Q & A with Bernie Nicholls Dan Rice | April 23, 2015 A lot of younger fans may not remember him, but Bernie Nicholls had an amazing 17-year NHL career with six different franchises (Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers,…
Why Connor Will Be Better Than Crosby Mark Scheig | April 23, 2015 Sidney Crosby is one of the best players in the world. Time and time again, he continues to amaze. Even in a down season, Crosby manages to almost win another scoring…
The Ups and Downs of Sidney Crosby, 600 Games in The Hockey Writers | February 12, 2015 Sidney Crosby is playing in his 600th career NHL game tonight. Entering the game, the pride of Cole Harbour had 825 points and 114 points in 95 career playoff games,…
The Five Best Hockey Songs of All-Time James Tanner | February 6, 2015 I really only have two hobbies: Music and Hockey. As such, it only makes sense to combine them and present to you here and now: the five best hockey songs…
The Hole in the Hockey Hall of Fame Andrew Forbes | February 5, 2015 Four hundred and fifty-five goals, 633 assists and over a point-per-game in one’s NHL career without getting a call to join the likes of hockey’s greatest. That’s just a simplified look…
Ovechkin: To Become One of the Greatest Scorers in History Craig Hagerman | February 3, 2015 He is known as the Alexander the Gr8, but at the pace he is on Ovechkin might be one day be known as Alexander the gr8est. Sunday the Washington Capitals…
Martin Brodeur Memories By Season Michael Gwizdala | January 28, 2015 Martin Brodeur is the Wayne Gretzky of goaltending. Like Gretzky, Brodeur’s name is sprawled out across the NHL record book. As the league went from standup to butterfly, at the…
Right Guy – Wrong Jersey Part II Bill Schoeninger | January 12, 2015 This is Part 2 of our series on NHL players looking somewhat odd in certain jerseys. Part I is available here. In today’s NHL, it’s extremely rare for one player to spend…
Lou Lamoriello: A Unique Profile of Greatness James Tanner | December 29, 2014 When the Devils announced they had fired Peter DeBoer and replaced him with a strange coaching triangle of Adam Oates, Scott Stevens and Lou Lamoriello himself, back behind the bench…
Hockey’s Real Iron Man Ross Bonander | December 3, 2014 Recently, St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester sustained an injury and was forced to miss a game, ending the longest active “Iron Man” streak in all of professional sports, a…
Captains of the Los Angeles Kings, Part 2: 1980’s & Early 1990’s Mario Boucher | November 25, 2014 The Los Angeles Kings have had 13 captains since joining the NHL in 1967. Four are in the Hall of Fame and the team has retired three of their numbers.…
Dissecting 1989, Part Two Peter Chau | November 15, 2014 Okay, here is another revelation of mine. Back in 1989, I really thought that the doomed music duo Milli Vanilli was the real deal. Turns out that they lip-synced their way…
