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Five Predictions for the 2009 Portion of the 08-09 NHL Season
These are bold, but I will try to make arguments for all. Feel free to tell me I'm loony. 5) The Los Angeles Kings will make the playoffs. As I wrote before the start of this season, this statement sounds like pure lunacy...
Written by Reed Kaufman about 3 days ago 11 comments -
Atlantic Division Breakdown 10/30/08
Well ladies and gentlemen the 2008-2009 NHL hockey season is officially underway. We’re nearing the beginning of November and my friends it’s time to talk about the best division in hockey, the Atlantic Division...
Written by Chris Casilli about 2 months ago 3 comments -
Chase Ruttig's NHL Week In Review: For The Week Of October 13-20
While the second week of the NHL season is in the books and we have seen some of the pre-season contenders rise to the top, while others are experiencing some early season difficulties, I will ...
Written by chase ruttig about 2 months ago 1 comments -
Which Championship Means More?
I recently went to the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, with my family. The favorite part for my brother was the Vince Lombardi trophy (that's him in the photo). For any football fan, winning the Super Bowl is the best thing that can happen...
Written by Thomas about 3 months ago 16 comments -
NHL Quick Quiz Challenge: Calgary Flames Five-Minute Flambé
Hello, Flames fans and hockey faithful! Welcome to the Five Minute Hockey Quiz. As Bleacher Report’s Calgary Flames Community Leader, I decided it was time to add a new appendage to the other, longer Trivia series (see link below)...
Written by M MacDonald Hall about 5 months ago 9 comments -
The Top 10 Best Un-Heralded Performances Of The 2008 NHL Playoffs
And The Conn Smythe Trophy goes to... no I'm not going to attempt to insist that anyone but Henrik Zetterberg should have received the MVP of the Playoffs...
Written by Reed Kaufman about 6 months ago 3 comments -
It's the Hockey Hall of Fame for Detroit Red Winger, Igor Larionov!
Through eight seasons in Detroit (1995-00 & 2000-03), Larionov won three Stanley Cup championships. “I was doing my morning routine, my work out,” Igor Larionov said...
Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about 6 months ago 2 comments -
NHL 2008 Playoffs: Stand and Applaud
The 2008 NHL Playoffs started out just as anyone could have hoped; except for Carolina Hurricanes fans, that is. Though he's not the NHL's Golden Boy, Alexander Ovechkin is the league's most ...
Written by Reed Kaufman about 6 months ago 3 comments -
Post 2008 NHL Playoffs: The Trophies Have Been Given...Almost!
OK, so I was wrong (you know, once I thought I was wrong but I was mistaken). I thought I was done writing about hockey for the summer but look, now they have the awards show...
Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about 6 months ago 0 comments -
Why Did the Anaheim Ducks Migrate so Quickly in the 07-08 Post Season?
This year, I have NO idea why the Ducks got beat out of the playoffs so soon. It makes no logical sense. Some of my Duck hating friends even agree, they thought the Ducks would at least make it to the conference finals...
Written by Adam Faulkner about 6 months ago 3 comments -
Ken's Rants: This Stuff Is Stupid, Part 3—"Conn Smythe Is All Wrong" Edition
As a sports fan, I chose to take some time and not immediately spit out this article in confusion and rage. It’s an odd thing for me to complain about who is awarded a trophy, but this I have to say...
Written by Ken Armer about 6 months ago 12 comments -
Last Week's Best: The Top Five Games (6/2-6/8)
A lot of exciting games this week, some of the comeback variety, others of the failed comeback variety. Each game on this list had fans at the edge of their seats, and any of them could have deservedly held the top spot...
Written by Andrew Kaufman about 7 months ago 2 comments -
NHL: Realignment, New Playoff Format Needed To Keep New Fans
Along with Nick Lidstrom and the Red Wings, NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman and NHLPA union-boss, Paul Kelly, surely are popping some bubbly of their own. Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals produced a 4...
Written by Henry Dyck about 7 months ago 0 comments -
Detroit Red Wings: Game 5 Won't Be a Factor Tonight
With 35 seconds left, the Cup was polished, the champagne was put on ice and the party was set. Even the vendors began preparing the pre-made "2008 Stanley Cup Championship" T-shirts to be sold in anticipation of a sure Game Five victory...
Written by Henry Dyck about 7 months ago 3 comments -
2008 Stanley Cup: Detroit Snatches Defeat From The Clutches Of Victory!
:-( Oh, it's just too sad to recap. With the Detroit Red Wings leading 3-2 in the third and less than a minute to go, Maxime Talbot of ...
Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about 7 months ago 3 comments -
Dear America: Give Hockey a Chance
I currently am 19 years old. For the first 18 years of my life, professional hockey was an afterthought. Blame Bill Wirtz all you want, but when I watched my hometown Blackhawks, I just wasn't interested...
Written by JJ Stankevitz about 7 months ago 29 comments -
Why Hockey Night Is Pushing Me To NBC
I just couldn't take it anymore. I was watching Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Hockey Night in Canada and I just had to switch over to NBC — it's just that bad...
Written by Spencer Callaghan about 7 months ago 0 comments -
Takin' a T/O With BT: Gary Bettman North Of The Border
I'm not sure if it's a two-part series when two different people write about it, however Jennifer Conway and I have decided to embark upon a little Canadian/American relation...
Written by Bryan Thiel about 7 months ago 7 comments -
Pittsburgh Penguins Are Still Alive in Stanley Cup Finals
Last night, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings played one of the most exciting games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Penguins played with the heart and skill that fans did not see in the first 2 games of the series...
Written by Eric Larson about 7 months ago 1 comments -
Takin' a T/O with BT: The Real Reason the Pittsburgh Penguins "Suck"
There’s been a lot of hype surrounding the fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins have seemingly collapsed during the first two games of the Stanley Cup finals—so much so, that it prompted ...
Written by Bryan Thiel about 7 months ago 19 comments -
Stanley Cup Finals Game 2: Penguins Flightless; Red Wings Get Second Shutout Win
Detroit, Michigan, USA. After losing the opening game of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins hoped to even the series on Memorial Day...
Written by Anthony Wai about 7 months ago 0 comments -
Stanley Cup Finals: Pittsburgh Penguins' Hole Deeper After Another Shutout Loss
Gary Roberts was solid in his return to the Penguins' lineup, the officiating was poor, and the Penguins were robbed of two power-play opportunities...
Written by Eric K about 7 months ago 1 comments -
Johan Franzen in Stanley Cup Finals, Game Two: the "Mule" Is Back
Time for a quick quiz: Who is currently tied for most goals scored (12), eighth overall in points (15), and has the fourth-best plus-minus rating (+9) in the 2008 NHL playoffs? The same guy ...
Written by Russell Ivanac about 7 months ago 1 comments -
2008 Stanley Cup: No Surprise, Detroit Shuts Out Pittsburgh, 4-0, In Game 1
Surprise, surprise, surprise! Sounds kind of like Gomer Pyle. The Detroit Red Wings took Game 1, 4-0, over the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night, and took a 1-0 series lead in the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals...
Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about 7 months ago 3 comments -
Takin' a T/O With BT: Gary Roberts Can Only Do So Much for the Penguins Tonight
The year was 2002, and as the Toronto Maple Leafs entered the playoffs, their roster became thinner than Paris Hilton's dance repertoire...
Written by Bryan Thiel about 7 months ago 1 comments
