Posted by thesportsjunky on December 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment
This week the biggest story in hockey was all about the Olympics as the IOC decided to ban Russia throwing the Olympic hockey tournament for another loop and making things very interesting in February.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 3, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL season began with two young teams looking like they could strike the final blow in the youth movement but both have travelled very different paths leaving only one still standing.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 5, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Montreal Canadiens are struggling and in a city that doesn’t accept losing things might have to turn around soon for a number of people to keep their jobs.
Posted by thesportsjunky on May 28, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Stnaley Cup Finals are set and the two teams involved could not be more different which includes the superstars and biggest personalities on the team.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 13, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The World Championship brings plenty of different players from different players but many started playing to get to the NHL and the World Championship could be their chance to get noticed.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 27, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The NHL season is coming to a close but some teams are finding it hard to keep up their great seasons as the playoffs approach and the race heats up.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The offseason for the NHL was much less nerve racking for fans as there was no debate surrounding the start of the season. Instead of an offseason full of meetings between people in suits this season was about preparation for a new season. That doesn’t mean that the offseason didn’t have its share of meetings between people with suits but the CBA was not the main conversation.
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