20 seasons in the National Hockey League and 1,395 games later, defenseman Roman Hamerlik decided to call it a career and announced his retirement today. He failed to land a spot on a roster this season, and spent the end…
Winnipeg’s Jacob Trouba became the third player in the last four nights to leave the ice on a stetcher. But unlike the previous two (which came from illegal hits), Trouba left MTS Centre as a result of skating into the end…
Niklas Kronwall, the Detroit Red Wings premier defenseman, was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a nasty hit from Colorado Avalance forward Cody McCleod. Kronwall was retrieving the puck in his defensive zone when he made a sharp…
Unless you’ve been stranded at sea for the past week, you’ve undoubtedly seen San Jose Shark’s forward Tomas Hertl’s between-the-legs breakaway goal against the New York Rangers earlier this week. Even more incredible, the goal was his fourth of the…
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,…
The following is a guest post from Matt Wagner, who has been covering the Blue Jackets since 2007, and joined the team at The Cannon in 2009. He’s one of the co-founders of Cannonfest, the annual summer Blue Jackets fan gathering,…
It can be debatable whether or not the shootout is popular in the NHL. However it has been popular at the college level and that trend will continue when college hockey’s newest league starts play in a few weeks. The…
Brendan Shanahan will receive some additional Hall of Fame help in the NHL Player Safety Department. According to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, former Rangers defenseman Brian Leech will replace Rob Blake as a member of Shanahan’s team.…
The NHL hockey season is a grind to say the least. With 82 games spread over the span of roughly seven months, and then with a rigorous two-month playoff schedule with games occurring every other day, the road to the…
The calendar changing to August means many things for hockey fans. Fans are looking at the schedule plotting out what games of their favorite team they will attend. Players are returning to the gym and rink for conditioning and tryout…