With the release of the NHL schedule for the 2013-14 season few weeks back, the Detroit Red Wings announced today when they will retire the number of long-time defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom With Lidstrom, who played for the Wings for all…
If you didn’t follow the IIHF World Championships over two months ago, let me refresh your memory. Sweden played Canada in the quarterfinals, and in that game Vancouver’s (and Sweden international) Alex Edler laid a knee-to-knee hit on Carolina (Canadian…
One of the more enigmatic free agents still remaining this summer is former Detroit Red Wings forward Damien Brunner, who played out a one-year deal with the team during last season’s lockout shortened schedule. The 27-year-old Brunner came into the…
For those fans who believed their country wouldn’t be represented by NHL players at the 2014 Olympics can be relieved to know that the NHL will take a break in February so the best players can compete in the Olympics.…
After announcing his retirement from the NHL last week at the ripe age of 30, Ilya Kovalchuk has spoken out about his decision and his subsequent move to sign with SKA St. Petersburg, the team he played for during the…
Scott Neidermayer, Chris Chelios, Brendan Shanahan, Fred Shero and Geraldine Heaney were all announced as the latest Hall of Fame inductees today. “The Hockey Hall of Fame is proud to welcome these five hockey legends as Honored Members,” said Jim…
Many players made themselves a new home and many cases richer on the first day of NHL Free Agency yesterday. Many bolstered their rosters with reloaded talent after losing some players of their own. There are still many players still…
Fireworks weren’t the only thing that made a boom sound on Independence Day. There were fireworks in hockey today as the Dallas Stars traded for Tyler Seguin, Rich Peverley, and Ryan Button for Loui Ericksson, Joe Morrow, Reilly Smith, and…
Nashville Predators GM David Poile and Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma was named by USA Hockey as general manager and head coach for the 2014 United States Olympic hockey team. In an announcement prior to the 2013 NHL Entry…
Props to the Wirtz Corporation and Chicago Blackhawks organization for their one page ad in the Boston newspaper today thanking fans for staying classy during the Stanley Cup Finals. The open letter to the Bruins and the city of Boston…