It is time to have some fun with all thirty teams and try to rank them as training camps commence everywhere.  Let’s rank them from 1 to 30 and take the slings and arrows later…maybe much later. 1. Washington Capitals — They are the best regular season in the league by a good margin once […]

So who knew this little pipsqueak was going to make history?  This moment happened 32 years ago today.  That makes this player almost 50.  Who knew!     September 16, 1978 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky attended his first pro training camp, as a member of the WHA’s Indianapolis Racers.

Sorry for the no frills outline tonight but we are still gassed from the Doc Emrick interview last night on RLD Hockey Talk.  Now here is what is going on…on The Program….tonight at 8pm ET on Blog Talk Radio.   THE PROGRAM — Intros — James O’Brien joins us from Hockey PHT, Cycle Like The […]

Is it mid September already?  Yes it is!  Training camps open later this week and today is Hump Day, a sure sign that hockey is just around the corner.  Rookie games are going on along with practices and scrimmages and such.  Here is today’s moment complete with video too.     September 15, 1952 Former […]

With the NHL season right around the corner, I figured now was as good a time as any to give you my outlook on what the standings will look like come April. I know, I know. Many of you probably think I’m crazy since the puck hasn’t even dropped yet and also since so much […]

This will hopefully become a column of sorts that discusses the not so always sunny side of hockey.  Now this week we will be generous and just kindly let you know that we are starting this new column but next week we will come full tilt with something totally unexpected.  So instead here is a […]

Sorry but this is funny for some reason….think back to the last two months last year for Kovalev.  Maybe he needs a few lessons.     More coming later…..

Today’s Question Of The Day comes from some of our New Jersey fans.  So please bear in mind, this question will have a little vinegar to it because it does sting a bit. Will the league minimum salary become an issue for teams trying to stay under the salary cap? I can only imagine this […]

There are times where you look at some of the moments and go wow.  This one is more for the fact that it happened ten years ago already.  Time really flies these days.     September 14, 2000 Rookies Daniel & Henrik Sedin made their pro hockey debut, as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Swedish […]

(Photo Credit:  @NHLDevils from twitpic) It is a sure sign of hockey season when the ice is layed down for the first time.  Do I still get goosebumps even at my age?  Yes I do.  What we wanted to quickly pass along was a link to the archive of last night’s show which you can […]

Who says the Isles and Devils do not trade players.  Oh wait, they were not the Devils then…..nevermind.  This moment happened 36 years ago today.  Enjoy.     September 13, 1974 New York Islanders acquired NHL rights to Bob Bourne from Kansas City Scouts in exchange for NHL rights to Larry Hornung. Bart Crashley was […]

This was a sad day for every New York American fan 69 years ago.  Sorry Ranger fans but your owner, even then, was a crooked shady character.     September 12, 1941 The New York Americans changed their “home city” designation from “New York” to “Brooklyn”.

This may be a bit early but this was the simplest tribute to 9/11 that was respectful at the same time.  We will see you Sunday for The Program Spectacular.  Now the video.     Always remember!

The Bloguin spotlights will be coming back once the pre-season starts as it is the perfect time to fire away with them.  In the meantime, here is your hockey moment of zen…..     Yes this is not your mom’s synthetic ice…it is actually much safer and better.

Today we wish another Happy Birthday.  This time it is to a General Manger who may be a bit young but does have a nice NHL history or so I have heard.  Here is the moment.     September 10, 1966 NHL center Joe Nieuwendyk born in Oshawa, Ont. Nieuwendyk has played in the NHL […]