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Three elite prospects chose Ontario Hockey League over the NCAA

29 Jul

This summer a  number of elite prospects have recently decided to forgo playing in the NCAA in order to join the ranks of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). John Gibson spent last season with USA’s Under-18 development team in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He appeared in 17 games and had a record of [...]

2012 Home Hardware CHL and NHL Top Prospects Game awarded to Kelowna

29 Jul

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League in association with the Western Hockey League, the Kelowna Rockets Hockey Club, and Home Hardware Stores Limited, today announced that the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will be held at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia, home of the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday February 1, [...]

TOP 2012 DRAFT-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS CONFIRMED FOR 2011 NHL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ORIENTATION CAMP

27 Jul

NHL Hosts Camp August 17 & 18 at MasterCard Centre in Toronto NEW YORK/TORONTO (July 21, 2011) – Thirty-six of the top-rated players eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft have accepted invitations to participate in the 2011 NHL Research, Development and Orientation Camp, August 17 and 18, the National Hockey League announced today. Participating [...]

Bobby Orr Bruins Legend with Howard Berger

17 May

Number 4 joins Howard Berger to discuss fighting colon cancer and Kaberle’s lackluster playoff performance thus far. For more information please call 1-888-571-8547 or visit your doctor. Thanks to our friends at Colon Cancer Canada, Anne Murray, Rogers Sports and of course Bobby Orr. Bobby-Orr-hb-20110517

Martin St. Louis and Dwayne Roloson Press Conference Transcript May 13, 2011

15 May

Q. Marty, needless to say, University of Vermont fans are buzzing. Can you talk about the fact that 15 years after you and Tim made a Frozen Four, now you’re on the opposite sides here? MARTIN ST. LOUIS: Well, I think it’s been talked about a lot this week. I’m proud of where Timmy has [...]

Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos Press Conference Transcript March 13, 2011

15 May

Q. Both of you, if you could explain how you go after a goaltender who has such an unorthodox style and unpredictable in his technique? VINCENT LECAVALIER: Well, we know he’s good. I mean, we’re just going to do like we did the first two series. It all comes down to shooting the puck at [...]

Guy Boucher Press Conference Transcript May 14, 2011

15 May

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Pre-Game One Q. Your thoughts on getting off to the right start. Both teams talked through the course of the week how to approach this game given the long layoff. Right off the bat, what do you tell the guys? How do you position the guys to be ready for tonight? COACH BOUCHER: [...]

Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos

14 May

Tim Thomas Conference Call Transcript – May 12, 2011

13 May

Q. Tim, I wanted to ask you, how big was it for the team’s confidence to overcome the deficit in the first round against Montreal and then to beat Philly the way you did after what happened last year? TIM THOMAS: I think we had the confidence before we went into the playoffs that we [...]

The Chara-Pacioretty Incident

10 Mar

The Chara-Pacioretty incident is a very serious situation and it comes at a very bad time for the league. Every decade (since the Bailey and Shore incident in the 30′s) there seems to be a “savage period” where the actions taken on the ice by players gain notoriety since they have often resulted in serious [...]