Seeking Caption for Photo
Below is a photo I found on The Pens Blog. It looks like it is circa 2007, with Marc-Andre Fleury standing in goal next to a youth hockey player half his size. My assignment for you readers, is to come…
Eddie
I love hockey. I love writing about hockey. I have an extensive background in and around hockey. I played the game going on 21 years and have been officiating the last 13. You'll see me write and give fair honest opinions on controversial plays, rules questions and other realms of hockey such as college hockey.
BREAKING NEWS: NHL WINTER CLASSIC MOVED TO 8:00 P.M. EST
A decision was made within the last hour by the National Hockey League, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Heinz Field, and National Broadcast Partners NBC, CBC and RDS to move the 2011 Winter Classic later in the evening due to weather…
2010 Year In Review: Favorite Moments
With the year coming to a close, the members of Hockey World Blog decided to reflect on the exciting events of 2010. There have been many goals, saves, checks and fights that have occurred in rinks all over the world,…
HBO 24/7 Capitals-Penguins Recap 3
While the first two episodes were leading up to the Winter Classic, this episode profiled the match up between the two teams before their showdown on January 1. We were pleasured with over 25 minutes of coverage of the game…
Islanders deal Wisniewski To Canadiens
In a surprising move, the New York Islanders trade 26-year-old defenseman James Wisniewski to the Montreal Canadiens for two draft picks. This season on Long Island, Wisniewski was tied or the team lead in points this season with 21. His…
Hockey World Blog Power Rankings: Week 11
It looks like Santa brought the NHL both good gifts as well as lumps of coal. Washington and New York Islanders have been playing their way out of their slumps lately. On the other side, Detroit seems to lose a…
HBO 24/7 Capitals-Penguins Recap 2
After the basic storylines was formed in last week’s episode, we got to see more between the players and coaches off the ice. With Pittsburgh, we saw coach Dan Bylisma’s life off the ice. We ate dinner with his wife…
Belfast Giants Show Teamwork Off Ice with Christmas Video
If you are unfamiliar with the Belfast Giants, they are a professional team from Northern Ireland. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom. Despite them being a team in Europe, they feature 11 players who…
NHL All-Star Game Voting Continues
Balloting for the 2011 NHL All-Star game will continue until January 3. With the new format this year, players will be chosen from a general pool and will be drafted by a captain from each team. The All-Star Game will…
Hockey World Blog Power Rankings: Week 10
I had not been impressed with how some teams in last week’s rankings performed. Detroit, Washington, and Montreal struggled by losing games last week. I decided to shake things up by putting teams that had not been in the rankings…