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Square Gardenfor som preseason hockey. Where New York came out of the gate flying. The games started and just like that the Rangers were on the board, and if you missed the first 5 minutes, well then you missed the first 2 goals. As former Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Gibbons, and Jayson Megna scored the first 2 goals of the game. The Devils would score 2 power play goals one in the 1st and one in the 2nd, and the game would be tied

Can Carey Price repeat? MONTREAL, QC - Winner of four trophies at the NHL awards and a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Carey Price has had a dream year. All that's missing is a Stanley Cup ring. For that to happen, it will need more than a perfect year from Carey Price. The team in front of him, in this case, the Montreal Canadiens, will have to perform well. In the 2014-2015 season, there were times in the season that Carey Price kept the team afloat. There were moments where his defense

Hockey All-Star Wayne Gretzky is one of the most amazing hockey players that lived, he set many records in the sport. Nobody thought he would become this amazing player that he is, he was always a scrawny kid with no muscle. Gretzky has a positive influence on hockey because he is turning hockey around, influencing kids and setting National Hockey League records. In Wayne Gretzky’s lifetime, he has been working to turn hockey around. Wayne has been a game changer to hockey because of the winter

Mario Lemieux is widely known as one of the finest hockey players to have ever played the game. At 6’5, 230 lbs, His speed and agility made him a contender on the ice that the defensemen could not stop. In his 17-year career, he led the Pittsburgh Penguins to win two consecutive Stanley Cup championships. Mario achieved the Lester B. Pearson award (most outstanding player voted by other players) 4 times, the Hart Trophy (NHL’s most valuable player) 3 times, the Art Ross Trophy (leagues leader in points)

Riding The Pine: Tim Bowling’s personal reflection of professional hockey in “Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey Goodbye” In “Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey Goodbye,” Tim Bowling, an author, poet, and a fishing boat deckhand (Stewart et al 237), articulates how professional hockey has evolved over his lifetime. He laments how a game he was enamoured with no longer captures his complete attention and is not as relevant in his life as it once was. However, Bowling admits he still has a sheepish curiosity for the latest

It’s shaping up to be a December to remember for the Niagara IceDogs. The Ontario Hockey League team so far has played five games this month and has won four of them, including the last three in a row. Their latest victory - and seventh in the last 11 games - came Saturday night in Ottawa, where the IceDogs blanked the 67’s 3-0 to wrap up a two-game road swing through eastern Ontario. Matthew Philip, Danial Singer and Elijah Roberts each scored a goal, and Stephen Dhillon stopped 29 shots for his

In 1950 Ted Lindsay, Gordie Howe, and Syd Abel were know and the “Production Line”. Red Kelly and Jack Stewart holding the blue line as the top defenseman for the Wings. The wings won the cup in 1950 beating the Rangers 4-3. Gordie Howe during the 1950 cup run however went down with a head injury, and was very close to passing away. Sawchuk was called up to help the run for the cup when Lumley got injured. Before the 1950-51 season Lumley was traded to allow Sawchuk to play. Alex Delvecchio another

Iginla Scores His 600th Goal The goal may not have been worthy of a highlight reel, but it was a significant one. Colorado Avalanche, Jarome Iginla, became the 19th player to score 600 goals on Sunday during a 4-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings. Said goal was not meant to go in the net. Iginla was parallel to the right side of the net. His intention was to pass the puck across the crease. It ended up ricocheting out Kings’ defenseman Jake Muzzin’s skate, ultimately going past goalie Jhonas

Amateur Top Prospect Maxim Letunov, C, University of Connecticut (Hockey East) One half of a dynamic duo alongside of Kyle Connor (WPG) with the Youngstown Phantoms, Maxim Letunov is a streaky, lanky forward with a ton of offensive ability. Letunov is a shifty forward, who recently finished a 25 goal, 39 assist season in the USHL. While it’s not one of the powerhouse NCAA schools, the University of Connecticut offers something that other schools may not have been able to, playing time. All reports

This memory is brought to you by the newly signed Derek Stepan. The New York Rangers needed to win 2 games to clinch the top spot in the Eastern Conference and 3 to win the Presidents Trophy. The opponent in their way to lower that number, the Columbus Blue Jackets. Before the start of the game Cam Talbot would be named the winner of the Steven McDonald extra effort award, for his play during Henrik Lundqvist’s absence. Martin St, Louis scored the game’s 1st goal of the game, but, the period ended