All Entries in the "NHL" Category
Ryan Miller earned a Gold Medal!
I personally do not watch Hockey that much, maybe some games in the playoffs and then the Stanley Cup and that’s pretty much it. I didn’t even see the first game between Canada and USA, but with all the hype following the finals I had to see this game. Only one problem, the game was [...]
NFL Power Rankings – Week 8 (The A-List Edition)
We always wait to see how the teams play out before we release our Power Ranking, so week 8 is as good a time to release our first NFL Power Rankings of the 2009-2010 season. The colts seem to be the unanimous choice for the kings of the NFL in all power ranking out there [...]
Crosby skating into more controversial issues
PITTSBURGH — For most Nova Scotians, Sidney Crosby grew up right in front of our eyes. We first started reading newspaper stories about him in his early teens and the exposure g ained significant momentum through his adolescence as it became obvious he was headed for greatness. By the time he had wrapped up his [...]
Crosby, Pens can reverse NHL trend
THE INCREASED PARITY brought to the NHL via the salary cap has reduced the likelihood of future dynasties and made even the prospect of repeat champions a long shot. When Pittsburgh won the Stanley Cup last season, it marked the sixth different team to win the title in the past six playoffs. Since 2002-03, when [...]
Leaf defence to face ‘freak’ Ovechkin
WASHINGTON Not fair. Just not fair. Alexander Ovechkin, it would appear, is not only off to a fast start this season, he’s doing it with a stronger, heavier and more unstoppable chassis. Basically, he looks like he’s chiselled out of the same marble, granite and sandstone from which the Washington Monument is built, up to [...]
Ovechkin starts season with 2 goals vs. Bruins
BOSTON — Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist, and Jose Theodore stopped 19 shots to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in the season opener. Brooks Laich added two goals and an assist, Nicklas Backstrom had three assists, and Alexander Semin had two for [...]
Senators ship F Heatley to Sharks
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators traded disgruntled winger Dany Heatley to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, ending a lingering dispute with a player who felt he was not being used properly by the team. The Sharks gave up Milan Michalek, Jonathan Cheechoo and a second-round pick. Ottawa also sent a fifth-round pick to San [...]
