After an on-ice career seemingly defined by a small stack of controversial moments, Claude Lemieux certainly feels content with the mark he made on the game of hockey. “I have no regrets about how I played the game,” he told The Good Point recently. “We always say rules are made to be broken.” And, it […]

In continuing with their theme from this offseason, the Philadelphia Flyers have made another move that’s generated chatter among the masses. The Flyers signed James van Riemsdyk, the former second-overall pick of the 2007 NHL Draft, to a six-year deal worth $4.25 million per season. According to Frank Servalli of Philly.com, van Riemsdyk gave his […]

Coaching at the National Hockey League level has never been easy, but the roles that individual bench staffs play with their teams have always been largely influenced by the cultures of the organizations for whom they work, almost as much as their production on the ice. Just look at the New Jersey Devils and the […]

Prior to the lockout that wiped out the 2004-05 NHL season, the New York Rangers were a sad organization of sorts. General manager Glen Sather was fixated on looking for the quick fix through the signings of high-priced free agents Eric Lindros, Valeri Kamensky, Stephane Quintal, Theoren Fleury, Kirk McLean, and a slew of others. […]

He has almost become the Vince McMahon WWE-style heel of the NHL; a lightning rod for fans’ frustrations and anger. Gary Bettman is the evil boss: snatching your hometown team and moving them overnight; canceling your hockey season; putting your games on obscure television networks. Well, that’s the popular opinion at least. Bettman entered the […]

Gone are the days of traditional media dominance; today, in sports and otherwise, it only takes a few clicks before you’re up and running as a blogger. Unlike the generations prior, this new wave of prototypical “connected sports junkies” are making their mark voicing their opinions online through various new media outlets and specifically blogs. […]

It’s been a long time since 1996 – the year the city of Winnipeg witnessed their last professional hockey game at the highest level. After losing the Jets franchise, though, the city was graced with another professional hockey team, the Manitoba Moose, who played in the now-defunct International Hockey League. By 2001, the Moose were […]

For the second year in a row, the NHL’s Research, Development and Orientation camp provided a venue for the league to experiment with new rules and ideas that could potentially improve the game and the way it’s played down the road. Over 30 2012 draft eligible major junior and collegiate players gathered in Etobicoke, Ontario […]

Drew Doughty has been hammered by the media all summer long due to lingering contract negotiations with the Kings. But who cares, right? At 21, a contract hold-out would be relatively unprecedented, and certainly unruly, so it’s safe to say Doughty will wear the black, silver and purple of the Los Angeles Kings for the […]

It has been said by many in the hockey industry that goaltending is the most important position in the sport. This is especially true if a team relies on its goaltending on a nightly basis. For two Original Six franchises like the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Blackhawks, they will need their masked netminders […]