on the first day of 2008, the buffalo sabres will be holding the first ever outdoor nhl game played in the united states. sidney crosby and the pittsburgh penguins will be in town for the big event.
although its been done before, the outdoor game is a very cool concept. it was first done [...]
the u20 world championships are only a couple days away. all the nations have announced their teams. here’s which players are drafted by nhl teams.
atlanta
riley holzapfel(canada), niclas lucenius(finland)
boston
brad marchand(canada), yuri alexandrov(russia)
buffalo
jhonas enroth(sweden)
calgary
mikael backlund(sweden), juuso puustinen(finland)
carolina
brandon sutter(canada) , jamie mcbain(usa)
chicago
joe palmer(usa), bill sweatt(usa), tony lagerström(sweden), jan-mikael juutilainen(finland)
colorado
kevin montgomery(usa), mike carman(usa), johan alcén(sweden)
columbus
steve mason(canada), stefan [...]
islanders forward chris simon was suspended for 30 games by the nhl today. this coming after he stomped on jarko ruutu during a game on the weekend.
simon beats his own record for the longest suspension in nhl history. he’s currently on a leave of absence from the islanders.
you can check for more information [...]
a couple of looks at chris simon stomping on jarko ruutu’s foot during yesterday’s islanders/penguins game. simon’s last suspension was for 25 games, will this one be a record breaker?
canada named their final roster of 22 players for the upcoming iihf world u20 championships. no real surprises in the final cuts. angelo esposito was cut from his third straight selection camp, and leland irving as let go despite being part of the gold medal winning team from last year.
full roster available at [...]
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early in the second period of tonight’s senators/hurricanes game, scott walker hit sens goalie martin gerber, so mike fisher went to have a little discussion with him. the two drop their gloves. as the fight [...]
after a year in which he won the hart trophy as nhl most valuable player and lead the league in scoring at the age of 19, sidney crosby added to his already long list of honours today, being announced as the winner of the lou marsh memorial trophy.
crosby is the first hockey player to win [...]
the united states announced their roster for the upcoming u20 championships in the czech republic. unlike canada, the americans don’t have a selection camp. the just announce their team of 22 players.
usa finished in third place at last year’s tournament, and have quite a few returning players. among them is james van [...]
Executive Vice President and General manager of the Anaheim Ducks Brian Burke has called a press conference for 6:30pm pt. Wednesday where he will make an announcement regarding the status of the Conn Smythe trophy winning defenceman. It is expected that Burke will announce that Niedermayer is in fact returning to the team for [...]
it’s december, which in the world of hockey means the iihf under-20 championships are coming up. today, canada announced a roster of 37 players who will take part in a selection camp that runs in calgary starting early next week.
no real surprises of players on or players not included. only three players return [...]
