Six game suspension for Nyquist. — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 15, 2017 Gustav Nyquist was suspended for six games for his high-stick on Jared Spurgeon of the Minnesota Wild. Watch the play here: Duncan Keith was suspended six games last season for his high-sticking incident: https://www.nhl.com/news/blackhawks-keith-suspended-six-games-for-high-sticking/c-280067896
All About Andrei It’s Andrei Svechnikov’s world, and we’re just living in it. The World Junior A Challenge kicked off Sunday, December 11th in Bonnyville, Alberta. I’ve watched a few games of the tournament and have specifically kept an eye on 2018 NHL Draft eligible Andrei Svechnikov. Andrei plays for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the…
News broke tonight, December 5th, that the projected number one overall pick for the 2017 NHL Draft, Nolan Patrick, will NOT play in the upcoming U20 World Juniors Tournament. Nolan Patrick has not been medically cleared to attend the National Junior Team selection camp and will not play at @HC_WJC. No replacement. — Hockey Canada…
Detroit Red Wings VS St. Louis Blues (2-1): The Red Wings won 2-1 in regulation to advance to the Championship game of the tournament against Carolina to compete for the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. The first Red Wings goal came shorthanded thanks to the work of Mathew Santos. Santos got in the way of one…
Detroit Red Wings VS Chicago Blackhawks (5-0): The out of sync Red Wings got blown out 5-0 by the Blackhawks during their Saturday game. The Hawks dictated the pace of the game and only a few Wings players were able to keep up. Evgeny Svechnikov and Dominic Turgeon stood out for the Red Wings, while defenseman Gustav…
Day one of the NHL Prospect Tournament at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, Michigan kicked off today, Friday, September 16th. This event is for many the start of their hockey season. Prospects from all over the league come to compete at this event. Four games took place today, the first two I couldn’t watch…
(Alexander Ovechkin and Pavel Datsyuk) History: Times have certainly changed since the World Cup of Hockey in 2004. Team Russia in 2004 boasted Valeri Bure, Alexei Yashin, Darius Kasparaitis and Alexei Kovalev among others. The only holdovers from that roster are Pavel Datsyuk, Alex Ovechkin, and Andrei Markov. Former Red Wing (always will be to Wings…
The Red Wings today have released their 2016 NHL Prospect Tournament Roster for the tournament taking place from Friday, September 16th to Tuesday, September 20th. The Red Wings team of 24 will face off against seven other NHL prospect teams in hopes of winning the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. The roster is highlighted by five former…
With the announcement of this schedule, we know one thing’s for certain: Hockey is getting close! This annual tournament that brings top prospect and hockey fans together at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, starts on Friday, September 16th and runs through Tuesday, September 20th. The eight teams making up this tournament will be the…
Former Red Wing Tomas Holmstrom is the latest Red Wing to pursue a hockey related career after retiring. Holmstrom, 43, is the head coach of Norrbotten of the TV-Pucken League in Sweden. The TV-Pucken League is for 16-year-olds and under. Per the Pitea-Tidningen news website, Norrbotten won its first tournament of the year, Norrcupen. Norrbotten…
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