Tag Archives: NHL

When you hear that Hayley Wickenheiser has been hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in their hockey operations department, you wonder what took so long. NHL is one of the major sports leagues that have b...

Talking about the death of his long-time friend and teammate Stan Mikita, Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull noted that only six players remain from their 1960-61, Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks....

What do you do as an NHL team looking to get rid of bad deals to avoid getting hit with penalties for buying them out? You bury it in the desert. The Arizona Coyotes are infamous for making deals to t...

I'm a strong believer in the theory of where there is smoke there is fire. Rumours spread during the NHL Playoffs of a forming rift between Leafs Head Coach Mike Babcock and Auston Matthews. While bot...

John Tavares said the New York Islanders are "heading in the right direction." That's good to hear. It's good the Islanders are heading in any direction. The Islanders are one of those NHL franchises ...

DALLAS - The Buffalo Sabres selected Swedish defenceman Rasmus Dahlin with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft on Friday night. Considered far and away the class of the 2018 talent pool, the slick 18-year...

Barry Trotz better be careful or he'll become the NHL's next Mike Keenan. Trotz, who just coached the Washington Capitals to a Stanley Cup victory, resigned because he wanted a better contract. Appare...

Ovie frolicking in a fountain. Ovie sleeping with the Stanley Cup. Doing a handstand while drinking beer out of the bowl. At a Washington Nationals baseball game, throwing out the first pitch and hois...

The image of Alexander Ovechkin lifting the Stanley Cup over his head for the first time won't be a moment I soon forget. We all witnessed the years of frustration. The years of hearing questions abou...

Sometimes the NHL is laughable. And it's not just because at least two of its team owners, under oath, said they have never heard of the degenerative brain disorder CTE that is affecting some of their...