Anaheim 1, Ottawa 0Jean-Sebastien Giguere is the goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks, but last night he posted a goose egg. Facing just 16 shots, five of those shots came during a first-period two-man advantage when Shawn Thornton and Chris Pronger took penalties 53 seconds apart; Giguere led his team to a 1-0 win in Game […]

Welcome to the abbreviated edition of the Stanley Cup Finals Roundup….why so short you ask? Because at The NHL Arena Program, we want tonight to be the fans night. So as the Ducks and Sens get it on for Game 2 tonight….by all means comment here, or on the GDT….or even at The NHL Arena. […]

Picking up where William left off….I recently had a nice little conversation with one of my old buddies from back East….who used to go back and forth with me about the tri-state rivals and hockey in general. So without further adieu…here is my interview with Derek of Hitting Back.What was the one thing that really […]

So the bar has been set…..fairly or unfairly this summer season. From now through the end of the summer, there will be deals and signings that leave some or most of the hockey masses scratching their heads. Is May 28th a little early to have us scrambling for an abacus? Maybe….but it isn’t too early […]

Anaheim 3, Ottawa 2 Hitting, scoring, goaltending, opportunities, missed opportunities, and of course luck. These are the some of the key components that make up a hockey game. And Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals didn’t disappoint.The Ottawa Senators and the Anaheim Ducks squared off in the first matchup of the teams this season, […]

Alrighty….let me dust off the computer here….it’s been a long time, it seems, since the hockey masses have seen some playoff hockey. Well tonight, it begins again. The Stanley Cup Finals are upon us at long last. Game 1 is at the Honda Center…with the pregame beginning at 8pm EDT…the game is on VS. in […]

Interesting, how one season after the Oilers faced the Hurricanes, the trend has changed. And perhaps GMs around the league should have had a little more patience with their futures, to take notice that last years finals may have just been an aberration due to the big changes facing the league. While the rest of […]

I know this doesn’t have anything to do with hockey. This is very important however. The public school system is hurting in New Orleans. Any help that our blog viewers can give will be greatly appreciated…it doesn’t matter the sum…every little bit helps. The children really are our future. New Orleans needs your help…and DonorsChoose […]

I woke up, ringing in my ears, queasiness in my stomach, and a pounding in my head from the night before. I got out of bed, scratched my back with a hacksaw and shaved my face with a rusty razor, remembering how I got in this condition:There I was, alone at the bar. So I […]

Only one game in town….the last series of temptation before the long offseason and a variety of ventures that ensue. Who will take home Lord Stanley and sip some Brandy?? You really want to find out….want to delve deep into the subconscious that is the one..the man…the oh screw it you just want to know […]

For every beginning there has to be an end (insert Alpha-Omega reference here). So with all the major players graded….its time to take a look into next year’s crystal ball. What could next season have in store for the Devils…what may they or may they not do? Sure it is all speculation at this point […]

Those Sens look pretty intimidating they sure do….. Alrighty….so a lot of the mass print media doesn’t want to send their beat writers to the Stanley Cup Finals. Really, I’m not all that surprised. So, you know what….who cares? To the ones, who say…oh, its going to be boring?? Yeah I heard that too. These […]

So it comes down to an Ottawa vs. Anaheim series to decide it all, does it? Makes sense I suppose since the historic rivalry between these two clubs. I mean lets take a look at all the story lines we can spend our time talking about… Chris Pronger for instance. Chris Pronger has recently undergone […]

Oops…I almost slipped Mighty in there….that would have gotten me in some big trouble. With last night’s 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings, the Ducks took the series in 6 games…and now will face the Ottawa Senators Monday night at the Honda Center. Ducks fans…this is for you…..enjoy!!! Your 2006-07 Campbell Conference Champs..The Anaheim […]

After watching a hockey game and making note of several “changes” the NHL has made in recent years, I came to realize how Gery Bettman has put an estimated $2.2 billion dollars into the coffers for this year. When there was a power play, it was the KFC power play, and there isn’t just a […]