Despite all of the great hockey we have seen in the 2009-10 NHL season so far, one tremendous downfall continues to plague the league. This season, some of the NHL’s most notable stars have been injured, along with dozens of…
We at Hockey World Blog are as excited for the hockey season to begin as you are. While teams are preparing to enter training camp after the Labor Day weekend, we are busy hitting the team websites and preview guides…
Today the New Jersey Devils announced that forward Brian Boyle was diagnosed with chronic myeloid luekemia, a type of bone marrow cancer. Quite frightening for a healthy professional athlete to be diagnosed with a form of cancer just before the…
Justin Beiber was in the house at Air Canada Centre tonight to watch the Maple Leafs get eliminated at the hands of the Washington Capitals. He was shown on the video board in a suite during the game and it…
After nine seasons and 507 games in the National Hockey League, free agent forward Curtis Glencross told TSN on Tuesday he plans to hang up the skates and retire. Glencross came to the realization that it’s time to step away after…
It turns out that the “Dump and Chase” style of play many of you are familiar with may not actually be a great system. Who would have thought? When Minnesota Wild star Zach Parise was interviewed by the Minnesota Star-Tribune…
The 2015 Winter Classic coverage will not be quite the same this season as HBO has decided against producing a 24/7 series for this season’s Winter Classic. HBO’s 24/7 series leading up to the Winter Classic began with the initial…
Overview The New York Islanders had a rough go of it last year, especially after losing captain John Taveres to a knee injury during the Olympics. Things looked promising at the start of the season when they traded away Matt…
Although the NHL insists that plans for expansion are not imminent, rumors have been circulating about four new teams being added within the next few years. Cities among the top candidates for expansion are Las Vegas, Seattle, Toronto, and Quebec…
The NHL Winter Classic wasn’t the only outdoor game taking place in Detroit/Ann Arbor this week. Comerica Park has been transformed into an outdoor rink and for the past week has played host to youth, high school, college and junior…