Search for your favorite player or team
© The Hockey News. All rights reserved. Any and all material on this website cannot be used, reproduced, or distributed without prior written permission from Roustan Media Ltd. For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
December 25, 2007
The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.
MAPLE LEAF FOREVER?
VANNA MIM LOOKS SO UTTERLY tiny next to him. She tries on his helmet and everyone laughs. She stands in the crook of his arm, looking rather confused, but very happy. And there he is smiling back the way he always smiles, asking the group whether there is any ice in Cambodia. “Just in the drinks,” they say, likely unaware how old that joke really is. One afternoon when Vanna was eight, her father sent her out to feed the chickens, while her brother went to the shed to fetch some tools. The story goes that Vanna was busy laughing at the antics of the chickens as they fought for the grains of rice when she took a step to the right, directly on one of the millions of landmines that still…
HARDCORE HOCKEY
ECHL Bus crash shakes Jackals A few terrifying seconds will impact the rest of the season for the Elmira Jackals. “It could have been much worse,” said GM Robbie Nichols. “But from a hockey standpoint, this is not good.” Elmira’s bus crashed into a tractor-trailer and ran over an embankment during a return trip from Cincinnati Nov. 29. The bus driver was seriously injured. Goalie Dan LaCosta will miss up to six weeks with an ankle injury. Ironically, he had just been promoted to Syracuse and was riding the bus to pick up his car in Elmira. Defensemen Jon Landry and Dan Boeser each had knee injuries that reportedly will sideline them until January. – MIKE MASTOVICH UNITED STATES LEAGUE Jets forced to share Fargo When the USHL announced its expansion into Fargo, N.D., starting next…
CROWD SHOTS
Brodeur has never blown a 3-1 series lead STEM THE TIDE With pre-game incidents seemingly on the rise after the warm-up – issues between Sean Avery and Darcy Tucker/Jason Blake before a Leafs-Rangers game, and Scott Parker and Dion Phaneuf before a Flames-Avs game – isn’t the solution to curbing such incidents exceedingly simple? If you’re the aggressor or instigator of a pre-game fight, you don’t play in the game that night and your team plays short a man. If you get involved at all with a guy from the other team or cross the red line during warm-ups, you start the game with a 10-minute misconduct. It’s as simple as that. BRIAN PIKE, CALGARY NORTH BY NORTHWEST Hockey in Seattle is a must. We have no NHL team and Seattle fans are very supportive for the…
PLUS/MINUS
PARISE’S PARADISE Zach Parise fires nine goals and 17 points in eight games, all wins for the surging Devils. OVIE AND KOVIE SHOW The Rocket Richard race heats up between Ilya Kovalchuk and Alex Ovechkin. DON’T LOOK NOW, but Sidney Crosby is making his move. It won’t be long before he’s atop the scoring parade. FOOLISH FLYERS Riley Cote is the latest suspended Flyer, three games for a head shot on Matt Niskanen of Dallas. SAY IT AIN’T SO The Sabres announced they will end a 29-year affiliation with the neighboring Rochester Americans. BRING BACK BOWER Despite spending millions on goaltending and defense, the Maple Leafs rank 30th in GAA.…
Made possible with the support of
