by John Grigg - September 9, 2009 2:35 PM EDT
Most roster spots and positions are determined heading into the pre-season, but a few jobs are still up for grabs.
With training camps opening this Saturday – Get. Excited. People! – we here at THN have been looking at, debating and covering the most hotly anticipated job battles.
by John Grigg - September 2, 2009 3:58 PM EDT
In this week's countdown: Players who have something extra to prove in the 2009-10 season.
With the passing of August and the knowledge that NHL training camps will soon be underway, we’re getting excited around the THN campus.
by John Grigg - August 26, 2009 3:22 PM EDT
All the other major hockey nations have been done, so now it's time to debate the best Canadian players.
We’ve done the Americans, the Russians, the Czechs, the Swedes and the Finns. Now we’ve come to the most difficult country to handicap.
by John Grigg - August 19, 2009 2:00 PM EDT
There'll be a new crop of fresh faces in the NHL this season. We count down the most likely to win rookie of the year.
August. Ugh. The dog days of the NHL summer. Next to nothing is happening, anywhere. There’s little to talk about, but it is a good time to make some early predictions.
by John Grigg - August 12, 2009 2:02 PM EDT
There's plenty of players in Russia we'd like to see more of.
Hello list lovers, welcome back.
With ex-Red Wing Jiri Hudler’s summer move to Dynamo Moscow and Tuesday’s report that ex-Ranger Nikolai Zherdev is set to sign with last season’s Kontinental League champs Salavat Yuleav Ufa, we decided to scour the KHL’s player pages and stats pack to find the 10 players we’d most like to see in the NHL, whether that means a return or a maiden voyage across the professional pond.
by John Grigg - August 5, 2009 1:50 PM EDT
One of the most beloved mouthpieces to ever don an NHL sweater, Jeremy Roenick was known for his colorful remarks.
With the expected announcement Thursday of Jeremy Roenick’s retirement, the hockey world is lamenting the loss of one of the best players of his generation.
by John Grigg - July 29, 2009 2:42 PM EDT
With the recent induction of three NHL greats into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, we count down the best-ever Americans.
During last season, the Top 10 looked at the best Russians, Czechs, Finns and Swedes. This week, in deference to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame’s announcement Tuesday that Tony Amonte, Tom Barrasso and John LeClair were being inducted, we look at the Top 10 American-born players.
by John Grigg - July 22, 2009 2:15 PM EDT
We countdown the players who we'll miss the most after they're unable to find an NHL job this summer.
There are a number of unrestricted free agents still available on the market, but not all will find a job.
This week we take a little time to lament the loss of some NHL players; those for whom age, injury history and/or eroding skills have conspired to mean they’ve likely skated on their last sheet of NHL ice.
by John Grigg - July 15, 2009 2:20 PM EDT
In honor of one of hockey's all-time greats, we rundown a list of interesting numbers surrounding Burnaby Joe.
With his retirement announcement last Thursday, Joe Sakic ensured one thing for 2012 – a first-ballot entry into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
by John Grigg - July 8, 2009 3:21 PM EDT
Some signings are sure to pan out, but others will have fans - and owners - shaking their heads for years to come.
The past week has been a furious one for NHL unrestricted free agent signings. Some were astute at a time when GMs are pressured to be anything but.
by John Grigg - June 24, 2009 12:31 PM EDT
We don't know who will go No. 1 overall in the '09 draft, but we do know who owns the top spot among players drafted first in NHL history.
With just a couple of days until the NHL’s draft festivities get underway Friday, the talk of the league is who will go first overall.
London Knights (OHL) center John Tavares has been considered the sure-fire No.
by John Grigg - June 17, 2009 3:08 PM EDT
With the Pens crowned as champions, we look back at the best displays of skill in what was an epic playoff season.
Well, that’s all folks; another NHL season come and gone. (What are we going to do with ourselves?) Sure, we’ve got the NHL awards this week, the draft next weekend and free agency July 1, but by the second week of July we’re into the dog days of summer.
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