Posted on April 02 2010 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA, GA. – The Atlanta Thrashers are in a must-win situation every night as they trail the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadians for the final No. 8 playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Last night in Washington, the Thrashers lost 2-1 and will also lose the services of one of their hottest scorers going down this stretch.
Posted on March 31 2010 by J. Donetelli.
As the regular season winds down for the NHL, the Eastern Conference current playoff standings are as cluttered as a pack-rat’s closet. After tallying the most recent scores, Montreal, Philadelphia and Boston all have 82 points and the Atlanta Thrashers are right on the doorstep with 80.
Posted on March 23 2010 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA, GA. – The Boston Bruins came into Philips Arena Tuesday night clinging onto the final Eastern Conference playoff spot by just one point and at the final buzzer they left with a three-point cushion and a 4-0 season sweep over the Atlanta Thrashers.
Posted on March 21 2010 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA, GA. – It didn’t take long for the Atlanta Thrashers to get going Saturday night at Philips Arena in their important match-up against their Eastern Conference rival Philadelphia Flyers. After the Thrashers’ Jim Slater squared off with Flyers’ enforcer Dan Carcillo and sent Carillo to the ice with a solid punch just 39 seconds after the puck was dropped, the Thrashers fed off that adrenaline and rookie Niclas Bergfors scored the game’s first goal about one minute later to take a 1-0 lead.
Posted on March 11 2010 by Tom Ferda.
The NHL needs all the P.R. it can get and it took a blunder by a U.S. Senate candidate to get it for them this week. Marc Delphine who is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Oregon accepted a ‘free’ logo from a volunteer and placed it on his website. Turns out the logo is a trademarked piece belonging to the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets.
Posted on March 10 2010 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA, Ga. – After losing three games in a row and dropping down to 10th place in the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Thrashers have recalled defenseman Chris Chelios from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League in an attempt to spark the team and bring veteran leadership to a young core of players at a critical time of the season.
Posted on March 02 2010 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Atlanta Thrashers have signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Chris Chelios, according to Executive Vice President and General Manager Don Waddell. Chelios, 48, has appeared in 44 games with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League this season, recording 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) while ranking second in the league with a plus-35 rating.
Posted on March 01 2010 by Tom Ferda.
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The 2010 Winter Olympic Games closed out with a classic hockey battle between rivals U.S. and Canada and when it was all said and done, Sidney Crosby and his team sat at the top podium wearing gold.
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.