Calgary Flames News: Sutter to look, but says he’s best man to coach Flames
From TSN.ca Darryl Sutter says he’s the best man right now to coach the Calgary Flames, but he’s looking at other candidates before he makes his final decision. Four days after the Flames announced the...
View ArticleFormer NHLer Peter Zezel Passes away
Sad news out of Toronto is that Peter Zezel has passed away and on behalf of all the contributor’s here at Illegalcurve we offer our condolences to the Zezel family. From TSN.ca: Former NHL player...
View ArticleRelocation hearing moved up
From TSN: At a hearing Wednesday, judge Redfield Baum called the relocation issue “the 10,000-pound elephant in the room” and said it needed to be resolved quickly. He set a hearing for June 9 and...
View ArticleShouldn’t Balsillie own the team first?
From TSN: Jim Balsillie has announced the renovation plans for Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum. The project would see the arena updated with fan friendly features, new restaurants, food and bar amenities and...
View ArticleDay 1 of the NHL Combine News and Notes
TSN was blogging the entire day of testing and here are some of the interesting notes: Possible #1 selection and OHL leading scorer John Tavares did not do upper-body exercises at all, leading to...
View ArticleStanley Cup Final Game 2 start time set for 8 P.M. ET
From NHL.com: The National Hockey League announced today that Game 2 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final on May 31, 2009, has been assigned an 8:00 p.m. ET start time. The game between the Pittsburgh...
View ArticleSPAC closes in on purchase of Florida franchise
From The Globe and Mail: The Florida Panthers may soon have a collection of new owners if a $240-million (U.S.) offer from Sports Properties Acquisition Corp. makes its way to the NHL’s board of...
View ArticleStanley Cup Final Game 3 Pre-Game Quotes: Detroit Head Coach Mike Babcock
From NHL.com: Has Draper been cleared to play by doctors and if so, will he play tonight? Yeah, he was cleared before last game. Don’t know if he’ll play tonight. It will be based on Samuelsson....
View ArticleStanley Cup Final Game 3 Pre-Game Quotes: Pittsburgh Head Coach Dan Bylsma
From NHL.com Discounting the final 19 seconds of the second game, there had only been five minor penalties called in the first two games of this series. Do you think the officiating started has changed...
View ArticleStanley Cup Final (Off Day Quotes): Pittsburgh Head Coach Dan Bylsma
From NHL.com: Talk about players, as Playoffs go on, having to do more and the competition becomes more key. Is that true for coaching? Do you have to do different things at this stage that maybe you...
View ArticleStanley Cup Final-Game Four Pre Game Quotes: Focus on Pavel Datsyuk’s Return
From NHL.com: Pittsburgh Head Coach Dan Bylsma Are you expecting and/or game planning for Datsyuk? Right now they’d be lying if he wasn’t in. They say he’s going to play. At least that’s what I’ve...
View ArticleChris Osgood on Team Canada?
From the Canadian Press: Chris Osgood and Marc-Andre Fleury are the only Canadian goaltenders playing meaningful hockey for the second straight June and neither has previously found his name as part of...
View ArticleStanley Cup Final (Off Day Quotes): Detroit Red Wings – Mike Babcock, Pavel...
Courtesy of NHL.com: Coach Mike Babcock: Will Hank and Pav be playing on the same line again in Game 6? I have no idea yet. We’re going to break down the tapes right now, and we’ll go through all of...
View ArticleGary Bettman at hearings
From Nhl.com: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman will be in a Phoenix courtroom Tuesday for a hearing related to the potential sale and relocation of the Phoenix Coyotes. Jerry Moyes is attempting to sell...
View ArticleHeatley Wants Out
TSN is reporting that Ottawa Senator Dany Heatley has informed the team that he no longer wants to play in the nation’s capital. Heatley signed a long term deal in the fall of 2007, which may make it...
View ArticleNo second hearing in Coyotes case
From Paul Waldie of the Globe & Mail: In a one-sentence notice issued Thursday, Judge Baum said he will make one ruling on all of the issues heard Tuesday. “The court advised those present that he...
View ArticleStanley Cup 2009: Rink Ratings Bonanza
From Population Statistics we get a good breakdown of the numbers: Your National Hockey League is on a real roll right now: On the heels of a court victory affirming its control over franchise...
View ArticleBrodeur gets his own day in New Jersey
From CBC.ca: Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur won’t be up for an NHL award on Thursday, but he’ll be honoured with his own day in the state of New Jersey. The New Jersey senate and general assembly in...
View Article2009 NHL Awards: Full Wrap-Up and Voting Results
Now that the 2009 NHL Awards are in the books here are the voting results from NHL.com as well as a brief description of the winner followed by the Illegalcurve Contributor’s selections. In addition...
View ArticleTeam Canada assistant coaches named
From Ctvolympics.ca: Lindy Ruff, Ken Hitchcock and Jacques Lemaire will be assistant coaches to Mike Babcock on Canada’s 2010 men’s Olympic hockey team, sources tell CTVOlympics.ca. The team’s...
View ArticleThe next 24 to 48 hours could be a nail-biter for some of the NHL’s six...
From TSN.ca: The next 24 to 48 hours could be a nail-biter for some of the NHL’s six Canadian clubs as Wednesday’s free agent signing period draws closer. In Vancouver, the spotlight is obviously on...
View ArticleReport: Heatley Refuses To Waive No-Trade Clause
More from TSN.ca: Now, it gets interesting. Dany Heatley did not waive his no-movement clause to facilitate an agreed-upon trade between the Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers that would have sent...
View ArticleDominion/Free Agent Day Live Blog: Live from North Dakota
Illegal Curve is proud to present a live-blog of the days events. Thankfully, we can post these updates via an actual computer and not a desktop. On the downside, we are no longer in Montreal, a town...
View ArticleLate signings: Gaborik, Gionta, Havlat and Sullivan
The Oilers are meeting with Dany Heatley tonight. Heatley is bothering everyone in the hockey world. Just end this circus already. Brian Gionta has signed with the Montreal Canadiens for 5 years,...
View Article2009 ESPY Awards – Best Play Award
Decided to watch the 2009 ESPY awards tonight hoping to see hockey get a little love from ESPN. Aside from some good Samuel L. Jackson humor, I guess it should come as no surprise that the NHL didn’t...
View ArticleSome Saturday Hockey News
It appears Theo Fleury’s attempted comeback to the NHL may be motivated, in part, by money, writes James Mirtle. When you read that Fleury made over $40 million in his NHL career and may need this...
View ArticleBob McCown versus Doug MacLean
If you didn’t catch it today, Bob McCown of the Fan 590 and his former co-worker, and former NHL GM, Doug MacLean went at it on the Fan 590. McCown was calling MacLean out on his comments about the...
View ArticleLast Night from Edmonton’s Perspective
My thoughts on the Edmonton Oilers game last night, live from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.
View ArticleThe Edmonton Oilers Powerplay: 9-24-09
Some thoughts on the Oilers' powerplay, or lack thereof.
View ArticleKeep this in mind when drafting goalies
Last week on the IllegalCurve.com Radio Show (click here to listen), we had Gus Katsaros of McKeen’s Hockey on to discuss, among other things, which goaltenders to draft and which goaltenders to stay...
View ArticleThe impact of injuries
Which of the Johan Franzen, Daniel Sedin or Andrei Markov injuries is most significant?
View ArticlePictures from the Phoenix Coyotes 2nd home game – Where is everyone?
Some pictures from Game 2 in Phoenix. The question is, where is everyone? The building looks empty. Which is a real shame, since it was an excellent game, which saw Phoenix win in OT.
View ArticleStrachan off Hockey Night in Canada’s Satellite Hot Stove
From Bruce Dowbiggen of the Globe & Mail: Looks like Al Strachan is out of the Hot Stove and into the fire. On Tuesday, Usual Suspects received the following e-mail from Jeff Keay of CBC: “Hot...
View ArticleCinderella teams and disappointing teams
Which teams have been the biggest surprises and which teams have been the biggest disappointments early in the 2009/10 NHL regular season?
View ArticleInteresting notes so far this season
Here are some interesting statistics from the first couple weeks of NHL action.
View ArticleWhat is the best division in hockey?
Which division is the most difficult in hockey? Is it the Pacific with the Sharks leading the way? What about the Central with four playoff teams in 2008/09? Some people think the Atlantic is the...
View ArticleWho is Rookie of the Year so far this season?
Who would you say is the favorite for the Calder Trophy after one month of NHL action?
View ArticleGreat look at Jacques Lemaire’s coaching strategy and the benefits of the...
You may hate the trap but it is hard to argue against its effectiveness. Read more after the jump.
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: From a Frustrated Hockey Fan & a Rebuttal
A letter and a response from two Frustrated Hockey Fans.
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