28Jun

NHL Hands Out the Hardware

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This year’s NHL Awards ceremony took place in Las Vegas on June 23 with all of NHL’s biggest names decked out in their finest to celebrate the season’s top achievers.  So, here’s a look at who took home the hardware on Wednesday night.
Hart Trophy:  Henrik Sedin
The Hart Trophy is awarded to the player that is [...]

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25Jun

Don’t Forget the ESPYs

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The best in the sporting world have been determined, as ESPN has announced the 2010 nominations for the ESPY Awards.  The field of nominees once again features plenty of your favorite NHL players, and, as usual, the winners will be decided by the people’s vote.  So get to ESPN to cast your ballot.  Voting will [...]

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16Jun

Draft Order Set

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You might still have a hockey hang over from the Stanley Cup Finals, but with the season officially over there’s nothing left to do but look forward.  The first step in predicting how the 2010-11 season will play out is looking into the Entry Draft.  The order has been set, and it looks like it’s [...]

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10Jun

Chicago Blackhawks Win the Stanley Cup

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In a thrilling Game 6 that went into overtime to decide a winner, Chicago ended their nearly 50 year Stanley Cup drought.
Star forward Patrick Kane managed to just slip the puck past Philadelphia goalie Michael Leighton 4:10 into the overtime period to put the score at 4-3 and hand hockey’s holy grail to Chicago for [...]

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08Jun

Game 5: Chicago

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It looks like the Blackhawks are back into fighting shape and all it took was a game on the home ice.  They killed the Flyers 7-4 in Game 5 to take the 3-2 lead in the series.
It looked like it was going to be another defensive showdown in Game 5 as the first half of [...]

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06Jun

Game 4: Philadelphia

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Now we have an NHL Finals.  The Flyers were able to hold the line in order to take a massive 5-3 win and tie up the series at 2-2.
This series has gone back and forth between the two teams as far as goal scoring goes, so Philly fans must have been very excited when the [...]

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03Jun

Game 3: Philadelphia

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It looks like Philly is finally starting to find their feet in these Stanley Cup Finals.  Maybe it was the sea of neon orange blinding the Blackhawks in the Wachovia Center.  Or maybe it was the unwavering support coming from the uproarious Flyers’ fans, but it looks like a little of that famed ‘brotherly love’ [...]

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01Jun

Game 2: Chicago

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This series looks like it might be shaping up for a Chicago sweep as Game 2 was another victory for the Blackhawks.
This game was decidedly more defense heavy as both teams kicked it up a notch on the backline.  In fact, the entire first period dwindled away without either team picking up a goal.  The [...]

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