In my fifth installment of the series leading up to this years 2009 Draft in Montreal we will be examining the 1983 NHL Draft; a draft that will surely live in infamy. As it was filled with a rich crop of young talent f [...]

In my fourth installment of the series leading up to this years 2009 Draft in Montreal we will be examining the 1982 NHL Draft. A draft where the solid scouting of 81’ was completely ignored. Which is ironic since it fe [...]

Evgeni Malkin put Pittsburgh ahead for good by scoring twice in the third period of his first three-goal playoff performance and the Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4 Thursday night to open a two-game lead in the [...]

Update: TSN is reporting that the Minnesota Wild will name Chuck Fletcher as their new General Manager on Friday. This announcement comes at an interesting time considering Fletcher is still in the middle of a playoff r [...]

Jim Balsillie expanded his own personal NHL power play Friday, announcing a pair of corporate sponsors were on board for his bid to bring the Phoenix Coyotes to southern Ontario. The BlackBerry boss unveiled his expanded [...]

The Carolina Hurricanes announced on Saturday that forward Scott Walker's wife Julie has been diagnosed with cervical cancer. The team said her illness is considered treatable, and she is expected to make a full recovery [...]

In my third installment of the series leading up to this years 2009 Draft in Montreal we will be examining the 1981 NHL Draft. A draft with better scouting as all the Hall Of Famers were drafted in the first two rounds [...]

Led by dazzling youngsters Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, the Chicago Blackhawks netted 7 goals against shaky Vancouver Canucks netminder Roberto Luongo to win their playoff series 4-2 and advance to the Western Confer [...]

The Washington Capitals have won Game Six on the road in Pittsburgh and will force a Game 7 Wednesday night back in the Nation's Capital. Caps star Alex Ovechkin promised Caps fans that this series was not over and he d [...]

Tim Thomas stopped 19 shots for his first NHL playoff shutout to help the Boston Bruins keep their season going with a 4-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday nig [...]

The Lightning are expected to name Rick Tocchet as the team's coach in a Town Hall meeting scheduled for Monday. He has had the title of "interim" coach since he replaced Barry Melrose early in the 2008-09 season. This s [...]

In my second installment of the series leading up to this years 2009 Draft in Montreal we will be examining the 1980 NHL Draft. Although not as Star studded as 79’ (few drafts were) the 1980 draft still had more then it [...]

As I was watching the second round of the NHL playoffs this weekend it I saw a quote from New York Islanders owner where he said he regretted buying the Islanders since they continually lose money. Now since Wang, who al [...]

With the 2009 draft less then two months away there is much talk regarding a number of prospects, from John Tavares and Victor Hedman to Matt Duchene and Magnus Svensson Pääjärvi. But as previous drafts have shown it’s [...]

The first NHL playoff game at Nationwide Arena -- in the Blue Jackets' 659th game -- wasn't a happy one for the franchise-record crowd of 19,219. The Detroit Red Wings got a big time game from Henrik Zetterberg who nette [...]