Archive for the ‘Hockey News’ Category

Claude Lemieux is coming out of retirement to play with the Avalanche this season the Denver Post reported today. More on this later. And I will be posting after the Rangers/Lightning pre-season game tonight where i will get my first look at Steve Stamkos.

Nash at NHL Store

Posted: 12 September 2008 by Debs in Hockey News
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The highly anticipated release of NHL 2k9 merited a visit from Rick Nash to the NHL store in Manhattan this past Monday. Fans flocked to the store for a chance to play against Nash at the new game. I went up there to check out the scene and see what people think about this new [...]

Headaches for the Mule

Posted: 8 June 2008 by Debs in Hockey News
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The Red Wing faithful were getting antsy as to weather their beloved Johan Franzen, a.k.a. the Mule, would return in time to play in the Stanley Cup finals. After a physical yet relatively easy series against the Colorado Avalanche rendered the Mule out of play with headaches and concussion like symptoms. This mystery ailment was [...]

Avs Remain Roy Free

Posted: 16 May 2008 by Debs in Hockey News
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***News Bulletin*** Patrick Roy announced he will not take a coaching position with the Avalanche next season. It was never clear if the team was pursuing the option further. According to the Denver Post, it is because he wants to remain in Quebec to coach his sons.

There is so much hockey news that I want to write about, but I am taking a three week long intensive journalism “boot camp” course, and I am having to devote all of my time to the massive amounts of homework they have assigned me. So far today: I sat in class for more than [...]