Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the type of player that makes you reconsider what you stand for. The hockey prospect that makes midseason misfortune and sub-.500 seasons in general that much more bearable. Like few before him, he’s a future pro capable of turning fans against their very own team; of convincing life-long devotees to openly root […]

There aren’t very many constants in life these days, but at least – until recently – there has always been Martin Brodeur. For much of the past two decades, Martin Brodeur has been one of the league’s top netminders, calling New Jersey his home and himself a Devil for life. He’s set records, won trophies, […]

There are points in life when it’s nice to have your parents next to you; your first day of school, your first hockey game and graduations to name a few. For a professional hockey player, the list goes on. You can add to the mix your draft day, your first time representing your country and, […]

Brayden Schenn is less than one year removed from a permanent spot on one of the most compelling, young teams in the NHL. But around this time of year, none of that matters. With 16 points in six games of IIHF World Junior hockey already, Schenn is set to make history. The only question is, […]

Being sentenced to the sin bin in hockey is one of the least favorable situations a player can find themselves in. Feelings of guilt, frustration and angst overcome those previous of intensity, concentration and passion on the way to the box. The condemned player is then forced to rely on their teammates to put forth […]

Kurt Jory is a warrior at heart. And not because of the 29 games he spent with the WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors back in 2006-07. In 2008, Jory suffered a life-threatening neck injury over which just a few players in the history of upper echelon hockey can bond; a severed jugular. The now 23-year-old is […]

Forgotten amongst the seemingly endless argument over who would be selected first overall in the 2010 NHL Draft were a lot of top quality hockey players with the potential to contribute at the professional level – particularly Portland Winterhawk and future league star Ryan Johansen. Six months have passed since the day that debate was […]

I can’t be the only one who’s noticed how jersey design in the NHL has taken a giant leap backwards recently, as though everyone responsible for coming up with creative crests coincidentally managed to save their worst work for the past few seasons. Case in point, the Columbus Cannons. Although they may have been trying […]

Jordan Eberle is a 20-year-old icon, celebrated nationwide not for what he’ll eventually do (a lot), but what he’s already done (even more). An international hockey hero who’s accomplished more in the past two years than most of us will ever accomplish in our lives. So how come he isn’t recognized as such more often? […]

Erik Gudbranson may be one of the Kingston Frontenacs’ top physical forces on the blue line – not to mention, a third overall draft pick – but there’s more to this 6’4″ 206-pound OHL defenseman than meets the eye. Gudbranson, dubbed the “best of the rest” in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft after Taylor Hall […]