The NHL Draft is set to take place on Friday, June 23rd at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. This year the selections will be difficult since the draft class has been regarded as weaker than other years but that does not stop the excitement of knowing your team is going to add a new […]
The Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the NHL. Players can only win this award once in their careers and to be qualified have to play at least 25 games in one season as a rookie. Many Legends have won the […]
The Vezina Trophy is awarded to a goaltender in the NHL who is considered to be the best at this position. The Trophy was first introduced in 1927 and in 1946 the Governors of the NHL decided to give the award to the goaltender who allowed the least amount of goals in one season. By […]
The Hart Memorial Trophy is awarded to the most valuable player in the NHL during the regular season. The trophy is named after Doctor David Hart who donated the trophy to the NHL in 1923. The first winner of the Hart Trophy was Frank Nighbor of the Ottawa Senators in 1924. Since then, many hall […]
The Jack Adams Award is awarded to the coach who is deemed to have contributed the most to his team’s success. The award was first introduced in 1974 when Fred Shero of the Philadelphia Flyers became the first winner. Pat Burns has won the award three times, the most out of any coach in the […]
On June 21st, the Las Vegas Golden Knights will hold the NHL’s first expansion draft since the year 2000. All 30 NHL teams have the option to protect certain positions with two options: 1) Protect 7 forwards, 3 defensemen, and 1 goalie 2) Protect any combination of 8 players (forwards/defenseman) and 1 goalie. While players […]
After a loss on Sunday put the Blue Jackets in a 3-0 deficit in their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus needed a win to continue to play in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. With a season-ending injury to rookie defensemen Zach Werenski, it looked as if the Blue Jackets were dead in the water. […]
Coming into the game on Sunday, the Columbus Blue Jackets were down two games to none and were desperate to get their first win of the series on home ice. Early on, it looked as if the Blue Jackets would get that win. Just 11 seconds into the game, Cam Atkinson would bury a rebound […]
On Wednesday April 12, the quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup will begin as 16 teams look to reach the pinnacle of hockey and lift the greatest trophy in all of sports. After the games concluded on Sunday evening, the matchups are set and the league has released the full playoff schedule for each pairing. The […]
A shot from Brandon Dubinsky in overtime gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday in a packed Nationwide Arena. Columbus is now seven points behind the Washington Capitals for first place in the Metropolitan Division and has won three out of their last four games. “It feels really […]
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in Overtime on Tuesday night in Detroit, but not without a little controversy. Red Wings Captain, Henrik Zetterberg was playing the puck in the neutral zone when Blue Jackets forward, Brandon Dubinsky slashed Zetterberg’s stick, instantly breaking it. There was no call for slashing on […]
