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November 20, 2007
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PLUS/MINUS
DYNAMIC DUO New Jersey checkers Jay Pandolfo and John Madden suddenly are lighting it up on offense. PERFECT 10 Chicago rookie sensation Jonathan Toews registers one point in each of his first 10 NHL games. THE OTHER ‘BIG Z’ Detroit scoring ace Henrik Zetterberg is the driving force behind the Red Wings’ great start. TAKE TWO Randy Jones of the Flyers is suspended two games for nailing Boston’s Patrice Bergeron from behind. PLEASE COME BACK After selling out their home opener, the Devils draw 13,218 in Game 2 at their new rink. SLOW NEWS DAY? Montreal captain Saku Koivu – a Finn – takes heat for not speaking French. Yawn.…
THN’S NET GAINS
JUST LIKE THE MAGAZINE VERSION of The Hockey News, thehockeynews.com has come a long, long way. The new and improved thn.com has everything you’ve come to enjoy in the past – our custom NHL power rankings; Adam Proteau’s ‘Screen Shots’ and mailbag columns; live NHL scoreboard; and, the latest in breaking news – but there’s much more where that came from. Much, much, more. We’ve now got exclusive, daily blog entries – not only from senior writers Mike Brophy and Ken Campbell, but also from longtime NHL fixtures such as Chris Pronger, Mike Milbury and Barry Smith, and young prospects Kyle Turris and James van Riemsdyk – as well as instant analysis of everything the hockey world is talking about, from the experts who cover the game like nobody else can. Brophy also will…
IN THE BEGINNING…
IN HOCKEY, WE PASS TORCHES, a rite that is both exciting and perilous. Fire sustains life, but it also burns – and newsprint is highly flammable. As the present gatekeepers of The Hockey News, today’s team is mindful and respectful of what our predecessors accomplished, even as we evolve, and we’re grateful for the legacy left us by the likes of Ken McKenzie, Wil Cote, Charlie Halpin, Tom Murray, Bob McKenzie and Steve Dryden, among many others. With that in mind, as we celebrate our 60th Anniversary, we decided to reach all the way back to the beginning, Vol. 1, Issue 1, to see what made the cut, to compare similarities and differences. Here are some highlights: THE COVER STORY Similarity to 2007: Focus on “Training Camp Tune-Ups,” a theme that hasn’t changed.…
A FUN TEST OF YOUR FEEL FOR THE GAME
AS A 35-YEAR-OLD, I haven’t been around for every edition of The Hockey News. But growing up as a hardcore fan of both the game and of literacy, I soon came to realize how much was to be learned from the august institution that would eventually become my employer. Looking back, it’s amazing how my brain retained some of those early THN memories, yet couldn’t hold onto the table of periodic elements or any other info that would’ve gotten me into a higher-paying line of work. Damn you, brain. But that brings to mind an interesting question – how well do you remember the last 60 years of the greatest sport on earth? Take my test and find out. (Test scores appear upside-down at the bottom of this page.) 1 Forty years ago,…
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