Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin says he plans on leaving the NHL in 2014 to play in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.  Washington Capitals superstar forward Alex Ovechkin already made that pledge, causing ripples through the hockey community because the NHL might not sanction the Olympics past 2010.  In an interview given, Malkin said that it is [...]

It didn’t take long for rookie John Tavares to produce the first point of his young professional career.  The 2009 first-overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft assisted on Matt Moulson’s second period power-play goal Sunday as the New York Islanders beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in pre-season play.  Tavares failed to register a point in his [...]

Phil Kessel might be headed to Los Angeles.  The Kings are interested in the 21-year-old and are reportedly willing to send Jack Johnson to Boston as part of a trade.  Still, the Toronto Maple Leafs appear to be in the lead and have offered two first rounders and a second rounder for Kessel, however at [...]

Let’s start off this entry by saying that the Pittsburgh Penguins were awesome in this years playoffs resulting in a Stanley Cup Championship.  But every great team knows that you have to improve in the off season because 29 other teams will be trying to get better to beat you and take what you have.  [...]

Las Vegas was the place to be last night as the NHL handed out its annual awards recognizing hockey’s best players.  Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin may not have a Stanley Cup championship but what he does have is the Hart Trophy and the Lester B. Pearson Award.  The Hart trophy is given to [...]

It’s been roughly 24 hours since the Pittsburgh Penguins dethroned the  Detroit Red Wings as the NHL’s reigning Stanley Cup champion.  I’m sure by know the result of last night’s events have finally sunk in for both teams.  As they used to say in the 1970’s and 1980’s on Wide World of Sport’s, ” the [...]

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 [...]

Well today is the last day of hockey.  At 8pm EST the puck will drop in Hockeytown USA.  Sixty minutes is all that separates the Detroit Red Wings from repeating as Stanley Cup champions or will it be the young Pittsburgh Penguins who finally break through and win their first Stanley Cup.  One aspect that [...]

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 [...]

Big game, all you can say is Big game today.  Game six has been brewing since Pittsburgh won game 4 last Tuesday.  In that game Penguins superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin controlled the flow, they’re going to have to do that again to ensure them a trip back to Motown.  Detroit leads the Stanley [...]