In a press conference scheduled for later this morning, Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings is will announce his retirement according to various media reports. A press conference is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at Joe Louis Arena. After the…
Defenseman Justin Schultz has left the University of Wisconsin last week and is looking to take his talent to the National Hockey League. Schultz, who will turn 22 June 7, still had one year of eligibility remaining. He “de-registered” from the university…
This season was among the best for the St. Louis Blues in recent franchise history. They managed to win their first division title in 12 years and win their first playoff series in 10 seasons. The overcame preseason predictions and…
Both the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings appear to be moving along with plans to build new arenas in their respective cities, even though both teams continue to hit road blocks in their efforts to modernize their outdated facilities.…
It has been quite a whirlwind eight weeks for Chris Kreider. Two months ago he was wearing crimson and gold on the ice, attending classes and was in the process of leading the Boston College Eagles to the NCAA Championship.…
A rapid fire account of a few things happening around the league: The Los Angeles Kings welcome the Phoenix Coyotes to STAPLES Center for game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. May not be an arms wide open welcome after…
In the first of today’s quarterfinal matchups Canada was eliminated as Michael Handzus scored late to give Slovaki a 4-3 victory. With only 2:28 left in the game, Handzus scored a power-play goal to lift his team to the semifinals.…
Round robin play wrapped up yesterday at the 2012 IIHF World Championships in Finland & Sweden. As the teams wrapped up their seventh games, the playoff picture became more and more clear. In the Group S, Russia dominated the field.…
If you haven’t already seen this, it is definitely worth a look. Stephon Williams, goalie for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL, made one of the more spectacular saves this season using his bare hand. Last Monday, in a…
The Washington Capitals may be dealing with another departure as rumors have surfaced that forward Alexander Semin intends to test the waters when he becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Semin’s agent, Mark Gandler, told ESPN the Magazine…