NHL’s Top Prospects Prepare For Draft.
With just over a week to go until the 2009 NHL draft, prospects from all over the world are starting to get a little ansty waiting to find out where they will begin their professional careers. Some of the top prospects will see team General managers jockey for position in order to select who will [...]
Finally Pittsburgh Breaks Through, Wins Stanley Cup In Detroit.
Last night I got to witness history in the making. The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 to lay claim as the 2009 NHL’s Stanley Cup champions. It was the first time since the 1971 Montreal Canadiens, that an opposing team won a Stanley Cup game 7 on the road. Another similarity to [...]
Penguins Stave Off Elimination, Force Game 7!!
Last night the Pittsburgh Penguins playing in front of their home fans for the last time this year, sent them all home with something to be very happy about. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 tie the series up at 3-3, forcing a deciding 7th game to see who will get to raise the [...]
Red Wings Dominate Penguins With Shutout Victory, Re-Take Series Lead!
Wow, what a game. Totally one sided but still a great game. Detroit, back at full strength came out of the locker room and took it to the Pittsburgh Penguins. I mean they totally dominated them. Detroit put on an exhibition as they shutout the Pens 5-0 to take a 3-2 lead in the Stanley [...]
Crosby & Malkin Power Penguins Past Red Wings, Tie Series!
Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals saw the Pittsburgh Penguins roar past the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 scoring 3 unanswered goals in less than 6 minutes in the 2nd period to seal the game. The Penguins were lead once again by their two young superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, each had a goal [...]
Rumors Are Canadiens Making Moves And Looking To Make More!
For those teams not playing in the Stanley Cup finals their off season has officially been over for a few weeks now. Most general manager’s are trying to figure out what some of their moves will be to improve their respective teams for a run at next years Stanley Cup Final. The Montreal Canadiens seem [...]
Red Wings Handle Penguins Again To Take 2-0 Series Lead
Playing in their second straight game in as many days, the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 3-1 to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup final. For the second straight year, the young Pittsburgh Penguins descended on Joe Louis Arena to kick off the Stanley Cup finals and [...]
Injured Red Wings Still Too Much For Penguins, Take Game 1.
The Stanley Cup opened with a thud last night for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The thud they heard was the sound of themselves falling on their collective asses. Detroit came out using their depth and experience to control the Penguins from start to finish. When the clock hit 0:00 the final score was 3-1 in favor [...]
Red Wings Win In Overtime, Return to Stanley Cup Finals.
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in dramatic fashion needing overtime to do it. This was the third overtime game of the series. Chicago did all it could and threw everything they had at the Wings, even an outstanding performance by backup goalie Cristobal Huet but in the end it just wasn’t [...]
Pittsburgh Defeats Hurricanes Again, Advances To Stanley Cup Final
Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 Tuesday night at the RBC Center in Raleigh-Durham. With the win the Penguins complete a sweep of the Canes and now move on to the Stanley Cup Final where they await there opponent, either Detroit or Chicago. At first it looked like Carolina was [...]
