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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 [...]
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 69 points [...]
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 [...]
Vezina Trophy Finalists Announced for Hockey’s Best Goalie
April 21st, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: NHL | 2 CommentsThe finalists for the Vezina Trophy for the NHL’s best goaltender have been announced. Martin Brodeur (3 time winner), Henrik Lundqvist and Evgeni Nabokov are the NHL’s 3 nominations for the historic trophy. Neither Lundqvist or Nabokov have ever been nominated for the honor as the NHL’s best goaltender, but Martin Brodeur has won the [...]
Watch Bobby the Bear Play Hockey
April 11th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: NHL | No CommentsEver seen a bear play ice hockey. Well, thanks to a Russian team, you can now watch Bobby the Bear play hockey. I can’t tell what kind of bear it is, maybe a brown bear, but either way, you will want to watch Bobby the Bear play hockey. Related PostsPatrick Roy Suspended 5 Games, Jonathan [...]
NHL Breaks Attendance Record for 2007-2008 Season
April 7th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: NHL | No CommentsThe NHL experienced their 3rd straight year of growth as they broke the record for the highest attendance for one season in the history of the NHL. The NHL had an average of 17,265 fans per game and a total of 21,236,255 fans this season. A number of team saw significant increases due to better [...]
NHL 2008 1st Round Playoff Matchup Predictions
April 7th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: NHL | 36 CommentsThe 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begin this Wednesday with 3 matchups. I will offer my 1st round hockey playoff predictions. Here are my 2nd round predictions and my 3rd round predictions. I will do it for each round and see how well my predictions fare. Stay tuned to updates for the NHL Playoffs as [...]
Bubble Teams: Who Deserves to Make the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
April 1st, 2008 | Posted by Wicked | Category: NHL | No CommentsWith just 3 games remaining for most teams in the NHL before the start of the 2008 playoffs, the final 8 teams going to the playoffs in each division have yet to be decided. The Eastern and Western conferences are preparing for a tight finish as the regular season comes to a close. In the [...]