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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #66: Brandon Whitney

Drafted 191st Overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Its pretty rare for a rookie goaltender to get a lot of minutes on a quality CHL club, but thats exactly what Brandon Whitney...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile HM1: Mark Jankowski

Drafted 21st Overall by the Calgary Flames Today we bring you a draft prospect who is getting a ton of buzz across the internet, and seems to be a favorite of...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #65: Charles Hudon

Drafted 122nd Overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Hudon burst onto the scene in 2010-11 winning the QMJHL Rookie of the Year honours after putting up 60 points in 63 games for...
Where Does Brodeur Stand Amongst the Greats?

With Los Angeles defeating the New Jersey Devils, the question of whether Martin Brodeur will retire or not has already flooded the internet. Whether he does or not remains to be...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #64: Branden Troock

Drafted 114th by the Dallas Stars. With all the injuries in this year’s draft class, its rare to write a story about a prospect whose season was remarkable for the fact...
NHL Draft Prospect #63: Dillon Fournier

Selected 48th Overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Dillon Fournier is a veteran of the draft game. The Montreal native was the first overall pick in the 2010 QMJHL draft, taken by...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #62: Calle Andersson

Selected 119th Overall by the New York Rangers. Calle Andersson is a member of Farjestad’s Under 20 team in the Swedish Junior League. Andersson joins Hampus Lindholm and Ludvig Bystrom as...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #61: Kevin Roy

Selected 97th overall by the Anaheim Ducks. Kevin Roy, the 13 year old youtube sensation is all grown up, and once again making headlines in the hockey world for his elite...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #60: Gemel Smith

Selected 104th Overall by the Dallas Stars. Score another victory for Canada’s Program of Excellence. Gemel Smith was a surprise addition to Team Canada for the 2011 Ivan Hlinka tournament. Smith...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #59: Nick Ebert

Drafted 211th Overall by the Los Angeles Kings. Nick Ebert entered the season as a near consensus top 5 ranked prospect. The young Ebert was expected to take over the role...
The Kings Set to Go Down in History!

The Los Angeles Kings have done two things since the start of the NHL post season back in April – prove hockey experts wrong, and win hockey games. The Kings are...
Michel Therrien named coach of the Habs

The Montreal Canadiens have named Michel Therrien as their new head coach, and have called a 2:30 pm press conference to introduce him to the media. New General Manager Marc Bergevin...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #58: Anton Slepyshev

Anton Slepyshev has fallen in our rankings due to the ever present KHL factor. The first overall pick in the 2011 KHL Draft, Slepshyev has been a member of KHL squad...
Parity: Why it is every Sportsfan’s Dream

*EDITOR’S NOTE* This article is the third, in a three part series. Our first article, “Death of Dominance and the Rise of Parity in Professional Sports” was published Saturday. In that...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #57: Adam Pelech

Drafted 65th Overall by the New York Islanders. Adam Pelech opened the year on a high note. The defenceman played for Team Canada at the 2011 Ivan Hlinka tournament. Originally starting...
Why Dynasties are Important in Sports

*EDITOR’S NOTE* This is in response to our first article, “Death of Dominance and the Rise of Parity in Professional Sports“. In that article, we compared the seeding of championship winners...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #56: Tomas Hyka

Drafted 171st overall by the Los Angeles Kings. Tomas Hyka was eligible for the 2011 draft but went undrafted. The Czech born winger was invited to the Philadelphia Flyers training camp...
Death of Dominance, and the Rise of Parity in Professional Sports

In football, seldom has the best team in the regular season hoisted the Vince Lombardi trophy at the end of the year. Through just a little research, I found that this...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #55: Dane Fox

It has been a tumultous season for Dane Fox, but one that featured his personal growth as a player. Fox started the season with some offseason rumors where he was apparently...
NHL Prospect Profile #54: Matt Murray

Drafted 83rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite being just 17 years old, Matt Murray started the season as the starting goalie for the OHL’s Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds. While Murray...