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The Stanley Cup playoffs are upon us and excitement is definitely in the air. Some teams battled until the last day of the NHL season to make the playoffs, while players like Alex Ovechin, Sidney Crosby, and Henrik Sedin scraped to win individual award such as the Art Ross (top overall scoring leader) and the Rocket Richard (top goal scorer) trophies. The NHL brain trust did an excellent job this ...

Evander Kane has had quite a rookie season. He was the No. 1 draft choice of the Atlanta Thrashers, he gained a spot in the lineup as a first year player, and he even scored 14 goals despite missing games due to injury. Kane was drafted by the Thrashers just as much for his character as his talent. In junior hockey Kane was the captain of his team and displayed great ...

Ilya Kovalchuk’s return to Atlanta’s Phillips Arena to play his former team was not a hero’s welcome.   There was no reason for it to be given the circumstances surrounding his departure to the New Jersey Devils.  Kovalchuk was traded as a last resort by team management to avoid receiving no compensation if the team was unable to come to contract terms that the star forward wanted.  He turned down a $100 million ...

Hockey fans enjoy rivalries. The rivalry between Sidney Crosby and Alec Ovechkin has proven to be one of the most enjoyable in recent memory. With good reason, every matchup is a breathtaking display of what hockey is all about. The NHL is aware of its popularity exploiting every chance it has to play it up and undoubtedly hype the match up. Stick handling, skating, shooting, passing, and bone crunching body ...

They say “It ain't over till the fat lady sings.” The Atlanta Thrashers have tried hard to keep from hearing that song. In the last several games, the Thrashers have skated with purpose and heart, putting together a winning streak after losing six games and having almost everyone write them off. The prospect of the Thrashers making the Stanley Cup playoffs have even gotten the local broadcast team excited. For the first time ...

Zach Bogosian has learned a lot from his experiences in the 2010 season.  It has been a season of ups and downs for the 19 year old sophomore defenseman.  During the season if you studied Bogosian closely there were times when you could see both satisfaction and trepidation on his face. Bogosian’s season has identically reflected the trials of his Atlanta teammates. Bogosian began his second season well, appointed alternate captain and ...

The Canadian Olympic team announced their 2010 roster which included a whoÆs who of NHL hockey talent. It was no surprise that NHL standouts such as Jarome Iginla, Sidney Crosby, and Joe Thornton were selected. What was a surprise was the selection of sophomore defenseman Drew Doughty. Equally impressive was that Doughty was selected over all stars such as the Capitals Mike Green, CalgaryÆs Jay Boumeister and the Blackhawks Brian ...

A glimpse into the Tiger Wood's fiasco shows just how much woman can come into the lives of professional athletes. As long as there are beautiful women we can expect them to be both seen and heard from. NHL players have so far been lucky enough to stay out of the main stream media's eye site. But It is impossible to project how long the NHL will keep their wholesome ...

Each year it is a tradition in our country to spend some time reflecting on our accomplishments and failures. The New Years holiday is celebrated with great optimism and joy. It allows us to look forward to beginning a new or starting all over. It allows us to focus on the positive projections of the future. The Atlanta Thrashers like many other hockey clubs are looking to improve on ...

The super trio of Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Ilya Kovalchuk headline Russia'sá star-saturated, 23-man provisional hockey roster for the Vancouver Olympics, just unveiled. Other stars on head coach Vyacheslav Bykov's club include forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Alexander Semin, defensemen Sergei Gonchar and Andrei Markov, and goaltenders Evgeni Nabokov and Ilya Bryzgalov. The Russians, who head into the 2010 Winter Games as two-time defending world champions, will be the team to beat. ...