0 comments by Colin Fitts on 9/10/2013
In August, the National Hockey League made it official that leg pads for goaltenders will be shorter for the upcoming 2013-14 season. The main objective of the re-sizing was to disallow the pads to cover a large proportion of the five-hole. Occasionally, some goaltenders will wear a +3 sizing added on to their normal height […]
0 comments by Colin Fitts on 6/9/2013
After a 113 day lockout, a shortened 48 game season and fourteen series of playoff hockey, we have arrived at the Stanley Cup Finals in a matchup between the big, bad Boston Bruins and the run-and-gun Chicago Blackhawks. For the first time since 1979, two Original Six teams will face-off in the Finals—go ahead and […]
0 comments by Colin Fitts on 5/30/2013
Bill Smith/Getty Images Well the NHL couldn’t have asked for better conference finals than the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings. All four teams have won a Stanley Cup in the past as many years (Pittsburgh in ’09, Chicago in ’10, Boston in ’11 and Los Angeles in […]
0 comments by Colin Fitts on 5/14/2013
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images The first round is over and now it is time for the Western Conference Semifinals to ignite in full force. The NHL received a gift as they have two major rivalries getting ready to unfold. Before the preview of each series begins, let’s take a look at last round’s predictions and what […]
0 comments by Colin Fitts on 5/6/2013
Known around the league as "The Dive Team", "Divers", "P*ssies", "Panzies" and any other name you could call them, this is the Vancouver Canucks. Whenever the team in blue and green steps on the ice, you can guarantee a few dives here and there throughout the game. The most infamous Canucks' forwards are Ryan Kesler, […]
0 comments by Colin Fitts on 5/5/2013
Why are players attacked every time they make contact with the other team’s goaltender? Whenever a goalie is touched, his teammates beat up on the player who touched him. It doesn’t make sense to me because there appears to be a double standard. -From Joel in California Rule 42.1 states… A goalkeeper is not “fair […]
0 comments by Colin Fitts on 4/30/2013
It is playoff time once again, something everyone in the hockey world thought was going to be missing in January of this year. Despite a shortened 48 game season, the best teams were able to get in, with the exception of the Columbus Blue Jackets falling short of 8th place in the Western Conference. The […]
0 comments by Colin Fitts on 3/2/2013
Flow, the most popular hockey hair for the ladies. Many people can pull it off, as you will see after the jump, but others can't. Those who can pride themselves on the hair flowing out of the back of their helmet. Rick DiPietro of the…….? Jeremy Roenick Ryan Jones of the Edmonton Oilers Roberto Luongo […]
0 comments by Colin Fitts on 2/15/2013
We are now less than a year away from puck drop to the 2014 Olympics in Sochi Russia. Even though there is uncertainty about whether or not NHL players will be allowed to play in the Olympics, I do believe it will all work out and we will see NHL stars perform for their countries […]
