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Blackhawks Educe Stanley Cup On Subdued Goal

By Ryan Hogan

Blackhawks Educe Stanley Cup On Subdued Goal The only performer who realized the puck had traversed the goal line was the shot taker, Patrick Kane. Many an ardent sports spectator would have preferred the athletic world's most difficult trophy to win procured on a more decisive tally. However, the hockey team representing the Windy City has no such qualms about the... »

Sharks, Blackhawks To Battle In Memorable Western Conference Finals

By Ryan Hogan
Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks is hoping to lead his team to their first ever Stanley Cup Finals.

The first game of the Western Conference Finals matching the Chicago Blackhawks against the San Jose Sharks will commence at noon on Sunday May 16 in the latter franchise's home arena. The Sharks find themselves four wins away from the Stanley Cup Finals thanks to dispatching the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings. The Blackhawks are in the league's... »

Blackhawks, Kings, Predators En Route To Postseason

By Ryan Hogan

Blackhawks, Kings, Predators En Route To Postseason The NHL playoffs commence the 14th of April. Unlike the NBA, where only a smidgen of teams have realistic championship aspirations, every NHL squadron qualifying for the postseason has a legitimate opportunity to hoist Lord Stanley's cup. All it takes to be on victory's side in 16 games is one frickin'... »

Los Angeles Kings: Young Team Bound For NHL Playoffs

By Ryan Hogan
Anze Kopitar (center) celebrates with his L.A. Kings teammates. The Kings are currently 6th in the Western Conference.

Los Angeles Kings: Young Team Bound For NHL Playoffs Jonathan Quick, Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson, Drew Doughty, and Michael Handzus. Those are the five Los Angeles Kings selected to play in the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Quick, Brown, and Johnson will play for Team USA. Doughty will skate for Team Canada and Handzus is on Team Slovakia. The Olympic break begins February... »

Panthers Tomas Vokoun Injured By Teammate Keith Ballard (VIDEO)

By Ryan Hogan
Keith Ballard, background, follows through on his swing that inadvertantly struck goalie Tomas Vokoun in the head.

Panthers Tomas Vokoun Injured By Teammate Keith Ballard Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun was struck in the head by the hockey stick of teammate Keith Ballard. Ballard swatted his goalie after Atlanta Thrashers left winger Ilya Kovalchuk gave his team a 2-1 lead at the 8:54 mark of the game's inaugural period. [caption id="attachment_3508" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Florida Panthers defenseman... »

Buffalo Sabres: Problems At The Blue Line

By Ryan Hogan
Buffalo Sabres Ryan Miller is one of the NHL's premiere goalies.

Buffalo Sabres: Problems At The Blue Line The Buffalo Sabres are 12-5-1 in the Northeast Division with a four point lead over the Ottawa Senators. Goalie Ryan Miller is second in the NHL in save percentage and second in goals against average. The team is fourth in the league in goals against, allowing just 2.39 a contest. The Sabres have lost just... »

Braves, Falcons, Hawks, Thrashers: Much Optimism For Atlanta Sports Fans

By Ryan Hogan
From Left to right, Matt Ryan, Tommy Hanson, Ilya Kovalchuk and Joe Johnson.

Atlanta is one of four American cities to have a team in all four major sports leagues and to have those teams play within the city limits (the other cities are Philadelphia, Denver, and Chicago). The multitudes in Atlanta shouldn’t expect multiple championships any time soon, at least not like the cities of Pittsburgh or Boston, but they do have four... »

Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens: 2000-2010 Preview

By Ryan Hogan
Jacques Martin (left) is the new coach of the Montreal Canadiens and Claude Julien (right) was given a contract extension by the Boston Bruins.

The Boston Bruins were the top seed in the 2009 Eastern Conference Playoffs but lost a game seven to the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round. The Montreal Canadiens were the eighth seed last year and were routinely swept by the aforementioned Bruins in the conference quarterfinals. Despite finishing their respective seasons only a playoff series apart, the Bruins and... »

NHL: A 2009-10 Preview

By Ryan Hogan
Sydney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin are the NHL's two biggest stars.

Indubitably, the most enormous offseason yarn for the National Hockey League is the allegations that Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane "robbed" a Buffalo cab driver. While there’s quite a canard surrounding the incident it appears the squabble between Kane and the cab operator was over a mere twenty cents. Do not write off this caper as some spoiled... »

Red Wings & Penguins: Out To Early Series Leads

By Ryan Hogan
Chris Osgood

There are two things hockey fans with Stanley Cup tickets should expect to see in the finals. One, they should expect to see an “Original Six” team. Two of the “Original Six,” the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks, are battling it out in the Western Conference Finals. The other thing fans should expect is a... »

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