Chris

Chris

Whether it's the latest news, rumors or gear reviews—you'll typically find me analyzing and providing my insight on the latest happenings in the hockey world.

Dennis Brown scores wicked college hockey shootout goal

Dennis Brown, a freshman defenseman for Western Michigan University, pulled off a slick shootout goal against the Ohio State Buckeyes last weekend. What’s amazing about this goal is Brown’s quick hands in tight as he fakes right and then toe-drags…

Lidstrom, Staal named All-Star Game captains

Forget East vs. West or North America vs the World. Instead, this year’s NHL All-Star Game will be Team Lidstrom vs Team Staal. Veteran defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom and superstar forward Eric Staal were named team captains for this year’s annual…

Rangers acquire Wolski from Phoenix

With winger Alexander Frolov out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, the New York Rangers didn’t waste any time finding a replacement when they swiftly pulled the trigger on a deal today that will send defenseman…

Langenbrunner trade appears imminent

Rumors are swirling around New Jersey Devils captain Jamie Langenbrunner after the announcement that Langenbrunner would be a healthy scratch for the team’s game against Philadelphia tonight leading many to believe that New Jersey is waiting to announce a trade…

Rain, warm weather could hinder Winter Classic

A quick look at the long-range forecast thanks to www.weather.com shows some uncharacteristically warm weather headed to Pittsburgh this weekend for the NHL’s annual Winter Classic. The warm front will begin on Thursday when temperatures rise to approximately 41 degrees…

HBO 24/7 Penguins/Capitals now online

In case you missed out on the inaugural episode of HBO 24/7 Penguins/Capitals that aired last Wednesday, the episode is now available online for you to stream in its entirety. The episode can be found through Yahoo Sports here. The…

HWB Rewind: Monster slapshot rips through goal

Welcome to the first edition of a new column that we are referring to as Rewind. The goal of this column is to replay videos of sick dangles, heavyweight bouts and bone-crushing hits from the past several weeks that may…

Hockey player scores goal off goalie’s head

Most hockey fans have seen the Lacrosse-style move where a player picks the puck up onto their stick and swings it over the goalies shoulder for the goal. Most players have even seen the spin-o-rama and between-the-legs versions of the…