moving…

hey everyone, i’ve decided i’m going to move my blog to blogger.com. here’s the new address: world of hockey.
sorry for any headaches this causes. i’ll be moving all my posts and the free agent list over the next little while.

some sens comments

i guess it’s time that i speak on the ottawa senators for a bit.
not really all that much good to talk about. after thefiring john paddock two weeks ago, ottawa has won two games and lost four, one being an overtime loss to san jose. they lost to the los angeles kings, the [...]

road to the memorial cup – qmjhl

final in this weeks series on the chl. today, we head to quebec.
the quebec league playoff system is a little different than the whl and ohl. there are only two divisions in the quebec league, the telus division of ten teams and the eastern division of eight teams. all but one team [...]

road to the memorial cup – ohl

today, a look at how the playoffs are shaping up in the ontario hockey league.
much like the whl, the ohl uses a top-8 in each conference format for the playoffs. again, the top team in each division is ranked 1-2 for each conference. the ohl runs a 68-game schedule, and most teams have [...]

crosby returns

sidney crosby will make his return to the penguins lineup tonight.
the penguins captain has been out of the lineup since mid-january with a high ankle sprain. since he’s been out, his buddy has taken over the scoring duties for pittsburgh.
pretty good timing on his return, what with marian hossa’s injury in his first game [...]

ovechkin hits 50

the washington capitals exploded for six first period goals in last night’s game against the boston bruins, and alexander ovechkin had half of them, giving him 52 goals for the season.   he also added two assists as the caps destroyed boston by a count of 10-2.
ovechkin is the first player to reach the 50-goal mark [...]

road to the memorial cup – whl

this week i’ll be talking a look at the three leagues that make up the canadian hockey league as they get set for the playoffs. just over two months away is the memorial cup, which this year will be hosted in kitchener, ontario.
starting out west, with the western hockey league. the whl has [...]

finishing strong

random/useless stat of the day. a lot is made about momentum going into the playoffs. you always hear analysts talk about a team going into the playoffs on the hot streak. so how good are the stanley cup teams at the end of the regular season?
results of the last ten games of [...]