The fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins traded center Jordan Staal at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft isn’t what came as a surprise to most fans. What came as a surprise is the fact that the Penguins opted to trade Staal…
How well would a team perform if their star player went down? Perhaps that’s the issue the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association tries to address when they vote on the Hart Trophy, which recognizes the player “adjudged to be the most…
Formerly known as the Lester B. Person Award, the Lindsay Award honors the the best of the best in the league and recognizes the NHL’s “most outstanding player” during the regular season as voted by the NHL Players Association. This…
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.…
IIHF World Championships rosters were announced yesterday and are again laden with top talent from the NHL as several players around the league whose teams were either bounced from the playoffs early or did not qualify opted to step on…
Despite a soon-to-be-forgettable season of missing the playoffs, Tampa Bay Lightning fans still have something to cheer about. Sniper Steven Stamkos notched his 57th & 58th goals last night against the Washington Capitals. Stamkos is 2 away from the mark…
The Ottawa Senators got two much-needed points last night in an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to keep their playoffs hopes alive for the time being. However, the highlight of the night may have come from Penguins captain Sidney…
Was the hype worth it? Perhaps. Alexander Radulov of the Nashville Predators scored a goal in his first game back. Unfortunately for the Predators, his goal happened to be the only goal for them on the night. The Pittsburgh Penguins…
With the NHL trade deadline now several days behind us, the focus again shifts back to the race for the playoffs over the final five of the season. With the standings so tight on both sides of the NHL, teams…
Pittsburgh Penguins star forward Evgeni Malkin takes the spot for NHL Photo of the Day for his excellent weekend performance. The Penguins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday, or more so, pounded the Lightning. Malkin netted 3 goals and added…