Tag: ray whitney

  • Fantasy Friday: The Injury Bug

    Fantasy Friday: The Injury Bug

    The injury bug has hit the NHL hard so far, which was expected with players coming back from the lockout for a shortened, condensed season. And the impact is being felt by fantasy hockey owners as well as players up and down rosters are being designated DTD and IR on a regular basis. Here’s a…

  • Dallas Stars Season Preview: Exchanging Pieces to the Puzzle

    It has been a tough couple of years for the Dallas Stars. The Stars have not made the playoffs for four consecutive years, three of which have been under once player, now General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk. All that is hopefully changing though with off-season disposals and acquisitions; but will it be enough? Last season the…

  • NHL Free Agency Recap: Day 3

    There was at least one named player who joined a new team today. For the first time in his Hall of Fame NHL career, one player will be heading west. In addition, another player heads from the desert to the Big Apple while another former NHLer heads overseas to continue his career. Stars lasso Jagr,…

  • Phoenix Coyotes Playoff Outlook

    The Phoenix Coyotes, most notably known in the media for their continuously pending franchise ownership/move, will start to generate buzz about the team’s chances of winning the Stanley Cup. Bolstering a well balanced team, offensively, defensively and in net, the Coyotes should be a team to fear come playoffs. Currently in 3rd spot within the…

  • Kings Look to Prove Their Worth

    Jonathan Quick, net-minder for the Los Angeles Kings has topped the charts for fantasy goalies. Going 6-0-1 in his first 7 starts, his play could be an early indicator of the Kings success this year. Tonight, the Kings will face the Phoenix Coyotes in a division showdown. The Coyotes are off to a rough start,…

  • 2011-12 NHL Season Preview: Phoenix Coyotes

    Key Offseason Additions: Daymond Langkow, Raffi Torres, Mike Smith Key Offseason Losses: Eric Belanger, Lee Stempniak, Vernon Fiddler, Ed Jovanovski, Ilya Bryzgalov Last Season Ranking: 6th in West Offense: The Phoenix Coyotes were in the middle of the pack last year as a team for offensive statistics. Averaging 2.76 goals per game, it is going…

  • Phoenix Coyotes Tops the Pacific Division

    As if you thought I would not touch on this topic? The Phoenix Coyotes are now the new leader in the Pacific Division. With a record of 11-5-5 for 27 points, the team seems to have settled in. Things did not come easy though for the Coyotes as in the month of October they were…

  • Phoenix Coyotes Slow Start

    HWB is reaching out to local fans bringing their thoguhts and opinions about their home team to HWB readers. Here is one of them from guest writer Jenna @ Hipchecks.com. The Coyotes season has not been off to as great of a start as we thought it would be. I am thinking we need to…

  • Phoenix Coyotes Season Begins

    HWB is reaching out to local fans bringing their thoguhts and opinions about their home team to HWB readers. Here is on of them from guest writer Jenna @ Hipchecks.com. The Phoenix Coyotes opened their season in Prague with a bang. A 5-2 win over the Bruins on the 9th, the Coyotes have now set…

  • Hockey World Blog Season Previews 2010: Phoenix Coyotes

    Key Offseason Losses: Matthew Lombardi, Zbynek Michalek Key Offseason Additions: Adrian Aucoin, Eric Belanger, Martin Hanzel, Taylor Pyatt, Lee Stempniak, Ray Whitney, Wojtek Wolski Last Season Ranking: 4th, West Offense: The Phoenix Coyotes surprised a lot of fans last year and look to wow a few more this upcoming season. The team has 4 solid…