Nice big hockey draft tonight with Ryan, Buddy, yours truly, and many more at 9pm ET on Yahoo. I will post results and some analysis expected on tomorrow’s podcast. Also coming out tomorrow will be the last part of the RotoRob draft kit and Fantasy Hockey For Beginners. And here to think people thought I […]

Everyone at The Program wanted to let you know that there is something coming soon that should cause fear for every hockey player….our first annual Turkey Preview of those guys that could be seen a lot on “These Three Turkeys”. However these turkeys below could not be asked for comment. Thanks to Patty Mangan who […]

Some videos from training camps around the NHL……always a good thing as the NHL season rapidly approaches. Did not want to forget about the WHL……. Now that you have been camped….there is some good preseason hockey to watch this week….just 9 days away till hockey that counts!!!!

The Playoff Hockey Roundup was something we did in 2007 to get people up to speed for the playoffs. Here was the first effort from April 11th, 2007. First up… Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators 7pm EDT VS,CBC Some quips from our respective GM’s…. Srotanes (Sens fan)“This matchup to some may be the determinant of […]

Sadly this is the last week for Offseason Boulderdash. That is because next week the regular season actually starts. It has been a fun run throughout the summer but with Fall here…this column just has no relevance. Moving on….. Ray Emery is expected to play the whole game tonight. Yes they are playing the same […]

Today on This Day….we salute a guy that was a true ham of sorts. But he was also a pretty good goalie I hear….even if he did not win a Stanley Cup. Okay here it goes. Today’s video and moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsiqkTgLZ5o&hl=en&fs=1& Good old Hextall…old school. September 22, 1994 Philadelphia Flyers re-obtained veteran goaltender Ron Hextall […]

We have the videos on a busy night. Some preseason games going on…but let’s see what was in the inbox this evening. LaGreca in a Crosby jersey…fail. Have a great night!!!!!

The biggest surprise of the first full weekend in the CHL is reining Memorial Cup Champions, the Windsor Spitfires losing their first two games of the season. Of course they had a lot of their regular players at NHL camps. They still had the consensus top two picks in 2010, Taylor Hall and Cam Fowler […]

Thanks again Shawn….and here is the best from Week 2 in the KHL…… KHL Salutes Top Players from Week 2 Jagr Among Weekly Honorees The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) recognizes the top goalie, defender, forward and rookie for the past week. The weekly selections are chosen by the KHL Statistics and Information Bureau and based […]

Sometimes the autodraft can really be your best friend and sometimes it can be your worst enemy. Like anything in life it really is how you use it. If you want to see what it can do to your team when you do not use it right. We will give you a few documented cases […]

Today’s classic comes from Andrew Imber….host of Arena Radio and so much more from April of 2007…..yes it is about the Canucks. Read on please. So, after months of sweating things out, the Vancouver Canucks can finally be called Northwest Division champions for the second time in three seasons. In all honesty, if I had […]

Good morning…this is your captain speaking! Just kidding everyone. Its another Monday morning which makes most people scream in agony and well it does to me too. With the season just ten days again….ironically there is not as much going on this morning as you may expect. However, you never know what this day may […]

When you have a case of the Mondays, it really does drag everything down. Time to see what moment is in store for us today. Frankly, I did not even know what it would be at press time. This moment really raised the spirits. No video today….as the moment stands by itself honestly. September 21st, […]

Time to get this going before the podcast but we have more videos….yes…MORE! Regular season here in 11 days….get ready!!!! Gotta love commercials…. Have a great night and do not forget The Program at 8pm ET on BTR!!!!!

TheRick dropped some serious knowledge on this one. Enjoy this from October of 2007. Hard hits have always been part of The NHL. Going back to the days before Maurice Richard, through Gordie “elbows” Howe, The Broad Street Bullies, Dale Hunter and beyond, it has always excited fans. The difference between the afore-mentioned players and […]