by Neal McHale | Jan 14, 2021 | Homepage, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
The 2020-21 season is officially underway. The five-game opening night showing on Wednesday offered a glimpse into some of the burning questions you might have been asking yourself since the Lightning hoisted the Cup back in the summer/fall (who even remembers months...
by Neal McHale | Feb 20, 2020 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, San Jose Sharks
NEWARK–No, this isn’t early September nor is it training camp. But for the Devils and Sharks, Thursday’s contest offers opportunity–maybe even an audition. In what is a formality of the schedule, the featured foes find themselves well outside...
by Andrew Bensch | Aug 13, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks
He is the guy. He is the first “the guy” the Sharks franchise has ever had. Don’t get me wrong, as a kid growing up in the 1990s, Owen Nolan was an inspiration, and in the early 90s, guys like Igor Larionov and Sandis Ozolinsh (among others) were...
by Andrew Bensch | Apr 28, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, San Jose Sharks
June 2019 will mark 18 years since the greatest singular moment in NHL history. On June 9, 2001, the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup, by winning Game 7 against the New Jersey Devils. Avalanche defenseman Ray Bourque had played 22 seasons without winning the...
by Andrew Bensch | Mar 10, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, San Jose Sharks
On the wall of the hallway leading into the San Jose Sharks’ dressing room are the words “Exceed Expectations.” Now when the Sharks acquired Erik Karlsson back in September, the hockey team residing in the capital of the Silicon Valley instantly became Stanley Cup...