In one of my previous NHL articles I had mentioned that I didn’t feel Wayne Gretzky was the coach that the Phoenix Coyotes needed to be a successful franchise. Well you can tie me up against a cactus in the desert and shoot pucks at me because it’s starting to look like he has turned this team aroun...
The most obvious unexpected occurrence in the NHL this year would have to be the Buffalo Sabres and their astonishing 10 and 0 start. I use the word astonishing, because I really had a hard time coming up with how to describe their amazing jump off to the start of this season. Ten wins and no losses...
The last two survivors of the 2005/6 NHL season are currently battling it out for the Stanley Cup. The Edmonton Oilers who have definitely played the role of the spoilers in this year’s playoffs, are taking on the Carolina Hurricanes in the final series. Game one is already into the record books wit...
When you think of polar, you think of ice, when you think of ice, if you were a sports fan, you’d probably think of hockey. So, you might as well think of the best hockey in the world, the National Hockey league. In the NHL this year, there is a classic example of two players who are headed in total...
It’s been a long time since the NHL and parity have been linked together in the same sentence. After a year’s labor forced hiatus the league returned with a whole set of new “let’s open up play” rules with the hope that the fans would hurry back to have a look at the new and improved product.
Theoren Fleury has experienced the unbelievable highs of being an Olympic Gold medallist with the Canadian Olympic Team and a Stanley Cup Champion in 1989 with the Calgary Flames. He also won a gold medal with the Canadian Junior team while being named an all star. In his NHL career he played 1084