Team captains, Stanley Cup champions, scoring leaders and former league MVPs round out the roster of arguably the most talented Olympic squad to travel to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Defenseman Scott Niedermayer (pictured) will captain the Canadian national…
Marian Hossa, Marian Gaborik and Zdeno Chara highlight the twelve current NHL players selected to play for Team Slovakia at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Gaborik and Hossa will lead the offensive rush for Slovakia and provide most of their…
Mikael Samuelsson issued some choice words for Team Sweden officials for excluding him from the Olympic roster after helping the team win gold at the Turin Olympics in 2006. “I’m probably going to get in trouble for this, but (Team…
Sweden decided to stick with familiar names and a veteran squad as 13 players from the team that won gold in Turin four years ago again grace the roster for Team Sweden as they attempt to defend their gold in…
The 23-man Olympic roster for Team Russia was officially announced today. Russia became one of the first countries in serious contention for gold to unveil their squad. Team Canada is expected to release their roster next week and Team USA…
So things have been hectic for a couple of weeks, but finals are now complete and school is over for the semester and my stellar GPA is still in tact. Okay, so that part is no more true than my…
While the 2010 free agent list was considered by some to be the deepest in years, that talent is shoring up quickly as teams lock in their core players for the long haul. In fact, four of the top free-agents-to-be…
The Detroit Red Wings were blanked for the second straight game last night when they took on the Calgary Flames on home ice. The Wings have failed to register a goal in over 153 minutes and have dropped three straight…
Despite ongoing talks to eliminate dirty hits and head shots from the game of hockey, recent disciplinary decisions are sending mixed signals to both players and fans. Montreal Canadiens forward Georges Laraque (pictured) was handed a five-game suspension by NHL…
Turns out, Swedish craftsmanship just isn’t what it used to be. Henrik Andersen, an 18-year-old winger playing in the Swedish Tier 2 league, found that out the hard way when he scored his first goal of the season on a…