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Devils Strategically Name Parise Captain

The New Jersey Devils have named Zach Parise their team Captain with Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias as Alternate Captains. Parise, who has played all 6 NHL seasons with the Devils, could be the face of the franchise for years…

2011-12 NHL Season Preview: Vancouver Canucks

Key Offseason Additions: Marco Sturm Key Offseason Losses: Christian Ehrhoff, Raffi Torres, Tanner Glass Last Season Ranking: 1st in the West Offense: Up front, the Vancouver Canucks will not look much different than they did last season. They’re lead by…

Rick Rypien found dead

Several major media outlets have confirmed that Winnipeg Jets forward Rick Rypien was found dead at his home in Alberta, Canada, Monday evening. Rypien was 27 years old. Rypien’s death has been ruled a non-suspicious death by police. The Vancouver…

Ehrhoff Carousel Stops at Buffalo

July 1 is the Black Friday of the hockey world, where teams line up in a frenzy to sign the newest crop of available free agents. This year’s pool isn’t as deep as it has been in previous years, where…

Team HockeyWorldBlog.com Takes Championship

What seems like an unlikely feat, after multiple season of a drought, team HockeyWorldBlog.com has taken the Championship. The stage was set, team HockeyWorldBlog.com faced off against TRBL in the finals. HWB came into the contest as the favorite, taking…

Stanley Cup Final- Game 7

The Boston Bruins are the 2011 Stanley Cup Champions. Just like fellow Eastern Conference member Pittsburgh Penguins, they were able to overcome a 3-2 series deficit and defeat the favored Western team in Game 7 on the road. Tim Thomas-…

Canucks’ GM Gillis Cries Foul

The Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis cries foul in the hit that injured Mason Raymond. Raymond, a second line forward is out for three to four months after sustaining a vertebrae compression fracture. Most importantly, Raymond is out for…

Stanley Cup Final- Game 6

What is there to say about this game? The Canucks were 60 minutes away from winning the Stanley Cup. All they had to do was do something a team had not done this series: win on the road. And it…