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Puckpassion's NHL Power Rankings Week Three

The formula for this power ranking system involves total team points, total goals scored, total goals allowed, as well as additional points for away wins within the week...

Written by Puckpassion about about 1 month ago 1,606 reads 7 comments
NHL's 10 Best Rivalries to Watch This Season

Rivalries in hockey are arguably more intense than in any other sport because of how untamed the sport of hockey is. In a way, many hockey rivalries are almost animalistic because of how passionate ...

Written by Puckpassion about about 1 month ago 1,479 reads 10 comments
Puckpassion's NHL Power Rankings (Week Two)

The formula for this power ranking system involves total team points, total goals scored, total goals allowed as well as additional points for away wins within the week...

Written by Puckpassion about about 1 month ago 2,615 reads 15 comments
Puckpassion's NHL Power Rankings (Week One)

The formula for this power ranking system involves team points, total goals scored, total goals allowed as well as additional points for away wins...

Written by Puckpassion about about 1 month ago 439 reads 9 comments
Projecting the NHL's 10 Best Offensive First Lines

One of my favorite sports debates is arguing which NHL team has or will have the most potent offensive first line going into the new season. To have a great offensive line in the NHL it takes much more than natural skill...

Written by Puckpassion about 2 months ago 3,004 reads 22 comments
Vegas: 2010 Stanley Cup Odds, Playoff Seedings and Thoughts

The Detroit Red Wings are the odds on favorite by Vegas again to win the Stanley Cup at a moneyline of +450. The moneyline of +450 dollars means that is how much you win for every one hundred dollars you bet...

Written by Puckpassion about 2 months ago 800 reads 4 comments
NHL's 10 Best Shootout Artists (with Videos)

The shootout was instituted in the NHL at the start of the 2005-06 season. Over the years it has taken on a mind of it's own, and in a way has become hockey art, even though it has nothing to do with the actual game of hockey...

Written by Puckpassion about 2 months ago 835 reads 16 comments
NHL Top 10 Candidates: First-Time 100-Point Players

Which players this season in the NHL will have the best shot to reach 100 points for the first time in their career's? There are several great candidates, so I tried my best to give you the 10 ...

Written by Puckpassion about 2 months ago 1,653 reads 14 comments
Video: Was Dion Phaneuf's Hit on Kyle Okposo Dirty or Just Uncalled for?

Last night in a preseason NHL game between the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders, Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf, who is known for crushing hits, laid one of his patended side-swiping ...

Written by Puckpassion about 2 months ago 654 reads 26 comments
NHL Top 10 Candidates: First-Time 40 Goal Scorers

There are many great goal scorers in the NHL who have yet to reach the 40 goal plateau, and many that have come real close. I look at the 40 goal plateau as the mark where a player can finally call themselves a true goal scorer...

Written by Puckpassion about 2 months ago 1,666 reads 2 comments
Ranking The NHL's Best Third Jerseys

Here is a list of NHL teams that do not qualify because they do not officially have a third jersey...yet. Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins Washington ...

Written by Puckpassion about 2 months ago 2,965 reads 37 comments
The NHL's 10 Most Important Players To Their Franchise

10. Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets) Rick began his NHL career with Columbus in 2002 and was nominated for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year...

Written by Puckpassion about 2 months ago 684 reads 5 comments
Puckpassion's 10 Ways To Change The NHL

Every fan has their own ideas of how they would change their favorite league or sport in a way they think would make it better. I have 10 ideas on my mind in which I think would make the NHL a more unique and attractive league...

Written by Puckpassion about 2 months ago 407 reads 12 comments
2009-2010 NHL Trophy Predictions

With the beginning of the NHL season just about a month away, and the opening of training camps about 10 days away, it's time for me to predict who will be taking home hardware by the end of the season...

Written by Puckpassion about 2 months ago 4,084 reads 46 comments
2009-2010 NHL Western Conference Standings Predictions

Part two of my NHL standing predictions which predicts the teams from the Western Conference are finally done. I think the West was a bit easier to predict because it has more dominant teams compared to the East, so it's easier to pick them out...

Written by Puckpassion about 3 months ago 4,362 reads 18 comments
2009-2010 NHL Eastern Conference Standings Predictions

This time of the year is when I start to break out of my depression from hockey deprivation. It is the final stretch of the long, hot summer dog days, and on the horizon are those crisp fall days and hockey training camp, my favorite time of the year...

Written by Puckpassion about 3 months ago 5,835 reads 18 comments
2010 Olympic Team USA Mock Lineup

USA Olympic men's hockey camp will take place Aug. 17-19, at Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, Ill, a suburb of Chicago. The roster includes three goaltenders, 12 defencemen and 19 forwards and leaves off many of the older, long-time Team USA stars

Written by Puckpassion about 3 months ago 1,039 reads 0 comments
Beyond Crosby and Ovechkin: The Next 10 Most Exciting NHL Players

Almost every single hockey fan agrees Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin are probably the top two most exciting players to watch in the NHL. They do it all. Score highlight goal after highlight goal...

Written by Puckpassion about 4 months ago 3,025 reads 20 comments
My NHL Proposal: "Rivalry Weekend"

In my opinion, one of the best and most underrated things going in sports is "rivalry week" in college football and basketball (i'm not sure if other college sports do it)...

Written by Puckpassion about 4 months ago 156 reads 1 comments
No Puckin' Way: 10 Nearly-Unbreakable NHL Records

The NHL has been around since 1917, and through the 90 some odd years, many eye popping records have been set. Which records are the toughest to break, and will they ever be broken? Many NHL ...

Written by Puckpassion about 4 months ago 1,494 reads 19 comments
NHL Power Rankings: July Edition

Time to get into some offseason NHL power rankings. It still may be early for full NHL team evaluations, but with most of the big time free agents locked up, I think we can get a good look with what direction teams are heading in...

Written by Puckpassion about 4 months ago 1,743 reads 16 comments
10 Best NHL Draft Steals Since 1990

Over the last week and a half, I have been studying the NHL drafts of the past, starting from the year 1990. I have come to a conclusion that every first round in the NHL draft produces as many ...

Written by Puckpassion about 5 months ago 1,062 reads 12 comments
NHL Rookies On The Horizon

Excluding the rookies who will be drafted in 2009, I want to highlight some other prospects from prior draft years or recent FA signings that could be ready to make the jump up to the NHL, and possibly make an impact right away...

Written by Puckpassion about 5 months ago 1,271 reads 7 comments
Early Evaluation: NHL's 2009-2010 Breakout Forwards

Every year in the NHL we see a handful of young forwards have their breakout seasons. Some expected, some unexpected...

Written by Puckpassion about 5 months ago 2,216 reads 3 comments
Stanley Cup Final Photoshop Tribute

The first NHL playoff photoshop slideshow I did a couple of weeks ago seemed to be pretty popular around here, so I decided to dedicate one to the Stanley Cup Finals...

Written by Puckpassion about 5 months ago 438 reads 5 comments

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Puckpassion Article Archive

Puckpassion's NHL Power Rankings Week Three

NHL's 10 Best Rivalries to Watch This Season

Puckpassion's NHL Power Rankings (Week Two)

Puckpassion's NHL Power Rankings (Week One)

Projecting the NHL's 10 Best Offensive First Lines

Vegas: 2010 Stanley Cup Odds, Playoff Seedings and Thoughts

NHL's 10 Best Shootout Artists (with Videos)

NHL Top 10 Candidates: First-Time 100-Point Players

Video: Was Dion Phaneuf's Hit on Kyle Okposo Dirty or Just Uncalled for?

NHL Top 10 Candidates: First-Time 40 Goal Scorers

Ranking The NHL's Best Third Jerseys

The NHL's 10 Most Important Players To Their Franchise

Puckpassion's 10 Ways To Change The NHL

2009-2010 NHL Trophy Predictions

2009-2010 NHL Western Conference Standings Predictions

2009-2010 NHL Eastern Conference Standings Predictions

2010 Olympic Team USA Mock Lineup

Beyond Crosby and Ovechkin: The Next 10 Most Exciting NHL Players

My NHL Proposal: "Rivalry Weekend"

No Puckin' Way: 10 Nearly-Unbreakable NHL Records

NHL Power Rankings: July Edition

10 Best NHL Draft Steals Since 1990

NHL Rookies On The Horizon

Early Evaluation: NHL's 2009-2010 Breakout Forwards

Stanley Cup Final Photoshop Tribute

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