Kissing Butts With Jeremy Roenick
Wednesday June 29, 2005
Hockey news is scarce around the end of June, so a tirade from Jeremy Roenick fills the hole nicely. Last Saturday, the Flyers' center took a shot at fans ... Read More
Understanding Hockey: McSweeney's Breaks Down the Basics
Thursday June 23, 2005
From Mcsweeneys.net, a thumbnail analysis of the "The Complexities of Human Sport" by one Josh Wilson. Required reading for baseball, football, basketball and hockey fans. Especially hockey fans.
Building the 21st Century NHL Contender
Tuesday June 21, 2005
Eric Duhatschek of the Toronto Globe and Mail says the next boss of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks might represent a new prototype for NHL general managers.
"(Brian) Burke won out over ... Read More
The Hockey Glossary Emerges as a By-Product of the NHL Lockout
Tuesday June 21, 2005
Who says the NHL lockout is a wasted year? The absence of the Stanley Cup playoffs has allowed the long-awaited hockey glossary to flourish. Letters A to C are done. ... Read More
The New NHL Landscape: What We Know So Far
Thursday June 16, 2005
As spring gives way to summer, and most folks turn their attention to the garden, the barbeque and the lost golf ball, a sense of giddy optimism sweeps the hockey ... Read More
More Fuel for the Hockey Hall of Fame Debate
Thursday June 9, 2005
The endless wrangling over who belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame gets another shot of adrenalin with this week's election of Cam Neely and Valeri Kharlamov as honored members.
Neely's ... Read More
"Never" Finally Arrives: NHL Players Agree to Salary Cap
Wednesday June 8, 2005
"There will never be a salary cap," said Bob Goodenow last fall. "(The lockout) may last a year, it may last two or three years, but we will never accept ... Read More
Bigger Nets: "Suddenly a Very Real Option."
Tuesday June 7, 2005
Smaller goaltenders and larger nets are getting rave reviews from NHL general managers.
That's the word from the first day of the NHL research and development camp, according to Al Strachan ... Read More
Going Down the Rabbit Hole With the NHL Rulebook
Monday June 6, 2005
The free thinkers are running the National Hockey League this week. General managers and other NHL brainiacs are gathered near Toronto for three days of experimental hockey.
A handful of players ... Read More
Two Teams Left Playing in 2004-05 Hockey Season
Wednesday June 1, 2005
The Chicago Wolves and Philadelphia Phantoms begin play for the Calder Cup on Thursday night. The best-of-seven series to decide the American Hockey League championship is the final major event ... Read More
NHL Losers Continue Labor Talks
Wednesday June 1, 2005
NHL labor negotiations resume today in Toronto, with many commentators predicting a new collective agreement by the end of June. A few, like this guy at the Toronto Sun, say ... Read More