Nashville Predators general manager David Poile just gave about 29 NHL teams some promising news yesterday: defenseman Ryan Suter intends to test the free agent market. In an article posted on Mlive.com in Michigan, Poile stated that he believes Suter…
With the end of the NHL season, the attention shifts towards signing players before free agency. Some such headlines are below. Erik Karlsson – The Ottawa Senators defenseman lead all defenseman in points this regular season, 19 goals and 59…
Bauer Hockey has announced today its intention to purchase Cascade Sports, the No. 1 provider of lacrosse helmets and eyewear in North America. In addition to Cascade’s significant lacrosse brand, the acquisition also includes Cascade’s hockey helmet business, which has…
A week before the end of the regular season, the Los Angeles Kings were not even sure they would make the playoffs. Last night, Kings captain Dustin Brown hoisted the Stanley Cup in front of his home crowd in LA for…
It has been widely known that Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brad Stuart wanted to finish out his contract with Detroit and continue his career out west. He wanted to play on the west coast to be closer to his family…
The Colorado Avalanche secured one of their pending free agents yesterday by signing forward David Jones to a four year, $16 million contract. “We are pleased to have him under contract as he enters the prime of his career,” general…
I’ve never been a real big fan of post-game interviews, perhaps because the media typically focuses on New York Rangers’ Head Coach John Tortorella and his antics. Despite my typical avoidance of them, I happened to watch New Jersey netminder…
Nashville Predators general manager David Poile stated today that the Predators will attempt to trade the rights to Predators forward Alexander Radulov to another team before the start of free agency. If no suitor can be had, the team will…
For perhaps the first time since winning the Stanley Cup a year ago, Tim Thomas finds himself in the news for a somewhat positive season. After much speculation in the last week he will take next year off, he confirmed…
We here at Hockey World Blog, with the support of Dekree and Blue Ice Hockey, have put together a NHL Playoff Bracket Challenge. The challenge, predict the outcome of the NHL playoffs, round by round. With 58 participants, including HWB writers’, only…