Brian Burke era begins in Toronto. After much speculation, Brian Burke was named president and GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He's already closed the book on Mats Sundin's return. He's got a lot of work ahead of him.
November 24, 2008
QMJHL suspends another Roy son The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League suspended another of Patrick Roy's sons Monday, handing Quebec Remparts forward Frdrick Roy fifteen games for a high-sticking incident during Friday night's game against the Juniors in Montreal.
November 14, 2008
Tampa Bay no longer Melrose's place. The Tampa Bay Lightning fire first-year head coach Barry Melrose after just a month and a half. The Lightning take a gamble on Rick Tocchet for the interim.
November 12, 2008
Halloween for 82 games. 50+ photos of the NHL's masked men and their masks. Better than anything you'll find in your local drug store's Halloween section. (SI)
October 23, 2008
Calgary's (Washington's) Cinderella Man It's the tale of a 27-year-old career minor-leaguer who finally gets his shot in the NHL. Better yet, the hard-luck defenceman gets to debut in his home city against the team he grew up watching, with his mom, dad, older brother and some 40-plus friends in attendance hanging on his every shift. That's what transpired last night at the Pengrowth Saddledome,.....in an underdog's tale of patience, perseverance and love for a sister who died eight years ago in a heart-wrenching accident on the Trans-Canada Highway.
October 22, 2008
Swedish hockey fans delay match with dildo downpour "We'd also heard mention of it, but we decided that it would only be worse if we went out and told the fans they were absolutely not allowed to throw dildos on the ice," said AIK club head Mats Hedenstrm to the newspaper.
October 17, 2008
The Strange Saga of David Frost A look at the story of David Frost, former coach and agent and current defendent.
October 13, 2008
Top Rangers' Draft Pick Dies During Game Alexei Cherepanov, 19, the first-round pick of the New York Rangers in 2007 and one of the top prospects in the franchise, died today after collapsing on the bench during a game in Chekhov, Russia. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. "To be so young and put up the kind of numbers he was putting up at the top level in Russia was just amazing," said his agent Jay Grossman. “He was on track to being a star."
October 10, 2008
Clint Malarchuk accidentally shoots self in the chin with a rifle Best for having his throat slashed by a skate, he is recovering in hospital despite refusing help from paramedics. This man must be unbreakable.
October 05, 2008
The Price is Right! "That's the save of the year, and it's not even the year yet!" - (Video included)
September 30, 2008
Is William Shattner the new head of marketing for the Blues? The St. Louis Blues have announced a "Name Your Price" ticket sale where, like Priceline or Hotwire, fans can make an offer for tickets. It's believed to be the first such offer made by a pro sports franchise, but not all fans are thrilled about it.
August 08, 2008
The Shocking deal...that changed hockey forever On Aug. 9, 1988, Wayne Douglas Gretzky was sold to the Los Angeles Kings for $15 million US, $18 million Canadian. And like Americans, who remember exactly where they were when John F. Kennedy was assassinated or when man landed on the moon, most Canadians can tell you where they were that day.
July 31, 2008
Bowman Ditches Detroit for Blackhawks Didn't see this coming.
July 16, 2008
The Friendly Frozen Confines New Years Day 2009, Detroit Red Wings vs. Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field.
July 13, 2008
Lecavalier signs 11-year, $85-million extension with Lightning Owner Oren Koules was ecstatic. "It's a huge day for this organization and this ownership group," he said Saturday night.
July 10, 2008
What do you get the hockey fan who has everything? Well, Graeme Patterson in Halifax has hooked up a synthesizer/organ to a table hockey game."The sk1 somehow had each key hooked up to each player (eg: A=goalie, C#=right winger etc...) and when the keyboard was played they would move around and such." (More pictures here.)
July 05, 2008
Jagr's Bummed. The New York Rangers decide to move on with Markus Naslund, leaving Jaromir Jagr behind. Jagr is reportedly on his way to Russia.
July 02, 2008
Dallas Stars Sign Sean Avery The NHL's infamous agitator, fresh off a playoff stunt that inspired a new no-mimes rule, signed a four-year, $15.5 million deal shortly after the league's free agent signing period began.
June 24, 2008
Melrose Place now in Tampa Barry Melrose was hired as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, returning to the NHL after 12 years as a television analyst because he wants to be "on the inside again."
June 22, 2008
NHL not too worried about new Russian league's impact. A new Russian hockey league is set to begin play in September and looks ready to offer top dollar for big names like Malkin. The NHL isn't really worried about talent poaching...yet.
June 21, 2008
Thrashers hire Anderson as coach John Anderson waited so long to become an NHL coach that when it finally happened late Thursday night he went to his room and cried.Friday, when the Thrashers made his hiring official, Anderson made it clear those were tears of happiness from a man who thinks he can do in Atlanta what he did for the team's top minor-league affiliate in Chicago: Win. In total, he coached 13 minor-league seasons, 11 with the Wolves, before getting his first NHL job. He doesn't plan to wait nearly that long to win his first Stanley Cup.
June 19, 2008
Red Wings' boozy confession: We jacked up the Stanley Cup. And no, the dent wasn't "slight."
June 18, 2008
Larionov, Anderson lead Hall of Fame inductees Igor Larionov and Glenn Anderson were both elected yesterday to the Hockey Hall of Fame as players. Joining them as members of the class of 2008 were long-time junior hockey executive Ed Chynoweth, who passed away this spring, and was chosen as a builder, and former linesman Ray Scapinello, who was elected in the referee-linesman category.
June 11, 2008
"...one of the most ungentlemanly, sneaky, just plain rotten things I've ever seen..." On April 11, 1975, the New England Whalers and Minnesota Fighting Saints set a WHA record with a bench clearing brawl that resulted in 217 minutes in penalties. (In a playoff game.) To commemorate the occasion, the Whalers released a 7" single featuring Bob Neumeier & Bill Rasmussen's gleeful blow-by-blow commentary of the fight. The audio is actually kind of amazing.
June 06, 2008
Steve Yzerman shows class in front office Class. Nothing but class.