First time, longtime hockey fan
This week, for the first time in my life, I felt a real letdown watching an NHL team get eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. I’ve been watching hockey off […]
Nazem Kadri hoists Stanley Cup in the face of haters
One of hockey’s annual traditions is the Stanley Cup world tour. Players from the NHL’s reigning championship team take turns during the offseason getting some me-time with the sport’s most […]
NHL player Yakupov’s generosity makes headlines
For reasons complicated enough to deserve their own column — or more like a graduate-level dissertation — an athlete behaving badly on his personal time is 100 times more likely […]
Nazem Kadri is evolving into a two-way threat
Through Sunday’s schedule, the Toronto Maple Leafs are two points shy of the top spot in the National Hockey League’s Atlantic Division. Last season, the Leafs nearly lost as many […]
Nail Yakupov in trade talks for NHL’s No. 1 pick
The Edmonton Oilers have had the No. 1 overall pick in three of the last four NHL drafts, which makes them the closest thing pro hockey has to the NBA’s […]
Watch Nazem Kadri’s highlight reel
The Toronto Maple Leafs were not able to secure an invite to the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoff party this year, finishing in 12th place in the Eastern Conference with a […]
It’s too soon to give up on No. 1 pick Yakupov
If the NBA held its young stars-in-training to the same standard as the NHL, Kobe Bryant would have been sent packing by the Lakers after his second year in the […]
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