Scott Neidermayer, Chris Chelios, Brendan Shanahan, Fred Shero and Geraldine Heaney were all announced as the latest Hall of Fame inductees today. “The Hockey Hall of Fame is proud to welcome these five hockey legends as Honored Members,” said Jim…
How cool or awkward would it be to meet someone in public holding a sign that has your name and the words “YOU SUCK” under it? Would you try to fight that person? Would you ignore it? Or would you…
Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres won’t be playing in the NHL anytime soon. The NHL made an example of Torres and suspended him for 25 games following his illegal hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa, which prompted medical staff…
A perfectly clean hit in the waning moments of one of the last games of the regular season set the stage between two of the Eastern Conference’s best offenses who were on a collision course to meet in the first…
The favorites all regained series leads last night in another good night of hockey. The Boston Bruins edged the Washington Capitals in a 4-3 final. The New York Rangers barely got by 1-0 over the Ottawa Senators. And finally, the…
Niklas Kronwall is well known around the league for some of his crushing hits. Often referred to as being “Kronwalled,” the Red Wings’ defenseman has a lengthy list of victims which includes Martin Havlat, Ryan Kesler, Ales Hemsky, Dany Heatley,…
Today in Toronto, the first meeting of the regular season between general managers of NHL franchises will meet. And the hot button topic is the controversial 1-3-1 defensive system applied by teams. It came to the forefront last week when Tampa Bay…
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) commissioner, Gilles Courteau, has announced today that suspensions and other disciplinary sanctions in the league will now be announced in a different way. Beginning today, any one or two game suspensions, along with…
NHL VP of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan has been a busy man so far this preseason. He has handed down several suspensions for illegal hits to the head. I believe he is sending a message to every player and every team…
Beginning next week, former NHL player Brendan Shanahan will again oversee the league’s second annual research and development camp where the league brings in some of the top junior players for scrimmages that test out new ideas and tweaked rule…