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NHL Playoff Memories: The Goal That Won't Die, 1999

(Note: This is part three of the NHL Playoff Memories series. You can read part two here.) June 19, 1999. The Dallas Stars lead the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in the Cup finals...

Written by Jennifer Conway about 6 months ago 92 reads 1 comments
NHL Playoff Memories: Demers The Gambler, 1993

(Note: this is part two of the NHL Memories series. Read part one here.) June 3, 1993. Late in the third period of Game 2, the L.A. Kings hold a 2-1 lead over the Montreal Canadiens...

Written by Jennifer Conway about 6 months ago 93 reads 1 comments
NHL Playoff Memories: The Eternal Chase for Lord Stanley's Cup, 1919

April 1, 1919. The Stanley Cup series in Seattle, Washington between NHL champion Montreal Canadiens and Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans stands at 2-2-1...

Written by Jennifer Conway about 7 months ago 46 reads 3 comments
Hockey, Boredom, and Facebook

Hockey players have long road trips, have long breaks at home, and get bored. They also do some wacky stuff. Sometimes, the weirdest goes public...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 109 reads 1 comments
NHL Goalies Get Sane

Gilles Gratton, aka Grattoony the Loony, was quite possibly the NHL's weirdest goalie. He claimed to have been reincarnated several times, and that being a goalie was actually punishment for his sins in his past lives...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 881 reads 19 comments
Robert Luongo Becomes Sixth Goalie Captain In NHL History

Congratulations to Roberto Luongo, who has just been named captain of the Vancouver Canucks.There's just one problem...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 2,234 reads 5 comments
Family Ties: The Montreal Canadiens Edition

Perhaps the Habs just can't help it. They're the oldest team in the league and the most successful. Les Glorieux. Le Bleu, Blanc et Rouge. Generations of little boys have dreamed of someday pulling on that jersey and stepping onto the ice...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 709 reads 3 comments
Where are the women?

As we headed from the press box down to the locker rooms to conduct interviews, it hit me I was the only woman there. I said that out loud as we were waiting for the elevator and one of the other reporter said, "Don't worry, you'll get used to it...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 185 reads 0 comments
Minnesota Wild Training Camp: Day Four, Part Two

The Wild decided to give us a challenge with today's afternoon skate. All of the players—mostly veterans, with a few prospects thrown in—were wearing green, yellow, blue, grey, red or white jerseys with no numbers...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 213 reads 2 comments
Minnesota Wild Training Camp: Day Four, Part One

Mush day is over, and today's camp is make or break for the young guys. They know it, and they're pushing hard while the coaches observe from the stands. This morning's practice is just for prospects and tryouts...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 453 reads 1 comments
Minnesota Wild: Notes From Training Camp

Yesterday, Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said he expected today to be better than the previous two days of camp. Today is the third day, traditionally known as “mush day” and it shows...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 320 reads 4 comments
Stanley Cup Champions: The Kenora Thistles, the Little Town That Could

The small town of Kenora, Ontario (then-population 4,000) revolutionized hockey at the turn of the 20th century. In a time when hockey followed rugby’s rules, which prevented forward passing, ...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 474 reads 3 comments
Trevor Linden Makes NHL Retirement Official

Sources in the NHL say that Trevor Linden will announce his retirement tomorrow during a press conference at GM Place. Linden played 19 years in the NHL, 16 of those for Vancouver. He also played for the Islanders, Canadiens, and Capitals...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 570 reads 11 comments
Dominik Hasek: The Dominator No More

After 16 seasons, Dominik Hasek is saying goodbye. "I don't feel today that I'm ready to compete on the highest level," he said earlier today at a press conference. "Not because of the physical things, but because I need motivation every day...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 523 reads 3 comments
Ray Emery: Senators' Clock is Ticking

The clock is now ticking on Ray Emery's career in Ottawa. Senators GM Bryan Murray has 48 hours from tonight's Detroit victory to buy out Emery’s contract...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 811 reads 5 comments
Bettman Across The Border

Embarking on a little Canadian-American dialogue, Jennifer Conway gives one American fan's view of Gary Bettman and the current NHL.

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 833 reads 7 comments
Greatest NHL Playoff Moments: Messier Guarantees Win

May 25, 1994. The New Jersey Devils are leading the conference finals series 3-2 against the New York Rangers. The Rangers haven’t won Lord Stanley’s Cup since the 1939-40 season...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 408 reads 4 comments
An Ode to Hockey Moms

For those of you who had one:For all the years she got up at 4 AM. or sacrificed her evenings to take you to practice without complaint;For all the years she cleverly tightened the family budget ...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 1,001 reads 11 comments
Greatest NHL Playoff Moments: Bill Barilko and The Fifty Mission Cap

April 21, 1951. The Leafs are up against the likes of Maurice Richard, Bernie Geffrion and the rest of the mighty Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 1,129 reads 5 comments
Greatest NHL Playoff Moments: Bobby Orr Carries 1970 Bruins to Stanley Cup

May 10, 1970. A fan sitting behind the Blues’ goal is holding a sign that says “Happy Mother’s Day, Mrs. Orr.” Bobby’s mother has traveled to Boston from her home in Canada for this game...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 1,592 reads 6 comments
Greatest Playoff Moments: Rocket's Most Heroic Goal

It is April 8, 1952. The Montreal Canadiens have forced this Game 7 in the semi-finals against the Boston Bruins. For Montreal, the most important event in the world is happening at the Forum...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 643 reads 4 comments
Brother v. Brother: Staals Just the Latest to Square Off

Two of the Staal brothers will be playing in tonight’s Penguins-Rangers match-up. Marc and Jordan will be facing each other, which can’t be easy for mom and dad. They’re not the first set of brothers to face each other in the playoffs..

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 428 reads 1 comments
Remembering the Ottawa Senators, Professional Hockey's First Dynasty

Long before Montreal, Toronto, or Detroit, the Ottawa Senators won three Stanley Cups in four seasons, making them professional hockey’s earliest dynasty.Unfortunately, hockey’s earliest dynasty has been forgotten...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 612 reads 0 comments
The NHL's New Dress Code

Bettman is proposing a new on-ice dress code. Is this a good thing? Jennifer Conway weighs in.

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 584 reads 3 comments
Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup Champions...with a 38.5 Winning Percentage?

The 1937-38 season was full of firsts, lasts, and other records. It was the last time the NHL had a Canadian Division and an American Division and it was the last season of the Montreal Maroons before they moved to Philadelphia...

Written by Jennifer Conway about about 1 year ago 1,190 reads 4 comments

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Jennifer Conway Article Archive

NHL Playoff Memories: The Goal That Won't Die, 1999

NHL Playoff Memories: Demers The Gambler, 1993

NHL Playoff Memories: The Eternal Chase for Lord Stanley's Cup, 1919

Hockey, Boredom, and Facebook

NHL Goalies Get Sane

Robert Luongo Becomes Sixth Goalie Captain In NHL History

Family Ties: The Montreal Canadiens Edition

Where are the women?

Minnesota Wild Training Camp: Day Four, Part Two

Minnesota Wild Training Camp: Day Four, Part One

Minnesota Wild: Notes From Training Camp

Stanley Cup Champions: The Kenora Thistles, the Little Town That Could

Trevor Linden Makes NHL Retirement Official

Dominik Hasek: The Dominator No More

Ray Emery: Senators' Clock is Ticking

Bettman Across The Border

Greatest NHL Playoff Moments: Messier Guarantees Win

An Ode to Hockey Moms

Greatest NHL Playoff Moments: Bill Barilko and The Fifty Mission Cap

Greatest NHL Playoff Moments: Bobby Orr Carries 1970 Bruins to Stanley Cup

Greatest Playoff Moments: Rocket's Most Heroic Goal

Brother v. Brother: Staals Just the Latest to Square Off

Remembering the Ottawa Senators, Professional Hockey's First Dynasty

The NHL's New Dress Code

Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup Champions...with a 38.5 Winning Percentage?

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