by Edward Fraser - February 5, 2009 9:29 AM EST
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps' recent slip-up should serve a warning to other athletes... NHL in Europe... and Vanek's trick.
To err is human. To err in front of a camera is just plain stupid.
That’s an altered-cliché caveat U.S. phenom swimmer Michael Phelps forgot or foolishly ignored after a picture of him smoking marijuana appeared in a British tabloid Sunday.
by Edward Fraser - January 29, 2009 9:52 AM EST
At the beginning of the season few, if any, thought Jeff Carter would challenge for the Rocket Richard Trophy, but here he is.
One doesn’t have to look far down the NHL’s goal-scoring list to find an unfamiliar name. Try two spots.
One goal in Friday night’s game against Tampa will pull Philadelphia’s Jeff Carter even with Alex Ovechkin in the battle for the Rocket Richard Trophy with 31; pretty damn good for a guy who entered the season No.
by Edward Fraser - January 22, 2009 11:52 AM EST
A load of players you may not recognize are making waves this season, so we'll take some time to introduce them to you.
Perhaps it’s memory loss due to accumulated sleep deprivation from watching west coast games, but it sure seems like there’s more than the usual sum of out-of-the-blue productive NHLers this season; players you wouldn’t recognize at a party without the assistance of those sticky red-and-white badges proclaiming…
HELLO MY NAME IS… David Krejci, center for the Boston Bruins.
by Edward Fraser - January 15, 2009 12:07 PM EST
Fanatic Alex Jordan recently completed an adventure most hockey fans only dream about undertaking.
It’s a dream every hockey fan has had, in one form or another, but one few have the gumption or wherewithal to achieve.
Alex Jordan wanted to do it before he turned 30 and, through diligent planning and Internet flight deals, his fantasy became reality Tuesday night when the Wild and Coyotes clashed at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota.
by Edward Fraser - January 8, 2009 10:44 AM EST
Will Luongo hit 11 shutouts? Will Gaborik play another game? We make a few wagers on the 2009 part of the NHL season.
While hockey will always be my soulmate, I must admit my mistress is the pigskin. And a big part of my not-so-secret affair with football, both U.
by Edward Fraser - January 3, 2009 9:57 AM EST
In the final edition of this series, we look at the Folignos, Sutters, Geoffrions and more.
After a one week Christmas hiatus, here is the final of a three-part look at some of the NHL’s most recent father-son combos. Click HERE to read Parts 1 and 2.
by Edward Fraser - December 25, 2008 8:40 AM EST
With children everywhere hopefully finding sticks and gloves under the tree, we take a stab at a Christmas classic.
On the first day of Christmas,
the Hockey Gods sent to me,
a new set of Bobby Orr knees.
On the second day of Christmas,
the Hockey Gods sent to me,
two dropped gloves,
and a new set of Bobby Orr knees.
by Edward Fraser - December 18, 2008 12:10 PM EST
Continuing our look back at some of the NHL's most recent father-son combos, the Stastnys are well represented.
As I did last week and will again on Jan. 3, here are some of the NHL’s more recent father-son combos.
Some, like the first family listed, are sure to be familiar, while other duos may not be so well known.
by Edward Fraser - December 11, 2008 12:04 PM EST
The long family lines that have run through the NHL's history has made a large hockey community a rather small world.
The hockey community is a close-knit one and that intimacy is only strengthened by the shared bloodlines that have run through the generations.
by Edward Fraser - December 4, 2008 11:46 AM EST
We're just passed the first marker of the NHL season, a good place to start awarding players for their early-season play.
Every NHL club has played at least 25 percent of its games, so it's the perfect time to give the NHL’s top early-season performers their due (based on the NHL’s year-end awards).
by Edward Fraser - November 27, 2008 11:16 AM EST
To make sure the right call is being made, NHL officials should be allowed to conference after a penalty like other sports allow.
Let me start off by stating this is in no way meant to be a rant against NHL referees and linesmen. For the most part, the men in stripes do an admirable job adjudicating a fast-paced and sometimes frantic sport and should be commended for their work.
by Edward Fraser - November 20, 2008 12:14 PM EST
We surveyed 25 hockey observers to come up with a top 10 ranking of this year’s NHL rookies.
In the Nov. 24 issue of The Hockey News, writer/columnist Adam Proteau looks at Leafs rookie blueliner Luke Schenn and nine other fab freshmen who are in the running for rookie of the year.
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- Toronto's Joffrey Lupul reacting on Twitter to his team's meltdown loss in Game 7 to the Boston Bruins.
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