Compiling a list of the best goals of the 2009-10 NHL season was a daunting challenge. With so much skill and talent in the league today, even among so-called third and fourth line players it seems there is a goal of the year candidate showing up every week. I combed...
They used to call Jaromir Jagr the human highlight reel. I think it is fair to say that that moniker has been passed on to Alexander Ovechkin. He scored arguably the goal of the regular season (video of Ovechkin’s spectacular goal against the Montreal Canadiens)...
Wow, then other day when I saw the video of Linus Omark’s shootout goal I thought I’d seen the shootout goal of the year. Now, just days later Omark’s effort has already been trumped by countryman Nicklas Lindberg. The goal was scored yesterday in a...
With last night’s ridiculous shootout goal against Switzerland Linus Omark really captured the attention of the hockey world. Omark skated in, faked the shot as he cut across the net, and calmly flipped the puck over the sprawled Swiss goalie as he cruised by....
Mike Ribeiro was dipping into his bag of tricks again tonight, pulling off a cheeky between the legs goal tonight against the Florida Panthers. In tight, with no angle to beat the goalie he showed his incredible hands by pulling the puck back between his legs to get...
Alexander Ovechkin boldly told TSN’s Pierre Maguire before the start of tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens that he would not be stopped. It seems the Great 8 is something of a prophet as he scored one of the most incredible goals of the NHL...
