Posts Tagged ‘Stanley Cup’
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Detroit Red Wings 1
Steel City is host to a bowl: the Super Bowl (or at least the trophy). Today, the city is now host to a cup: the Stanley Cup. With a 2-1 victory over the defending champion Detroit Red Wings, the Pittsburgh Penguins have won their first Stanley Cup since 1992. In the two most recent Stanley Cup Finals between the Penguins …
by Derek Johnson on June 12th, 2009 3 Comments »
Lemieux Comeback Complete; Called Up By Sharks
Today, The San Jose Sharks have called up forward Claude Lemieux from AHL affiliate, Worcester Sharks. Lemieux, 42, contemplated a comeback to the NHL which the San Jose took the chance on, signing him to a contract in December. Lemieux played 23 games with Worcester, having 3 goals and 8 assists with a +2 rating along with 24 penalty minutes. …
by Mike Cosentino on January 19th, 2009 Leave a comment »
NHL Season Predictions
I know, I know the NHL regular season started last weekend. But that was Europe and last time I checked I lived in North America. Not to offend people who liked the Europe series but tonight is the REAL opening night of the NHL. I wanted to give you a season preview of each team, but I was not able …
by Mike Cosentino on October 9th, 2008 6 Comments »
NHL Notes: Changes In The Front Offices
CHICAGO: The biggest NHL news of today is the Chicago Blackhawks hiring of legendary coach, Scotty Bowman, as their senior advisor of hockey operations. Prior to this job, Bowman was a consultant to the Detroit Red Wings after retiring from coaching in 2002. Bowman has connections in the Blackhawks organization since his son, Stan, is the assistant GM of the …
by Mike Cosentino on July 31st, 2008 Leave a comment »