As expected, Alexander Ovechkin has joined the Bauer Hockey team of athletes, signing a long term global partnership with the company. This announcement comes on the heels of his long term endorsement deal with Nike to wear their performance apparel.…
Alexander Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals superstar, has left CCM and joined the Nike team with an apparel and product endorsement. “I can confirm that Alex has signed a long-term global partnership with Nike,” Ovechkin’s IMG agent David Abrutyn said. “Alex…
After playing in just 25 games last season, Boston Bruins center Marc Savard will miss the entire 2011-12 season due to lingering symptoms from several concussions sustained over the last two seasons. “Marc Savard won’t play this year,” Bruins general…
In a late-off season trade, the Calgary Flames and Phoenix Coyotes worked together to trade right winger Lee Stempniak and center Daymond Langkow. The trade is contingent on Langkow passing a physical in Phoenix. Stempniak will be taking his talents north…
So far in the year 2011, college hockey has been shaken up more than the Shake Weight. The conference hit hardest was the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). It had members Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State announce plans to…
After sitting out all of last season with a concussion sustained during the first pre-season game of the season, The Denver Post is reporting that Colorado Avalanche forward Peter Mueller appears to be healthy, fit and ready to play. “I’m…
In the modern age of sports arenas and corporate sponsorship, buildings change names all the time. Gone are the days of arenas and stadiums known as the Garden, the Forum, the Palace and Pacific Coliseum. There are three NHL arenas…
Will Sidney Crosby be ready for the start of training camp in just a few short weeks after missing the latter half of last season thanks to a concussion sustained in early January? It’s still too soon to tell. According…
Last week, NHL VP Brendan Shannahan headed up a Research and Development Camp in Toronto where several items were tested to help improve hockey in the NHL. We previewed two weeks ago what was going to be tested and experimented.…
The second annual NHL Research and Development camp is underway with some of the top junior players showing off their moves while helping the NHL to test out proposed rule changes for the upcoming season. Today’s festivites, however, looked more like an…