by The Canadian Press - March 10, 2010 7:50 PM EST
CALGARY - Vesa Toskala referred to the current campaign as a "broken season," but the new Flames netminder has managed to maintain a positive attitude.
by The Canadian Press - March 10, 2010 5:50 PM EST
TORONTO - During a brief down moment in practice Wednesday, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere huddled with forward Luca Caputi and gave the rookie a few tips.
by The Canadian Press - March 10, 2010 4:10 PM EST
EDMONTON - With playoffs out of the question and a top-two lottery pick in mind, some fans of the Edmonton Oilers want losses instead of wins for the balance of this season.
Writer and copy editor Ryan Dixon has been part of The Hockey News since 2005 after working for a number of newspapers in Ontario and Western Canada. He has covered the game from its grassroots to the NHL level and co-authored the book Hockey’s Young Guns with Ryan Kennedy.
The Hockey News has been home to Charlie's hockeysockpuppettheatre since 2002 and Loose Change since 2004. The Instigator - his continuing cartoon editorial feature - started online with the CBC way back in 2000. He's also been cartooning for The Toronto Sun since 2005. He has been romantically linked to Barbara Walters' grandmother.
The Hockey News’s senior writer, Ken Campbell is in his second tour of duty with magazine. He was previously with the publication from 1988 to 1998 before coming back in 2006. He’s also the author of the book Habs Heroes and co-author The Top 60 since 1967.
Writer and copy editor Ryan Kennedy joined The Hockey News in 2005 after a freelancing career in newspapers and magazines. He is the creator of Jersey Hound as well as the co-author of the the book Young Guns with Ryan Dixon.
Writer and columnist Adam Proteau has been with The Hockey News since 1999. He is a frequent contributor to radio – including his role as host of THN's Radio Show on XM Satellite Radio – and TV programs across North America and won the Professional Hockey Writers Association’s award for best column in 2005-06.
by Ryan Dixon - March 8, 2010 2:25 PM EST
With players starting to return from the infirmary, Montreal is looking dangerous and creeping up our post-Olympic top 30.
It has taken a while, but things are finally looking happier in Habland.
The Montreal Canadiens have been an inconsistent bunch this season, both in terms of results and who is in the lineup thanks to a fairly significant string of injuries.
by Ryan Dixon - February 15, 2010 2:50 PM EST
The Red Wings should be healthy at the end of the Olympic break and ready to make a push for the playoffs.
The return is underway; now it’s about the results.
Barring any unfortunate injuries to their stars competing at the Olympics, the Detroit Red Wings will return from the break in better position to win hockey games than they’ve been in a long time.
by Ryan Dixon - February 8, 2010 2:15 PM EST
Not surprisingly the Caps are No. 1, but certainly surprising is the recent play of fellow Southeasters Tampa Bay.
Steven Stamkos has clearly established himself as a front-line NHL player, but Steve Downie might not be far behind.
Downie is never going to have the elite offensive upside Stamkos does, but he’s rapidly becoming a very useful player for Tampa while skating on the top line with Stamkos and Martin St-Louis.
In the March 15 issue of The Hockey News, it’s our Olympics Special Collector’s Issue.
We celebrate Canada’s men’s and women’s gold medal performances at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver with this collector’s commemorative edition.
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