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Three Stars: All-Time Greats of the Northwest Division Teams

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 –...
Instant Analysis: Oilers Fire GM Steve Tambellini, Hire Craig MacTavish

In danger of missing the playoffs yet again, the Edmonton Oilers have pulled the trigger, firing GM Steve Tambellini. A press conference has been called for 12:30pm ET, 10:30am local. The...
Ending the Drought: A Canadian Cup Champ (Part 1: West)

This year represents the 20th anniversary of the Stanley Cup drought for Canadian NHL franchises. It has been a much publicised and frustrating period within the country, each respective team having...
Glen Sather to Undergo Surgery for Prostate Cancer

Earlier today reports surfaced that Glen Sather, long-time General Manager of the New York Rangers, will be undergoing surgery to deal with prostate cancer tomorrow. Sather, 69 years old, has been...
Mining for Oil: Trade Deadline Shopping in Edmonton

The NHL trade deadline is about three weeks away, however, in this shortened season the race for playoff spots is tighter than ever. The number of teams who have all but...
Sam Gagner Has Finally Arrived

Sam Gagner was drafted in the 1st round, 6th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2007. He was the first player Edmonton took that year in the 1st round as they...
Calder Watch at the Quarter Pole

In this shortened 48-game season, we’ve now reached the quarter-poll. As such, I think now is a good time to review what rookies have come out of the gate flying and...
Outrageous NHL Ticket Prices

The other day I went to a hockey game that featured the Montreal Canadiens vs. the Winnipeg Jets at the Bell Center. It was really exciting with back and forth action...
Hockey Needs More Douchers! The Big Mick on Passion in the NHL

Do you want to know why the NFL and international soccer have bigger fan support than our beloved NHL has? The answer is not just one thing, but a big part...
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: The Big Mick Previews the Northwest Division

Only one team from the Northwest Division made the post season last season, and that was the Presidents’ Cup winner Vancouver Canucks. There’s plenty of new faces on some of these...
Conference Call: East Versus West NHL Games That Will Be Missed

It was clear that in order to make a compressed 48 game NHL season work this year league organizers were going to be in tough. Their solution was simple: no games...
What to Expect from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Other then increased productivity throughout Canada, and the Northern United States, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins may be the only good thing that comes out of the current NHL Lockout. The Edmonton Oilers first-overall...
World Junior Championship: Sweden’s Problems, and Potential Solutions

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of them here. In the last few weeks Sweden...
Early Look World Juniors, Team Sweden

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of them here. With the CHL seasons now well...
Early Look: World Juniors, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Latvia

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of them here. With the CHL seasons now well...
Early Look: World Juniors 2013 Pool B

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of my them here. With the CHL seasons now...
Top Shelf Prospects: NHL Team Rankings – The Top 15

Now that we’ve taken a look at every team in the NHL, I felt that I should give a 1-30 ranking of every team in the NHL and the quality of...
Top Shelf Prospects: Edmonton Oilers

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” a team by team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I...
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NHL Teams avoid arbitration with Young Stars

NHL Arbitration Hearing, three words that players, GMs, Agents and owners all fear, or at least it seems that way. Since the Arbitration process started in the 1995 NHL CBA we...
The History of NHL Offer Sheets

News this morning broke that Shea Weber has signed a 14-year, $110 million offer sheet made by Paul Holmgren and the Philadelphia Flyers. This means that his current team, the...