NHL

Pens and Sens Have Plenty to Prove in Round Two

The Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins will have two very different mindsets on what transpired in the first round. For the Sens it is entirely positive, they took down the...
Sharks and Kings Face Off in the Battle of California

The Stanley Cup Champs against the Stanley Cup’s ‘always the bridesmaid never the bride’ – it’s the LA Kings vs San Jose Sharks in the battle of the best team on...
Jacob de la Rose: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #34

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Shea Theodore: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #33

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Morgan Klimchuk: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #32

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Mirco Mueller: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #31

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Who Were Campbell, Norris, Smythe, Adams and Patrick?

Welcome back to Peculiar Side of Sports. Every so often something in sports perplexes me, and I just hate not knowing something. So, I do what any normal, sane sports fan does...
Artturi Lehkonen: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #30

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
The Massive Reach of Walter Brown in Hockey and Basketball

To be honored by a professional sports league with an induction to its Hall of Fame must be one of the most rewarding experiences. But to to be honored by being...
Priceless Canadiens are not Done Yet

Almost everything in the first round of the playoffs has gone the way of the Ottawa Senators. Whether this is a statement about refereeing, bounces or the way they have dictated...
Madison Bowey: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #29

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
The Greats who wore #27

You know who my favorite athlete of all time is? Vladimir Guerrero. There are of course other players who are on my list of favorites too, but growing up it was...
Fleury on Trial: The Penguins Have Been Exposed

First, let me give you a musical interlude. On the Pink Floyd magnum opus “Pink Floyd: The Wall,” the lead character in the story is put on trial by his subconscious...
Valentin Zykov: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #28

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Classing up the NHL

Hey, you know what myth I am tired of? The myth that Canadians are the nicest people in the world. Malarkey, I say. I am pretty sure Canadians are the meanest,...
Nicolas Petan: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #27

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Ryan Hartman: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #26

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Game 3 Giveaway: Sens are United in Bed, What?

Congratulations go out once again to the Ottawa Senators marketing department ahead of Game 3 of their Stanley Cup Playoff Series with the Montreal Canadiens. Let’s remember that this is the...
Andre Burakovsky: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #25

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Zach Fucale: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #24

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...