Soccer is the world’s game? Nah, it’s hockey! No other professional sport in North America features more international stars. Plus, forget about the Dream Team beating up inferior basketball teams in the Olympics. If you’re looking for a truly competitive tournament at the Games, hockey tops all other team sports. Sure, the US and Canada […]
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Remembering Pavol Demitra – as exciting as they come
It’s perhaps what every athlete, their families, front office personnel, team owners and sports fans fear most…a plane crash. In what was absolutely devastating news to the hockey world today, we all learned that a tragic accident occurred in Russia – killing more than 30 members of the KHL’s Lokomotiv organization. Among the lives lost […]
LA Kings coach on leadership of Brown, Richards, Gagne
Simon Gagne (photo: LAKings.com) The Kings may be one of the youngest teams in the league, yet leadership shouldn’t be an issue in Los Angeles. For the past three seasons, Dustin Brown has been the captain, with Matt Greene and Anze Kopitar serving as alternates over the same time period. Additionally, numerous other players in the […]
Flyers Ian Laperriere on Mike Richards vs. Chris Pronger
Certain things in hockey are just the way they are. For example, if Bob McKenzie says it’s true, it pretty much is. If Marcel Dionne shares what a player needs to do to become a more prolific scorer – and Marcel will tell you more than that! – it must be fact. And if Ian […]
Drew Doughty Comments on Mark Hardy
photo courtesy of Michael Zampelli Earlier this week former Kings defenseman and assistant coach Mark Hardy was a guest on the MayorsManor podcast. Among the myriad of topics discussed was the play of the Kings current defensive group, many of whom Hardy coached over the last few seasons. Specifically, he broke down some of the […]