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Does NHL’s Colin Campbell Just Spin a Wheel When Handing out Suspensions?
Posted: 9th December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
Colin Campbell has been the head disciplinarian of the NHL for the past 11 years and he has handed down his fair share of suspensions over the years.
The question, though, is how does he really decide how to hand out these suspensions?
To date, there have been 13 players suspended for a total of 31 this year. The most known was Alexander Ovechkin's two-game suspension for a knee on knee hit ...
The 10 Greatest Upsets of the Stanley Cup Playoffs This Decade
Posted: 7th December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
We have seen eight Stanley Cup Playoffs this decade and their have been plenty of memorable games.
There have also been plenty of memorable upsets that will be remebered for years to come. With the decade coming to a close it's times to take a look at some of these amazing upsets and see just how they happened.
Feel free to voice your opinion if you feel some shouldn't be ...
Patriots vs Dolphins: Pats Second Half Offensive Woes Continue in Loss
Posted: 6th December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NFL
I wasn't going to write about this game until tomorrow but I have to try to blow off some steam here.
The Patriots fell to 7-5 after today's 22-21 loss to the Miami Dolphins and all of a sudden the race for theáAFC East has become a lot tighter.
The one thing that stood out to me today was the Patriots offense struggling to score points in the second half. This has ...
The Boston Bruins are a franchise that is steep in tradition and history. They were the very first American based hockey team to join the NHL and a member of the Original Six.
With so much history there is bound to be great moments and with the Bruins there are plenty. So many that this list will leave off some that could have made it if the list had been ...
House of Horrors: Patriots Look for Key Road Win Over Dolphins
Posted: 3rd December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NFL
As the Patriots get ready for this week's game against the Miami Dolphins, one can't help but look back on the history of this rivalry and notice one key thing: No matter what record these two teams have, the Patriots always seem to struggle when they play in Miami.
All-time, the Pariots have playedá44 games in Miami including the playoffs. They have gone 11-31 in the regular season and 1-1 in ...
Yzerman and Team Canada Better Not Overlook Patrice Bergeron
Posted: 3rd December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
Team Canada is looking primed to once again make a run for the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Like in years past, they are loaded on both the offensive and defensive sides of the puck. They are also led by Steve Yzerman, who became the executive director for Team Canada this past year.
In early July, 46 players were invited to orientation camp held in late August. Of these ...
New England Patriots All Decade Team 2000s: Offense
Posted: 2nd December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NFL
The New England Patriots have had their best decade in history during the 2000's. This has definately been a decade Pats fans will remember for a long time.
The Pats won their first Super Bowl Chamionship in 2001 and then went on to win another two in 2003 and 2004. They have gone on to play in the Big Game four times and have won four AFC Championships.
For ...
What the Marc Savard Extension Means to the Boston Bruins’ Future
Posted: 2nd December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
I guess I'm a little late to this one, as a couple of other writers have already penned articles about the Boston Bruins signing Marc Savard to a contract extension, so I decided to look at it in another way.
The Bruins announced yesterday that they have signed star center Marc Savard to a seven-year extension worth a total of about $28.05 million. It's set up so he will make more money ...
Patriots-Saints: What We Learned from the Pats’ Loss to the Saints
Posted: 1st December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NFL
For all the hype that the Patriots vs Saints game brought with it, it certainly didn't live up to all that hype unless you are a Saints fan.
The Patriots got absolutely throttled 38-17 in a game that was pretty much over by the end of the third quarter. The Pats got beat in every facet of the game, and if it wasn't for the offense showing up in the first ...
The Boston Bruins have one of the most storied traditions in the NHL. They were founded in 1924 and are one of the original six teams. They were also the very first American based team.
The Bruins have had plenty of great players come through the doors and wear the spoked B proudly which made compiling this list so hard. There were some guys that were left off this list ...