Owners Looking to Sell To Winnipeg Group The ownership group, Atlanta Spirit, LLC., have recently opened negotiations with True North Sports about the possible sale of the Atlanta Thrashers franchise. The sale of the Thrashers to True North Sports, a Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, based group would then move the team to Winnipeg for play as soon as the 2011-12 season. The … [Read more...] about Atlanta Thrashers, Not Coyotes, Appear Headed to Winnipeg
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2011 NHL Mock Draft
2011 Mock NHL Entry Draft While the chase for this year's Stanley Cup is running at full throttle, the rest of the NHL is gearing up for next season's potential championship season. The first task in the offseason is the NHL Entry Draft, this year held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Who will go where? How will your team meet its … [Read more...] about 2011 NHL Mock Draft
Blackhawks-Canucks Game 7 Preview
There was time (not more than two weeks ago) when it was dicey whether the Hawks would even have a post season, and now they’re the giving this year’s President’s Trophy winners a run for their money. Could this be the third year in a row the Hawks end the playoff run for the Canucks? Only three other teams have made a comeback from a 3-0 hole to win a series: Toronto in … [Read more...] about Blackhawks-Canucks Game 7 Preview
Blackhawks Game Winner Ben Smith: Who is this Guy?
The Easter Rebellion has come full circle. Left to die on Tuesday afternoon when they were down 3-0, the Chicago Blackhawks have now resurrected their postseason on Easter evening by outlasting Vancouver Canucks 4-3, tying the series at 3 games a piece. Do or die game seven is Tuesday night in Vancouver. So how did it happen? Some guy you've never heard, buried deep down the … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Game Winner Ben Smith: Who is this Guy?
Blackhawks and Canucks Heading Back to Chicago, UNRULY Fans
With a resounding 5-0 win in game five, the Chicago Blackhawks took a game from the Vancouver Canucks in their building and got right back in goaltender Roberto Luongo's head. They've out-scored the Canucks 12-2 in the last two games, and 17-11 in the series (yet they still face elimination being down 3-2). Maybe the Chicago fans and their taunts are getting to them? Much … [Read more...] about Blackhawks and Canucks Heading Back to Chicago, UNRULY Fans
NHL Signs Record 10 Year, $2 Billion Deal To Stay On NBC/Versus
NHL Signs Record 10 Year, $2 Billion Deal To Stay On NBC/Versus The National Hockey League announced this afternoon that they have reached a record deal to keep the NHL on NBC and Versus for the next ten years. The league will get about $200 million (US) per year of the decade long contract to exclusively showcase the NHL brand on the NBC Universal/Comcast … [Read more...] about NHL Signs Record 10 Year, $2 Billion Deal To Stay On NBC/Versus
Blackhawks Look 2010 Style, for 1 Night at Least
Like the group of very late 20 century American poets, 98 Degrees once said, "Give me just one night, una noche, I'll give you the time of your life." And for the Chicago Blackhawks, that one night stand was as exciting and as invigorating as possible. Facing their first elimination game since '09, they looked like the NHL Stanley Cup Champions of last year, dominating the … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Look 2010 Style, for 1 Night at Least
Canucks Breaking President’s Curse With 2-0 Series Lead On Blackhawks?
Since the 1985-86 season, the NHL has annually awarded the top seeded team of the regular season The President’s Trophy. And every year, there’s always a handful of superstitious fans that insist that the winner of the trophy is cursed in the playoffs. There have been 25 teams, now including Vancouver, that have won the trophy. And of the previous 24, only seven have been … [Read more...] about Canucks Breaking President’s Curse With 2-0 Series Lead On Blackhawks?
NHL Playoff Preview: Blackhawks in for a Canucks Killing?
I am going to be completely honest: I did not see the Blackhawks actually clinching a spot this year. But the Chi-town boys are back in the playoffs, and now that they're here (despite all the obits being written following the loss to the Red Wings) they are of course the returning Stanley Cup champions. The first round of playoffs matches them with the Vancouver Canucks, … [Read more...] about NHL Playoff Preview: Blackhawks in for a Canucks Killing?
Chicago Blackhawks Still in Contention After OT Loss
With three games remaining, the Hawks barely hang on to 8th in the Western Conference, only two points ahead of 9th place Calgary. Thirty-seven seconds into OT, Hawks’ Captain, Jonathon Toews, gets called for a tripping penalty on rookie defenseman, Subban, and the Canadiens went on a 4-on-3 advantage. Incidentally, 33 seconds later, Subban scores the game winning power play … [Read more...] about Chicago Blackhawks Still in Contention After OT Loss