact players. As such, the Calder Trophy recognizes “the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the…
A week before the end of the regular season, the Los Angeles Kings were not even sure they would make the playoffs. Last night, Kings captain Dustin Brown hoisted the Stanley Cup in front of his home crowd in LA for…
The Colorado Avalanche secured one of their pending free agents yesterday by signing forward David Jones to a four year, $16 million contract. “We are pleased to have him under contract as he enters the prime of his career,” general…
Nashville Predators general manager David Poile stated today that the Predators will attempt to trade the rights to Predators forward Alexander Radulov to another team before the start of free agency. If no suitor can be had, the team will…
After Thursday’s announcement that longtime Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom was retiring after 20 years of service, the focus now shifts to Red Wings general manager Ken Holland and the rest of the coaching staff as the team looks to…
At the beginning of the 2011-12 NHL regular season, very few could have predicted the matchup that fans are about to witness when the Los Angeles Kings visit the New Jersey Devils for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals…
After advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history, the Phoenix Coyotes clearly harbor some contempt for the way the series went and didn’t hesitate to lash out on several topics, including the officiating, after…
Both the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings appear to be moving along with plans to build new arenas in their respective cities, even though both teams continue to hit road blocks in their efforts to modernize their outdated facilities.…
Pittsburgh Penguins center Jordan Staal’s name has begun circling the rumor mill with many hockey pundits and fans wondering if the Penguins could look to trade this summer. The 23-year-old Staal, a former second overall draft pick by the Penguins,…