Over the past couple months, Stable 26 provided us with a pair of socks to review. Their performance hockey socks looks like any other run of the mill compression socks except with one exception: they have silicone pads around the…
A former NHL player will spend more than two minutes in the penalty box for crimes he committed off the ice. Robbing banks in Quebec isn’t the first time Patrick Cote, 39, has had an encounter with law enforcement. Cote…
During the off season, players stay in shape many ways. Most hit the golf course, while others spend time in the pool, weight room, or in the mountains running. For one player a cycling accident this week has him in a Canadian…
We all know that hockey players are some of the toughest athletes in sports. They have no problem taking a high stick to the mouth where a couple teeth might have been lost and coming back on the ice after…
The official deadline isn’t for another 24 hours (5:00 EDT tomorrow) but the NHL Players Association has already released their list of players who have elected arbitration to settle the contract status with their current clubs. Arbitration is a process…
For the last 23 seasons there has been three guarantees in life. That is death, taxes, and the Detroit Red Wings playing playoff hockey. The last time the Red Wings missed the playoffs I was about 18 months away from…
On the eve of NHL free agency, Montreal and Colorado conducted business today when they exchanged forwards Daniel Briere and P.A. Parenteau. The French-Canadian duo with $4 million salary cap hits each experienced an up-and-down season last year with their…
When you have the second-worse record and goals against average in the NHL last season, you lean towards building your franchise with a young defenseman who is NHL-ready today. And that is what the Florida Panthers did Friday night by…
Trading for a player with an expiring contract to help you win the Stanley Cup is always a gamble. Sometimes the rent-a-player doesn’t always work out (see Ryan Miller) but sometimes they pan out to help you win the Stanley…
Tuesday night was the annual NHL Awards, where players and NHL dignitaries gathered one last time to celebrate the season that just finished. Below is a recap of some of the notable voted-upon awards players, coaches, and front office staff…