The only person happier to hear about the Great Expansion of the NHL in ’67, other than the owners who knew they would get a couple million dollars thrown their way, was Cesare Maniago.
Grant Fuhr was asked why he played 36 holes of golf on an off day during the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals. His reply was, “Because there wasn’t enough time to play 54″. The man was as cool as the other side of the pillow
The use of new media, specifically blogging, has been embraced by the NHL, perhaps more than any other professional sports league. In fact, Washington Capitals owner, Ted Leonsis predicts that hockey blogs (or even an individual blog) have potential to capture more readership than a hockey publication authority such as The Hockey News . Here is a video of the Hockey Bloggers segment featured on Hockey Night In Canada prior to the Leafs/Penguins game tonight, December 1st..
Some would say Jason Smith is one of the most underrated players in the NHL. The reason is mostly because he doesn ’t show up on the score sheet too often, but the guy they call “Gator” makes up for this lack of scoring in other various ways. He is a proven leader as he has shown over the years
Bobby Orr , the greatest defenseman who over lived, is featured in this YouTube video. For those who never had the benefit of seeing the great Bobby Orr play, enjoy this footage.
There is no doubt that the Hanson Brothers are the greatest trio in the greatest hockey movie ever. We all still find ourselves repeating those same lines from the movie that was made 30 years ago and we all wish could go back to the War Memorial and just watch the Hansons and the rest of the Chiefs terrorize the federal league with their antics
Al MacInnis was recently inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and was asked by a reporter, what’s in-store for him, now that he has accomplished everything as a hockey player… His response, “I’m the Green Lantern you crazy beotch!” — TGOJ
On Monday, when I watched Scott Stevens get inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame , I couldn’t help but wonder if we’ll ever see another one just like him. Bobby Orr is the greatest defenseman in hockey history and Paul Coffey was the slickest
