With only a handful of seconds remaining on the clock during yesterday’s meeting between the Phoenix Coyotes and Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith only had one thing on his mind. And when Red Wings forward Mikael Samuelsson sent…
New York Islanders superstar John Tavares might have a budding career in dentistry when his hockey career comes to an end (he’s got a long time to study still). In last night’s contest against the Chicago Blackhawks, Tavares was fighting…
The San Jose Sharks are off to a hot start this season. Through three games, the Sharks have racked up an impressive 17 goals for, while allowing only 4 goals against. Part of that success is due to Tomas Hertl,…
With golf legend Jack Nicklaus returning to his hometown for the President’s Cup this week, the Columbus Blue Jackets gave him the honor of dropping the ceremonial first puck at Friday night’s game against Calgary. He designed Muf He was…
While the preseason is definitely a serious time for players to get back in the swing of things, enhance their conditioning and readjust to the pace of NHL play, it’s also a time for players to get creative and try…
The preseason is just under a week old, as is the new mandate that fighting players cannot remover their helmets during a bout, but it didn’t take long for NHL enforcers to find a way to circumvent that new rule.…
The Detroit Red Wings have continued to draft well, year after year. This is one of the reasons why they continue to make the playoffs and have done so 20 straight seasons now. One of their top 15 prospects, Andreas Athanasiou,…
As surprising as it sounds, 2013 was the first time the National Hockey League and the NHL Players Association jointly conducted a orientation camp for its rookie players. The program was held earlier this week and was implemented as part…
This isn’t a flashback to the 1992 film Wayne’s World, where Mike Myers and Dana Carvey has scenes where they played ball hockey in the middle of the street. You are looking at players participating in the Canadian Olympic…
Anyone who has a clue about the history of the NHL is well aware of the intra-rivalries between the Original Six clubs. In some way, shape, or form, one teams fan base hates the other 5. It’s something that makes…