Archive for April, 2008
« Previous EntriesSean Avery Rushed to the Hospital Unconscious and not Breathing
April 30th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: New York Rangers | 1 CommentNew York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Sean Avery suffered a lacerated spleen in last night’s game, and will be sidelined for the remainder of the season. He was taken to St. Vincent’s hospital after the game, and was admitted following a CT scan. He is expected to make [...]
Hart Trophy, MVP Finalists – Ovechkin, Iginla and Malkin
April 29th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: NHL | No CommentsThe NHL has announced the 2008 finalists for the Hart trophy (NHL’s Most Valuable Player) and the three players are, Alexander Ovechkin, Jarome Iginla and Evgeni Malkin. Iginla has been nominated twice for the award and both times finished as the runner-up. This year it again seems as if Iginla will miss out on winning [...]
Alexander Ovechkin will Play for Team Russia in the World Hockey Championships
April 28th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: NHL | No CommentsAlexander Ovechkin has decided that he will play for Team Russia in the World Hockey Championships. Ovechkin also played last year for Team Russia when the team finished with the bronze metal. Ovechkin will not be allowed to play or practice for Russia until his contract is insured by the Russians. The insurance process is [...]
Calgary Flames Wallow in Defeat
April 24th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: Calgary Flames | No CommentsThe Calgary Flames were defeated in the 7th game of their series against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. As soon as the game was over, Flames’ fans had to process the fact that their team’s season was abruptly over.
While looking around for some Calgary fans I stumbled onto a Flames [...]
NHL Announces Calder Trophy Finalists
April 23rd, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: NHL | No CommentsThe NHL has announced the finalists for the Rookie of the Year Award, the Calder Trophy. It is not surprising to see the 3 leading rookie scorers as the three finalists for the Calder Trophy. Patrick Kane led the rookies with 72 points, Backstrom led rookies with 55 assists and finished 2nd with [...]
NHL 2008 2nd Round Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions
April 22nd, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: nhl playoffs | 17 CommentsThe 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs have made it through the 1st round with some surprise upsets and some sound beatings, including the reigning Stanley Cup champs, the Anaheim Ducks getting beat up in the 1st round. The 2008 2nd Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs should be filled with some great matchups and [...]
Norris Trophy Finalists Announced
April 22nd, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: NHL | No CommentsThe NHL announced the 3 finalists for the Vezina Trophy yesterday, and now today the 3 finalists for the Norris Trophy for the league’s best defenseman has been released. The 3 finalists are Nicklas Lidstrom of Wings, Zdeno Chara of the Bruins and Dion Phaneuf of the Flames.
Lidstrom is already a 5 time winner of [...]
Game 7 Bruins vs. Canadiens … Go Bruins
April 21st, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: Boston Bruins | 2 CommentsGame 7 for the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens in the 2008 NHL playoffs is underway. The Bruins came in as the 8th seed, seen as a relatively weak team with no chance of beating a much faster and more skilled Canadien’s team. The Canadiens went up 3-1 in the series, but have since lost [...]