With the opening of NHL training camps drawing ever nearer business is certainly starting to pick up around the league.  In recent days we’ve seen several trades (see my most recent posts since August 29th)... Read More

The Hockey News recently published its annual NHL yearbook and as usual one of the notable features is its Top Fifty NHL Players listing for the upcoming season. Although I’m now a free-lance contributor to THN.com that won’t prevent me from critiquing thi... Read More

The Score Sports Forecaster was first out of the blocks with their NHL Season Preview for 2008-09, and the good folks at Andrew's Dallas Stars Page has a quick review of the magazine's preview of the Stars, but also the projected playoff teams and where they'll finish the season: Western Conference 1. Detroit Red Wings 2. Dallas Stars 3. ... Read More

Aaron Brown, a man from Des Moines, Iowa has drawn the ire of his closest friends by declaring his allegiance to Azerbaijan for the Olympics. Brown, a huge fan of the Celtics, Giants, Red Sox, and Red Wings says his latest decision was not... Read More

Posting on the message boards can become hostile.  To avoid needless arguments, the following principles might be adhered to when posting messag... Read More

As I watched the Hockey Hot Stove on sjsharks.com a day or two ago. Two of the San Jose Sharks broadcasters, Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda, had a fr... Read More

As expected the Detroit Red Wings avoided salary arbitration with forward Valtteri Filppula, re-signing him to a five-year, $15 million contract. Filppula was a restricted free agent and had he gone to arbitration would’ve been awarded a tw... Read More

That’s the big question amongst hockey fans, pundits and bloggers heading into the dog days of summer. With former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin the only big fish remaining in a rapidly d... Read More

Since it is the middle of July and the snow finally melted in Minnesota hockey has come to a stand still for me.  So there is no better time to whip out something that is meaningless but fun nonetheless, Ran... Read More

Boston BruinsDennis Wideman Colorado Avalanche Marek Svatos Detroit Red WingsValtteri Filppula Florida Panthers Jay Bouwmeester Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard Stephane Veilleux Nashville Predators Ville Koistinen Ottawa SenatorsAntoine Vermette Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Read More

We head out West to the Central division. This division has been dominated by the Red Wings in recent years, but with off-season moves aplent... Read More

The Detroit Red Wings have made some heavy improvements this off-season, no one can argue that (except the occasional Penguins fan driven mad by the Hossa situation). They also managed to retain the majority of their Stanley Cup Champion team. Pretty much every pu... Read More

I think Deion Sanders is because he was a great track star, football and baseball player. He won superbowls and a world series. Her made either 8 or 9 probowls. What do you think??? Read More

Last season’s Winter Classic showdown between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Buffalo Sabres was generally regarded as a resounding success, and couldn’t have played out much better for the popularity of the NHL, even if it had been scripted (Of course, if Hollywood’s writers were doing it, it would probably have to be a sequel of some kind...). The poster child for the NHL scores the game winning goal in an exciting shootout and a ligh... Read More

From the NHLPA:TORONTO (July 5, 2008) – The following players have elected Salary Arbitration: Boston BruinsDennis Wideman Carolina Hurricanes Chad LaRose Colorado Avalanche Marek Svatos Detroit Red WingsValtteri Filppula Florida Panthers Jay Bouwmeester Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard Stephane Veilleux Nashville Predators Ville Koistinen New York Islanders Sean Bergenheim New York Rangers Dan Fritsche Ottawa Senators Antoine Vermette St. Louis Blues Jay McClement San Jose Sharks Marcel Goc Washington Capitals Brooks LaichShao... Read More

As we type, another network is pushing a segment on Title Town.  Ok, them is fighting words, Vern.   This is as stupid as claiming which NCAA footba... Read More

   The Pittsburgh Gazette ran an article this week asking why someone would want to leave Pittsburgh for Detroit.   Yes Detroit.  He amended his statement by closing and saying the young kids like t... Read More

After months of speculation over where Marian Hossa could end up, he finally made his choice today and it was a surprising one. The fact Hossa signed with the Detroit Red Wings wasn’t surprising, it’s the deal he signed wi... Read More

  Of the four major pro sports Hockey, Baseball, Football, Basketball in the United States and Canada only eight teams actually have a color as part of the mascot. Soccer was not included because it is lower than bowling and poker on the sports food chain in Amer... Read More

Having spent this season as a backup goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins, goalie Ty Conklin will now experience what it’s like to be a backup for the defending Stanley Cup champions. The Detroit Red Wings today signed Conklin to a one-year, $750K contract, which in turn sugges... Read More