Source: Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press, May 28, 2018 Tomas Nosek’s pair in 3rd period settles things in end-to-end battle Tomas Nosek scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and then added an empty netter as the expansion Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Washington Capitals 6-4 on Monday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup… Continue reading Vegas draws 1st blood as Knights, Capitals put on a show in Cup opener
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Ovechkin and Capitals finally break through to reach Stanley Cup final
Source: The Associated Press, May 24, 2018 Washington shuts out Lightning for 2nd straight game to win series in 7 Alex Ovechkin lifted the Prince of Wales Trophy, spun around and set it back down on a table. The rest of the Capitals joined him for a team photo after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 on Wednesday… Continue reading Ovechkin and Capitals finally break through to reach Stanley Cup final
Golden Knights authoring quite the remarkable story
Source: Tim Wharnsby, CBC Sports, May 22, 2018 Vegas 4 wins away from making NHL history Expansion teams are not supposed to conduct themselves the way the Vegas Golden Knights have this season. Expansion teams are supposed to stink. Look at the Columbus Blue Jackets. They still haven’t won a playoff series after 17 seasons of… Continue reading Golden Knights authoring quite the remarkable story
Superhuman Fleury continues to lead Golden Knights on impropable run
Source: Iain MacIntyre, Sportsnet.ca, May 17, 2018 LAS VEGAS – He has played like a comic-book super hero all season and on Wednesday Marc-Andre Fleury looked like one, too. At the biggest moment in the Vegas Golden Knights’ amazing first season, the goaltender robbed the National Hockey League playoffs’ hottest man, Winnipeg Jets’ sniper Mark Scheifele,… Continue reading Superhuman Fleury continues to lead Golden Knights on impropable run
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Western Conference preview
Source: Tim Wharnsby, CBC Sports, April 9, 2018 Matchups, key players and predictions as the post-season begins Even though the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup-champion Pittsburgh Penguins reside in the East, the West is the more tasty conference when it comes to contenders this spring. First and foremost there is the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Nashville Predators, who hope… Continue reading Stanley Cup Playoffs: Western Conference preview
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Full schedule and TV guide
Source: CBC Sports, April 9, 2018 Hockey Night in Canada has coverage of Leafs-Bruins, Penguins-Flyers, Golden Knights-Kings CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada brings you live coverage of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, featuring Toronto facing Boston, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia reigniting the battle of Pennsylvania, and Vegas making its post-season debut against Los Angeles. Games 1 through 4 of each series will… Continue reading Stanley Cup Playoffs: Full schedule and TV guide
Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard to be stripped off Stanley Cup—here’s why
Source: Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press, April 5, 2018 BOSTON – So long, Gordon Howe. Bye-bye, Robert Hull. Au revoir, M. Richard. Those Hockey Hall of Famers and the rest of the players who won an NHL championship from 1954-65 are being stripped off the Stanley Cup this spring to create room for a new layer of names without… Continue reading Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard to be stripped off Stanley Cup—here’s why
A Penguins-Predators rematch for the Stanley Cup looks likely
Source: Tim Wharnsby, CBC News, March 19, 2018 Teams on track to become NHL’s 1st repeat finalists in 9 years Are we headed for another Stanley Cup final between the back-to-back-champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the team they defeated in the six-game final nine months ago, the Nashville Predators? This certainly appears to be the case.… Continue reading A Penguins-Predators rematch for the Stanley Cup looks likely
Why Canada can believe its Stanley Cup drought will soon end
Source: Mark Spector, Sportsnet.ca, October 4, 2017 The first on-ice Stanley Cup celebration that Connor McDavid can conjure up from his youth was 2004, when Vincent Lecavalier and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary in seven games. Born in 1997, McDavid was all of seven years-old. And to be honest, the memory is still a… Continue reading Why Canada can believe its Stanley Cup drought will soon end
Penguins forward Chris Kunitz brings Stanley Cup to Regina
By CBC News, July 26, 2016 Kunitz has won the Stanley Cup 3 times with Anaheim and Pittsburgh A three-time Stanley Cup champion brought hockey’s greatest prize back to Regina on Tuesday. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Chris Kunitz, who grew up in the Queen City, won the 2016 Stanley Cup in June. Read full article here…