Buffalo Sabres

Fortunately for the Buffalo Sabres, they added some grit to their line-up with the off-season signing of veteran forward Mike Grier. Unfortunately, however, this was their biggest free agent signing. Not the best sign for Buffalo and their 2009-10 campaign.…

Overhaul in Montreal

It’s been 16 years since the Montreal Canadiens last won the Stanley Cup. It’s also  been 16 years since a franchise north of the border has raised a championship banner. Unfortunately for Hab’s fans, they will have to wait another year. After…

2009 Prospects Tournament

Hockey World Blog is happy to inform the readers that EB will be attending the 2009 Prospects Tournament in Traverse City Michigan. The tournament will showcase first rounders and top prospects from Carolina Hurricanes, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings,…

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers made several bold off-season moves that could only be taken to mean “We want the Cup and we’d prefer it sooner rather than later.” By shipping off highly paid, underachieving forward Scott Gomez to Montreal, the…

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers have made numerous off season acquisitions that brings one word to mind: “tough”. Baby blue eyed goaltender Martin Biron will be replaced by bad boy Ray Emery. Emery played last season in the KHL posting 22 wins…

Pittsburgh Penguins

After coming out on top in a game seven nail-biter against the Detroit Red Wings this past June, the question on the minds of many hockey gurus is whether or not the Pittsburgh Penguins can repeat this season as Stanley…

New York Islanders

With the number one pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the New York Islanders selected Jonathan Tavares of the London Knights. The young stud, who will turn 19 on September 20th, was nothing short of a goal scoring phenom…

New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils had a remarkable year last season considering goaltender Martin Brodeur was out majority of the season with surgery to repair a torn bicep muscle. One would expect the Devils to be even better this upcoming season…

Season Team Preview Lineup

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…

DirecTV Could Shutout Versus

If cable network Versus and satellite subscriber DirecTV don’t resolve their dispute in the next week, hockey fans who have DirecTV won’t be able to watch nationally televised games unless they have NHL Center Ice. The current contract that DirecTV…