Rarely would we put such a light hearted moment in on the day before free agency but this one just tops them all.  “Trading Places” fans will love this especially.  The moment occurred 18 years ago today and Detroit got a gritty player that helped them win titles all for a bargain basement price in […]

With much apologies, we will try to get some more content up tomorrow but the last few days have been very strange to say the least.  The moment for today which is a bit late due to TSA and “Customs” once again lousing things up is from 21 years ago.  It was one of the […]

  (Boy did Kevin Bieksa clean up nicely with a five year, 23 million dollar deal).   Well now the puck is on Kevin Bieksa’s side of the ice.  Can he fulfill the promise of this new deal the Vancouver Canucks gave him or will the Canucks live to regreat this one?  That is actually […]

Yes call me a homer but today’s moment comes from 18 years ago.  Certainly it does not feel like it was that long ago and yet it really was.  Again, we give a special thanks for those who particularly wanted this considering how flooded the inbox it was.  Here is the usual video then moment. […]

Well on a light day, we first give a huge stick tap to Mike Chen, who is retiring from writing hockey.  Now we give you a moment that happened 13 years ago today and illustrate what happens when a player does not know when to necessarily hang it up.  As always, first the moment and […]

(It is not all just about Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tonight however.  Thanks to our friends from the AP once again).   Tonight is a good old fashioned two hour edition of The Program.  The question becomes so who are we going to have on tonight?  Well no one ever quite knows sometimes.  Spanning the draft and […]

Today’s moment focuses on a player who was such a colossal bust that maybe that is a reason why hockey did not work in Atlanta.  There is bust and then there is BUST.  Now from 12 years ago, we have the following on “THIS DAY”.     June 26, 1999 At the 1999 NHL Entry […]

It is time to say goodbye for the night with videos.  Here they come.         Good night everyone!

The most important thing when looking at talent is to have the ability to draw on the experience of others who have pretty much seen it all.  Humbly there are too many to thank via Twitter that were at the NHL Draft the last two days.  Simply it is just a day to reflect but […]

This moment is from 13 years ago and yes it did add an award to the NHL Award list.  However, it was one that was richly overdue.  Here we go.     June 25, 1998 NHL Board of Governors announced that a new trophy would be awarded every year (starting in 1999) to the NHL’s […]

         Well there were two big trades in the NHL on draft night.  First was the Devin Setoguchi trade to Minnesota and then there was the Brian Campbell trade to Florida.  First off, here is the quick fix info from Ian over at fantasyhockey.com.   ————————————————————————————- The San Jose Sharks traded Devin Setoguchi, […]

There are a couple videos and then very very late tonight we will play fantasy hockey roulette.  In the meantime…..         Have a great night…day 2 starts at 11am ET tomorrow.

Thanks to our friends over at Bodog.com for some of the more hysterical props and practical ones that are still around today.  Here is the latest. UP TO DATE DRAFT ODDS AND MORE…….. Friday, June 24, 2011 (Times shown in Eastern Daylight Time) Time Competitor Odds Result 4:00p 2011 NHL Draft – Who will the […]

There is the time when you always remember your first.  Sixteen years ago today for the New Jersey Devils gave us the following moment.  The brandy from the Stanley Cup was simply beyond good.  It is time for the video and then said classic gem.     June 24, 1995 Neal Broten and Shawn Chambers […]

This will be a very quick edition as we get ready for the NHL Draft tomorrow….         Have a great night everyone and may tomorrow be just as crazy!