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June 9th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: Canada | No CommentsDominik Hasek is one of the best goalies to ever play the game, and today he will leave the NHL as a Stanley Cup Champion. Hasek played in the NHL for 16 years, winning 2 Stanley Cups, 6 Vezina Trophies and 2 Hart Trophies as the NHL MVP.
Hasek is 43 years old and still [...]
Zetterberg Wins the Conn Smythe Trophy, Playoff MVP
June 4th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: Canada | 1 CommentHenrik Zetterberg wins the 2008 Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP. Congratulations to Zetterberg who was unbelievable in the playoffs and lead the NHL in scoring in the playoffs in both points and goals. Zetterberg had 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points in the playoffs.
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Sami Kapanen Retires
June 3rd, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: Canada | No CommentsSami Kapanen will be hanging up his skates permanently. The Finnish speedster has been battling a number of injuries over the last few years and has decided to call it quits. Kapanen is 34 years old and the final team he suited up for was the Philadelphia Flyers, where he played both offense and defense [...]
United States Loses to Team Canada 5-4 at World Hockey Championships
May 6th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: Canada | No CommentsIn a wild game between the United States and Team Canada at the 2008 World Hockey Championships, Team Canada came out on top of Team USA by a final score of 5-4. The U.S. trailed for most of the game, going down 3-0 and 4-2 before battling back to tie the game 4-4 in [...]
2008 World Hockey Championships Begin Today
May 2nd, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: Canada | No CommentsThe 2008 World Hockey Championships hosted by Canada begin today in Halifax and Quebec City. The reigning champions, Team Canada are playing in a pool with Slovenia, Latvia and the United States. In Group A, Belarus, France, Sweden and Switzerland will compete for the right to move into the next round of the 2008 World [...]
Team Canada Roster for World Hockey Championships
April 15th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: Canada | No CommentsTeam Canada has released a 15 man roster for the World Hockey Championships. Ken Hitchcock will be the coach for the Canadian National Team, and he will have a few familiar faces on the Canadian team this year. Three Blue Jackets will play for their coach, Hitchcock, on Team Canada, including Rick Nash, [...]
Daniel Alfredsson may Return to Game 3 for Senators
April 14th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: Canada | No CommentsDaniel Alfredsson may return from injuries to play in the Ottawa Senator’s third game in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Aflredsson was hurt in the 2nd to last game of the season when he was nailed in an open ice hit by Mark Bell. Alfredsson has been out with an injured knee and [...]
AHL Playoff Team are Set, AHL 2008 Playoff Predictions
April 13th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: Canada | No CommentsThe AHL is rapidly approaching the 2008 Calder Cup playoffs and with a couple of games remaining in the regular season, all 16 teams going into the 2008 AHL playoffs are now locked. I will offer AHL 2008 Calder Cup playoff predictions on the current matchups going in to the postseason.
Eastern Conference
Providence Bruins vs. [...]