The Carolina Hurricanes currently employ two of the three Staal brothers, Eric and Jordan, playing in the NHL, and youngest brother Jared, 24, plays for the organization’s AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Could the team make a bid to nab…
“I don’t think there’s a stigma to wearing a visor anywhere close to where there used to be.”~ Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma It’s been 34 years since helmets were made mandatory in the NHL. And yesterday the NHL-NHLPA Competition Committee decided…
Bauer Hockey, major producer of all things hockey and sponsorship of Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal, videotaped Eric’s first skate with his son. The video below shows the experience which is pretty cool to see. Brothers and also NHL players Marc…
Concussions continue to ravage the NHL as another three players were announced to be suffering from concussions or concussion-like symptoms today. Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber and Los Angeles Kings forward Simon Gagne will both sit after being diagnosed with…
Key Offseason Additions: Brad Richards, Mike Rupp Key Offseason Losses: Vinny Prospal, Bryan McCabe, Matt Gilroy, Todd White Last Season Ranking: 8th in the East Offense: Brad Richards was talked about, rumored about and speculated about right up until the…
Washington Capitals foul mouthed Head Coach Bruce Boudreau has cleaned up his words to address head shots. Sunday night, the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers faced off in an intense battle in game three. In the first period,…
When Marian Gaborik was benched earlier this week by New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella, the message was clear – play better. Gaborik responded to the benching by chipping in four goals and adding an assist in Wednesday night’s…
The New York Rangers made several bold off-season moves that could only be taken to mean “We want the Cup and we’d prefer it sooner rather than later.” By shipping off highly paid, underachieving forward Scott Gomez to Montreal, the…