Category Archives: NHL

NHL.com Gets Social

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Ben Wright

The NHL has launched a new fan site that’s heavy on blog, Facebook and Twitter links. It also has its own message board and eventually it’ll have fan blogs though none have launched yet from the look of it. My … Continue reading →

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Loving Life In Atlanta

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Ben Wright

The AJC ran two interesting sports stories on their site today that I thought I’d pass along. The first is about the charitable contributions that the Thrashers, Hawks, Falcons and Braves make to the Atlanta community. It’s always nice to … Continue reading →

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30 Teams in 30 Days

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Ben Wright

NHL.com and the NHL Network will be covering 30 teams in 30 days throughout the month of August, beginning this Saturday (August 1) with Anaheim. They’re going in alphabetical order, so that means the Thrashers will be profiled on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Hockey Coverage in the Digital Age

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Ben Wright

Brandon Worley from the SB Nation blog Defending Big D has done an outstanding job putting together a couple of pieces about hockey journalism and new media (that’s code for blogs and Twitter).  He put together a panel consisting of … Continue reading →

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Thrashers Killer Bought Out, Lehtonen Update

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Ben Wright

In a bit of exciting news, the Lightning are buying out the remaining three years of Vinny Prospal’s contract. Why is that exciting? Because despite averaging .68 points per game in his career he has 44 points in 41 career … Continue reading →

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Schedule Release Wednesday Afternoon

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Ben Wright

Rumor has it (and by rumor I mean an NHL email) that the 2009-10 NHL schedule will be announced tomorrow afternoon at 3 pm. I haven’t seen a final copy of our schedule but I’m hearing that we’ll start at … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Reading

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Ben Wright

Lots of stuff to do before I head off to Montreal on Wednesday, so here are two solid blog posts by other people to keep you busy for a while. First, the Two-Line Pass at Puck Daddy has a somewhat … Continue reading →

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Mock Draft Time

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Ben Wright

I’m not a big fan of in-depth mock drafts written by one person because I’m of the opinion that very, very few people know enough about the needs of each team and the abilities of each player to have anything … Continue reading →

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Other Stars in Same Boat as Kovalchuk

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Ben Wright

There’s an interesting story about Rick Nash in the Columbus Dispatch today. Stop me if you’ve heard this before… The Blue Jackets have a sniper in his mid-20′s who is their captain, a multiple-time All-Star, their franchise leader in goals … Continue reading →

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Coyotes Update, Thrashers Picks, and More…

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Ben Wright

The big news in the NHL last night (aside from the Wild hiring a coach, the Hurricanes extending a coach, the Bruins extending their GM, and the Senators firing their president and CEO) is the judge’s ruling on Jim Balsillie’s … Continue reading →

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