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Worst beats first...twice
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April 5th, 2011
It was all smiles when the Vancouver Canucks clinched the President’s Trophy for the first time in franchise history. However back to back losses to the bottom dwelling Edmonto...
Getting Healthy
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February 24th, 2011
Just when you thought the defensive injuries couldn’t get any worse, Kevin Bieksa gets diagnosed with a fractured foot. With Bieksa out, the Canucks were without 5 of their top...
Vancouver Canucks Mid Season + Beyond
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February 12th, 2011
It was a disappointing start to the season for the Vancouver Canucks. Which is hard to believe given their 35-11-9 record to date, sitting first place overall in the NHL.
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Edmonton Oilers Mid Season
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February 5th, 2011
It started out looking so optimistic. Oilers fans left Rexall place all smiles after a 4-0 thumping of the Calgary Flames on opening night. But since then there has been littl...
Calgary Flames Mid Season Report
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JordonJudge
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February 2nd, 2011
The Calgary Flames have had a disappointing season thus far from their standpoint. They have suffered injuries, inconsistent and underachieving play, and a lack of production f...
Crossing the Line?
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JordonJudge
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January 25th, 2011
There is an unwritten code that is understood around the league in the NHL. There are many understandings about what is tolerable and acceptable and what is not. When players ...
Another Rule Change?
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JordonJudge
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January 24th, 2011
There has been an unusual turn of events in the NHL over the past few weeks.
The birth of the KHL has once again caused confusion amongst the NHL, only now it is not over t...
Goaltending, The Key To The Cup?
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JordonJudge
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January 22nd, 2011
For as long as we can remember, we’ve all heard the saying, you need great goaltending to win in the playoffs.
Last year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs is questioning that theory i...
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JordonJudge
on December 23rd, 2010
Remember when we were kids and it was time for a scrimmage at the end of practice? The coach would select two captains and they would get to choose their team in a draft style with the remaining players on the team. The NHL has adopted a different way to play the all-star game this year and ...
by
JordonJudge
on December 23rd, 2010
The National Hockey League introduced the shootout at the beginning of the 2005-06 season following the lockout as a way of attracting a broader spectrum of hockey fans over the world, especially in smaller hockey markets.
During its inaugural season, the shootout was craved by fans ev...
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JordonJudge
on December 23rd, 2010
It's that time of the year again, and there are many surprises throughout the NHL as well as a couple coaches off to a slow start that find themselves in the hot seat.
NHL teams are approaching the 10 game mark and October is coming to an end. That means it's getting to the point t...
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JordonJudge
on December 23rd, 2010
There was no hockey being played in the NHL during what would have been the 2004-05 season due to a lockout. That was the first time in North American sports history that a major professional sport had lost an entire season due to a labor dispute. Since then, the NHL and NHLPA have come to a coll...