When coaches call timeouts in a game, it’s generally to help their guys catch their breath, especially if they seem a little bit sluggish. It’s also designed to change the momentum of the game…if the teams are lucky. Sometimes that break ends up working for the other...
What better way to enter into the playoffs than to be soaring on a winning streak? Not only does it give the team confidence, but it also gives them hope that their first round curse that has plagued them will finally come to an end this year. “We wanted to get into...
Could the Rangers fall out of their number one spot in the Eastern Conference in the final three weeks? It’s a strong possibility if things continue on the path they are on. With the Pittsburgh Penguins breathing down their necks, if Pittsburgh continues on their...
The last time this writer has ever heard of a team that was so star-struck they actually just handed the game over to the other team was when Jaromir Jagr was still playing for the New York Rangers. Players on the other team were just so in awe of him, they...
In the long awaited return, Sid “the Kid” Crosby played in his first game back since the he was knocked out of the December 5th game against the Boston Bruins. Plagued with a concussion he received back on New Year’s Day 2011, he played in only eight games in the...
As the spring weather emerged throughout the New York City area, Atlantic Division rivalry teams matched up on both sides of the Hudson River on Sunday night. With the Philadelphia Flyers stopping in Newark, New Jersey to faceoff against the Devils, the New York...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXoTRTAw6Dc&feature=youtu.be] Imagine a world where if you’re gay and you play sports, it doesn’t matter…just so long as you can play. No one will judge you if you are openly gay. No one will make fun of you, because you...
Going from nine scoreless games to a goal to break the drought and a hat trick to follow in the next match, Ilya Kovalchuk remains just one goal away from reaching 30 goals for the ninth time in his ten year NHL career. He came up a goal short of 30 in his rookie...
Ilya Kovalchuk has not scored a goal in nine games. That can weigh heavily on any forward, that is expected to score goals all of the time…and a lot of them. The worst pressure anyone can put on a player is the pressure he puts on himself. When that weighs heavily,...
“It was pretty obvious that the odd man rushes killed us tonight,” Henrik Lundqvist said of the loss to the Sabres. “We struggled with our backcheck,” coach John Tortorella said three times after the game. “It was that or not making smart decisions with the puck.”...
The Devils Celebrated the 21 years of service that Mike “Doc” Emrick has given to the New Jersey Devils as their announcer. This season, he stepped away from the microphone and the TV cameras to take on a new role with NBC Sports. This would allow for Doc to travel...
All of the great hockey player stories people talk about for years are created at the NHL All Stars Skills Competition. Who could forget Alexander Ovechkin’s crazy 2009 Breakaway Challenge genius? It took three years before another player could rival the genius with...
It was just this past weekend that the Devils visited the frozen home of the Winnipeg Jets. They defeated them 2-1 on their home ice. Ilya Kovalchuk could have been the victim of that loss if he had moved there this season by re-signing with Atlanta. He had heard...
In their third of four meetings, the Rangers hosted the Ottawa Senators in Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. The Rangers were 33-33-3-3 overall against the Senators heading into this contest. The Rangers have seen one of their best mid-season report cards in...
January 30, 2012 (NOTE: There is a slideshow from Flickr attached to this article: https://www.flickr.com//photos/43294724@N05/sets/72157629098584873/show/) The inevitable happened. With all of the talent on Team Chara, it was apparent that Zdeno Chara’s team would...
When two stellar goaltenders go head to head, it is tough to decipher who is going to come out the victor. With the New York Rangers hosting the Phoenix Coyotes, Henrik Lundqvist would be battling his goaltending skills versus Mike Smith. In an arena filled with fans...
Very few people make it to their 1,000th career NHL game, let alone play all 1,000 games with the same hockey club. True to his form, Patrik Elias made sure that his 1,000th game would be a night to remember as he tallied 3 points (1g, 2a) in the contest against the...
January 3, 2012 The Flyers may have lost the Winter Classic to the New York Rangers, but there are certain moments you never forget…like scoring your first career NHL goal before 46,967 fans in the NHL’s most popular regular season game of the year. Brayden Schenn was...
Ah, Philadelphia. You open up the car door and whiffs of cheesesteaks fill up your nostrils. The people you meet are so kind and helpful, it reminds you why Philadelphia is called the city of brotherly love. A sea of orange surrounds you, filing into Citizens Bank...
Petr Sykora has had a rough few years before coming back this season to the team that drafted him. From a shoulder injury to a foot injury to a concussion…he’s seen a lot of time off of the ice, trying to rehabilitate. There was a time that he saw himself on...
As the Devils headed north for their match against the Canadiens, Habs fans were met with the news that head coach Jacques Martin had been fired. Assistant coach Randy Cunneyworth was named as the interim head coach. Cunneyworth joined the organization in 2010-11 as...
The Flyers were missing an important playmaker on the ice against the Rangers in Madison Square Garden’s Thanksgiving weekend matinee. Jaromir Jagr’s injury left his line with little presence on the ice as his team lost to the Rangers, 2-0. But even without Jagr or...
Zug, Switzerland is a small European town about 20 miles from Zurich. Such a small town shouldn’t boast such a big hockey market with a population of under 30,000 people, right? Apparently, the hockey team, EV Zug, is the main sport in this small fishing town. With...
The New York Rangers opened their European pre-season in Prague, facing off against HC Sparta at Tesla Arena. Unlike the NHL’s previous stops in Prague, the Rangers played in Tesla Arena for the first time, the home base of HC Sparta. In previous years, NHL teams...
In the Devils’ second day of training camp, Coach Peter DeBoer’s agenda was filled with drills out on the ice. Unlike previous coaches, DeBoer’s practices are more up-tempo and fast, just like the start of a hockey game. Then again, he’s conditioning the players to be...
“How much have they improved? How much have they grown? How ready are they?” Lou Lamoriello said those were the questions he would be asking during training camp. What the players bring to camp will determine their fate over the next few days and weeks as the...
This summer has been a tragic off-season for the hockey community. First, the hockey community lost three NHL enforcers: Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien and Wade Belak. Now, an entire team is lost. On the first day of the KHL season, the entire roster for Lokomotiv...
September 6, 2011 In the beginning of every dream, there is that moment that defines us in our youth. It’s the place where we find our meanings in life. They are the things that shape us into who we are and creates our destined paths that we will follow in this...
On Thursday, July 28th, the Devils announced that they traded Brian Rolston to the New York Islanders for Trent Hunter. Hunter has spent his entire NHL career with the New York Islanders. Rolston, began his NHL career with the New Jersey Devils during the 1994-95...
On Wednesday, July 19th, the New Jersey Devils named Peter DeBoer as the club’s new head coach. “Peter DeBoer is an individual who I have watched coach over the past two decades at the junior, international, and professional levels. His teams have always been...
