Hockey is an emotional sport as well as a physically punishing sport. These two factors, combined with the fact that teams play each other up to six times per season (not including playoffs) year after year, causes rivalries to heat up in a hurry. Of course, back in...
With the start of the 2010-11 NHL season now little more than a week away I figured it was time to pull out my crystal ball and try and predict which Western Conference teams will be Stanley Cup contenders this year, and which teams are going to be dusting off the old...
It has been nearly five decades since long-suffering Chicago Blackhawks fans have seen their beloved team hoist the Stanley Cup. Not since the playing days of Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita and Pierre Pilote have the Hawks enjoyed a squad with as much talent as this one, and...
Since I recently put together a list of the top 10 greatest Philadelphia Flyers of all time, I thought it only fair that I give the same treatment for their opponents in this year’s Stanley Cup final. One of the original six franchises, the Blackhawks have not enjoyed...
A couple of weeks ago when I wrote my article on the top 10 Conn Smythe Trophy favorites, Chicago’s Jonathan Toews didn’t appear anywhere on the list. However, in the intervening time he has arguably leap-frogged every other play other the list, including playoff...
