SHORT SHIFTS – DAILY NEWS SNIPPETS FROM AROUND THE HOCKEY WORLD
Gardiner playing like a veteran, Wings and Hawks meet for one last Western showdown, Switzerland’s Furrer wants to play in the NHL and Price uncomfortable with media and fan attention
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Gardiner may only have 92 games of NHL experience under his belt, but he carries himself with the poise of someone with over 1,000 and has been the Leafs’ best defenseman in their first round series against Boston which wraps up tonight in Game 7. As Ken Campbell of The Hockey […]
Green trying to lead Barons to Calder Cup, Bryzgalov opens up to Russian media and France stuns Russia in IIHF Worlds
The Oklahoma City Barons begin their American League Western Conference semifinal series against the Texas Stars tonight. They are looking to reach the conference final for the second consecutive year and with the way 35-year-old captain Josh Green is playing they should give the Stars, who finished six points ahead of the Barons, everything they can handle. […]
Avalanche win right to select Jones first overall, Oil Kings draw on past experience for tonight’s Game 7 and two teams added to the KHL
The Colorado Avalanche won the draft lottery last night, earning the first overall pick and chance to select defenseman Seth Jones who began playing hockey in Colorado and is ranked as the number one prospect according to Central Scouting. This will be the first year since 2009 a team other than the Edmonton Oilers […]
Features/Blogs
Tavares defines Most Valuable Player
By: Tim Kolupanowich @TimKolupan_ The Hockey News and Yahoo! NHL have been discussing the awards candidates this year and recently named their best and most valuable players of the season, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin respectively. They made the distinction between the two critical aspects of Hart Trophy voting which, unless they create another award, will […]
Two For Roughing: Who would and wouldn’t you like to play in the playoffs?
Tim Kolupanowich: The past few years have proven it no longer matters what seed a team is, any team in the top eight has a legitimate chance to go on a great run if they get hot at the right time. Any team that is rising in the standings heading into the postseason is a dangerous […]
The road to the RBC Cup
By: Chris Messina @cmessina85 The RBC Cup is one of the tougher trophies to win. It’s a long road, there are 127 Junior ‘A’ teams spread across 10 leagues under the Canadian Junior Hockey branch that hit the ice in the fall and embark on the long journey towards the prestigious trophy. This year the […]
