Posted on February 26 2010 by Tom Ferda.
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The men’s U.S. Olympic hockey team hasn’t claimed a spot on the gold podium since the incredible 1980 Miracle on Ice at Lake Placid, N.Y. but after blowing out Finland 6-1 this afternoon, they find themselves just one win away from gold.
Posted on February 22 2010 by Paula Duffy.
VANCOUVER , B.C. – The surprise victory by the United States men’s hockey team over heavily favored Canada (5-3) has sent shock waves through the host country. In the U.S. there was euphoria where patriotism drove the ratings up past viewership for regular season as well as playoff games in the NHL (8.2 million viewers). It even beat game seven of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals.
Posted on February 09 2010 by Tom Ferda.
Normally in sports, ‘Crunch Time’ refers to the final moments in a game when teams need to step up. In the NHL, there’s another meaning to the phrase. Here’s a look at the NHL Top Hits of recent games.
Posted on February 05 2010 by J. Donetelli.
Now that Ilya Kovalchuk is donning a New Jersey Devil sweater and ‘goaltender of the future’ Kari Lehtonen has traded in his Thrashers blue for a Dallas star, it may be time to switch our speculation from ‘what team will win the Kovalchuk sweepstakes’ to ‘what city will the Thrashers be moving to’.
Posted on December 01 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA – Riding the wave of a four-game win streak and dramatic last-second victory Monday night against division rival Florida Panthers, the Atlanta Thrashers will be taking a great deal of momentum into their game Thursday night against the New York Islanders at Philips Arena.
Posted on November 12 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA – Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk is having the kind of season that assures him a place among the NHL’s most respected leaders, and I’m not just referring to his sizzling eight-game start.
Posted on October 23 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA – Expect Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec to star in sports blooper reels around the country and also be a lock on the ESPN Sportscenter worst play of the day after letting in one of the longest goals in NHL history.
Posted on August 19 2009 by J. Donetelli.
CHICAGO – Kane who is listed to have earned $3.75 million last season is accused of assaulting Jan Radecki, a 62-year-old cabbie after a dispute over .20 cents. Radecki, “[the Kanes] broke my glasses, they ripped my clothes … all over 20 cents.”
Posted on May 24 2009 by Tom Ferda.
CHICAGO – Playing without their Captain Nicklas Lidstrom and two of their Alternate Captains Kris Draper and Pavel Datsyuk, the Red Wings still were able to take the young, inexperienced Blackhawks to school, cake-walking to a lopsided 6-1 win at the United Center in Chicago.
Posted on April 16 2009 by Tom Ferda.
CHICAGO – In a day of banged-up economies, collapsing housing markets and difficult daily challenges, if you are searching for an inspirational story, look no further than the Chicago Blackhawks forward Dustin Byfuglien.