The Puck Stops Here (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
When the NHL Awards were announced last week, it didn't take very long before people noticed that nobody in the west (for the sake of this argument west of the Mississippi River) won any awards. This was claimed to be an eastern bias among the voters. Is this interpretation an accurate one? There are nine teams west of the Mississippi River in the NHL. The entire Pacific Division and all of
The Puck Stops Here (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Last night was the NHL awards ceremony. Here is who I would have voted for if I had an award ballot and here are my comments after the award nominees were announced. I don't know why the NHL doesn't better publicize the award voting results but after a bit of internet search I have found them (but not in the mainstream media). Here are the voting results for the major awards and here are
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Free Press sports writer Helene St. James assesses the Wings' chances of bringing home more hardware:
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Free Press sports writer Helene St. James assesses the Wings' chances of bringing home more hardware:
Market Wire - Sports (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
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The Puck Stops Here (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
For the first time ever, the Bill Masterton Trophy has had three nominees announced in advance of the awards presentation. The nominees are Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers. This is a positive change to the convoluted Masterton Trophy selection process which should become normalized to be done with a
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Left wing Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and right wing Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers were selected Friday as finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Left wing Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and right wing Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers were selected Friday as finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Left wing Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and right wing Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers were selected Friday as finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Left wing Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and right wing Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers were selected Friday as finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
from NHL.com, Left wing Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and right wing Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers are the finalists for the 2008 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association (PHWA) announced today. The award, under the trusteeship of the PHWA, is presented annually to the National Hockey League player...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
NEW YORK (AP) -Left wing Jason Blake of the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings and right wing Fernando Pisani of the Edmonton Oilers were selected Friday as finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
From Fernando Pisani at The Hockey News: Hockey players often take their health for granted. That all changed for me in 2005 when I started feeling sick. I knew something was wrong with me, but I was kind of embarrassed to see somebody about it. As time went on and I began to feel worse, I knew I needed to get well and had to see a doctor. I finally did and that's when I was diagnosed with ulcerative...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Two nights after getting routed in Edmonton, the Minnesota Wild were the aggressors from the start in a 3-1 victory over the Oilers last night.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
Two nights after losing in Edmonton, the Minnesota Wild was the aggressor from the start in a 3-1 victory over the visiting Oilers on Wednesday.
