Year: 2010

“He works hard, he wants to win, and maybe that’s why I think maybe he’s a better player than I thought he was. He wants to win so much. He enjoys the game, which I didn’t see that as much as when he wasn’t around,” the veteran coach and Hall of Fame player said. “He’s

With an opportunity to perhaps leave a lasting impression on a potential first-round playoff opponent, the Manitoba Moose also kept their hopes of a third-place finish alive. Thanks to a 2-1 victory over the first-place Hamilton Bulldogs before a crowd of 3,079 at Copps Coliseum on Tuesday, the Moose moved within two points of the

I am waiting for Volchenkov to finish. He is standing facing a posse of reporters in a corridor at Scotiabank Place answering questions to do with The Second World — sports, in this case, hockey — but I want to talk to him about the moment this week he suffered a rare and serious jolt

Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Johan Hedberg has won the 2009-10 Georgia’s Own Credit Union Three Stars of the Year Award, and for the second consecutive year, forward Marty Reasoner has been selected by his teammates to receive the Players’ Player Award. Both awards will be presented prior to tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils at

Listen to Evgeny Dadonov chat about playing in his first NHL game tonight vs. Ottawa SenatorsClick here for interview

It wouldn’t be much of a surprise if Ilya Kovalchuk leaves the New Jersey Devils (whether that be after this season or several years down the line) as a better all-around player than he was the day he arrived. Would you expect anything less from Jacques Lemaire, the master of structure and defensive hockey? Since

Evgeny Dadonov will make his NHL debut Tuesday night. Dadonov, the 71st overall pick in the 2007 NHL Draft by the Panthers, has 17 goals with 23 assists with the Americans this season. This is Dadonov’s first North American pro season; he played in Russia last year.“He’s a very skilled, talented player, but he had

In a city that embraces the tomahawk chop, Chipper Jones and college sports moreso than hockey, Ilya Kovalchuk was still someone very special.They may have had some trouble understanding his Russian accent, and he their southern drawl, but for more than eight seasons Kovalchuk forced Georgians to pay at least some attention to the Thrashers.Now

Rotoworld.com March 1, 2010 Pekka Rinne made 31 saves for the Predators in their 3-2 win over St.Louis on Thursday night. Rinne continues to steamroll the NHL, and it’s starting to get to the point where you have to think teams are hoping they avoid the Predators in the first round of the playoffs. Additional

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