The Devils Three-Headed Monster
Can the New Jersey Devils be successful with "three" head coaches?
The Isles Are Going Out In Style
The top sports story of 2014 in the New York metropolitan area was arguably the New York Rangers winning the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League for the first time since 1994. The New York Yankees and Mets both failed to qualify for the Major League Baseball Playoffs while the New York Giants and [...]
The “Rebuilding” Continues For The Oilers
There was a time when the Edmonton Oilers ruled the National Hockey League. The Oilers joined the NHL in 1979 as one of the holdovers from the World Hockey Association. And in 1983, the Oilers would make their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final, but there they would be outclassed by the New York [...]
So Close Yet So Far For The Rangers
The New York Rangers won their first Eastern Conference Championship in 20 years this season and thus they advanced to the Stanley Cup Final. But in the Stanley Cup Final the Rangers were thwarted by the Los Angeles Kings in five games. For the Kings it was their second Stanley Cup Championship in three years [...]
What A Difference That A Year Makes For Both Vigneault And The Rangers
In seven seasons as the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, Alain Vigneault led the team to the playoffs on six occasions. In 2011 Vigneault guided the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Finals for just the third time in franchise history, but they were stymied there by the Boston Bruins. In the next two seasons [...]
The Ageless Wonder Jaromir Jagr
Once upon a time Jaromir Jagr was the skinny kid from the Czech Republic that was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 1990 National Hockey League Draft. Jagr was the young right winger that played alongside Hall of Fame center Mario Lemieux in helping the Penguins win consecutive Stanley Cup [...]
The Excitement of Outdoor Hockey in The NHL
Outdoor hockey is here to stay in the National Hockey League
Patrick Roy Is Leading An “Avalance” of A Turnaround
When the Quebec Nordiques joined the National Hockey League in 1979 it didn't take them that long to become a competitive team as they qualified for the postseason in their second season in the league. Playing in Quebec City, Quebec, the Nordiques had some epic battles with the Montreal Canadiens, but they were unable to [...]
The End of The Line for Martin Brodeur?
At 41-years of age New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur has his best days in the National Hockey League in the rear view mirror. Brodeur is the NHL's all-time leader in wins by a goalie with 672. Brodeur's professional hockey accomplishments include being a nine-time NHL All-Star and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. In 1994, [...]
An Original Six Stanley Cup Final Is Just What The Doctor Ordered
The National Hockey League is on the cusp of deciding its champion as the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks are set to square off tomorrow night in the Stanley Cup Finals. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman salivates at match-ups like this as two of the "Original Six" teams are going to square off for Lord Stanley's [...]