The words sound so strange when they come out of Pekka Rinne’s mouth. “Pepper spray,” the Nashville Predators goaltender says with a slight cringe and shakes his head. And at that moment, the fear from the summer of 2006 comes back to Rinne. He was the victim of an assault by a pizzeria owner in
Month: June 2011
Pekka Rinne, from NashVegas to Las Vegas
Next week we have the NHL Awards in Las Vegas, with local hockey player Dierks Bentley providing the entertainment (sorry Buddy, no Chaka Khan for you this year), and the Nashville Predators will be front & center with nominees in several major categories. One of those, of course, is Pekka Rinne, and yesterday he held
Arrival of Erixon a Rangers family affair, Highly-rated Swedish defenseman eyes a roster spot on dad’s former team
The NHL Entry Draft’s top 10 picks are reserved for the cream of the crop — the elite 18-year-olds who often develop into the league’s brightest stars. The 2011 NHL Entry Draft at St. Paul, Minn., won’t take place until June 24, but just over three weeks earlier, the Rangers effectively became the first team
HOF Brian Leetch Believes That Tim Thomas and The Bs Will Force A Game 7
Brian Leetch thinks that the Boston Bruins will hold serve at home to force a Game 7 against Vancouver, a fitting end to a hard fought, back and forth Stanley Cup Finals.
Stanley Cup Winner Brian Leetch Believes That Favorable Matchups and Home Ice Could Allow Bruins To Push Canucks
Boston head coach Claude Julien is using last change to create favorable matchups and Brian Leetch expects the Bruins to continue to use home ice to their advantage.
Brian Leetch Believes That The Canucks Will Raise The Cup
Brian Leetch expects the canucks-Bruins series to be close, but he believes Vancouver will prevail in 6 games to claim their first Stanley Cup.
Hall of Famer Brian Leetch Believes Winnipeg Could Succeed
With Canada’s improved economy and Winnipeg’s new arena Brian Leetch believes Winnipeg, once again, deserves a chance to support an NHL team.
Kaspars Daugavins Helps B-Sens Capture Calder Cup In 3-2 Victory Over Aeros
Latvian ice hockey forward Kaspars Daugavsins’ Binghamton “Senators” won the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Calder Cup on Tuesday by beating Houston “Aeros” 3-2 (0-0, 1-2, 2-0) in Houston, winning the series 4-2, informs LETA. Daugavins is the second Latvian ice hockey player to win Calder Cup after Arturs Kulda, who won the cup playing for
NHL Player Agent Jay Grossman Gives A Behind-The-Scenes Look of July 1
Normally, NHL player agents go unnoticed and are out of the spotlight. We don’t know their names, or what exactly they do, but Jay Grossman is an exception to that. Being very active on Twitter and Facebook, he has made himself very accessible to hockey fans by giving information and answering questions. He works for
Erixon Excited to be a Ranger
We reported yesterday that the Rangers had acquired Swedish defensive prospect Tim Erixon from the Calgary Flames in exchange for two second-round draft picks and forward Roman Horak. Afterwards, Rangers GM Glen Sather, Flames GM Jay Feaster, and Erixon himself spoke about the deal. Sather: “Tim is an outstanding young defenseman with good size and