For the last 23 seasons there has been three guarantees in life. That is death, taxes, and the Detroit Red Wings playing playoff hockey. The last time the Red Wings missed the playoffs I was about 18 months away from…
On the eve of NHL free agency, Montreal and Colorado conducted business today when they exchanged forwards Daniel Briere and P.A. Parenteau. The French-Canadian duo with $4 million salary cap hits each experienced an up-and-down season last year with their…
The Florida Panthers will once again be in the market for more defensemen, as well as a new captain. The Panthers placed Captain Ed Jovanovski on waivers Sunday night and are expected to buy out the final year of Jovanovski’s…
When you have the second-worse record and goals against average in the NHL last season, you lean towards building your franchise with a young defenseman who is NHL-ready today. And that is what the Florida Panthers did Friday night by…
This fall, along with a whole new line of skates, Alkali Hockey will be releasing brand new pants as well. The Alkali RPD Team pants will be one set getting an update, and the new pants will be the Alkali…
Trading for a player with an expiring contract to help you win the Stanley Cup is always a gamble. Sometimes the rent-a-player doesn’t always work out (see Ryan Miller) but sometimes they pan out to help you win the Stanley…
When I first heard about a new line of sticks from True Temper sports, I really had no idea what to expect. I had heard they had been making sticks for years, and even golf shafts, but was not familiar…
Tuesday night was the annual NHL Awards, where players and NHL dignitaries gathered one last time to celebrate the season that just finished. Below is a recap of some of the notable voted-upon awards players, coaches, and front office staff…
The Montreal Canadiens have several big decisions to make this summer and one of them has been made. Their defense is starting to look more solid as they were able to sign 35-year-old Andrei Markov to a three-year extension. The…
More widely known for their products in the lacrosse world, STX recently decided to make the jump into hockey stick production with the release of their Surgeon 500 and Stallion 500 hockey sticks. The big difference between the two is…