Toronto Maple Leafs Make Coaching Change
The majority of Toronto Maple Leafs fans got their wish on March 2 when the NHL club announced that head coach Ron Wilson had been fired and replaced with Randy Carlyle. Leafs fans voiced their displeasure with Wilson’s coaching performance on Feb. 28 when thousands of them chanted “Fire Wilson” during the team’s 5-3 home loss to the Florida Panthers.
2011 NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Great Deals on Bruins vs. Canucks Tickets
The Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks have played quite a close series so far in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. That’s hard to see though with the Canucks up two games to none. Both games have been won by the Canucks in the final minutes with the first being won in the final minute on a goal by Toronto native Raffi Torres and the second won in overtime on the second goal of the game from Alexandre Burrows. Boston’s goalie Tim Thomas and Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo have been outstanding in both games with many analysts saying Thomas is the only reason Boston has a chance. Many Bruins fans disagree.
USA-Canada Gold-Medal Hockey Game Today
The USA-Canada gold-medal hockey game will be held today in Vancouver. The puck will drop at 3:15PM ET on NBC and will be one of the biggest games in the history of both the USA and Canada. The Americans beat the Canadians earlier in the tournament 5-3 with that being their only loss. People across the sport of hockey have not stopped mentioning the game being vital to Canadians as it is their national sport. And while the majority of the players on both teams play in the NHL and have the utmost respect for each other, the gloves come off Sunday afternoon.
The Hejduk Effect
Make no mistake about it; coming into the final twenty game stretch of the NHL season following the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, the Colorado Avalanche will be needing the services of their veteran winger Milan Hejduk. The problem being that the seasoned old sniper has already missed nineteen games this season, mostly related to ongoing knee issues.
Surprising Senators Heating Up at the Right Time
What a difference a month can make. At this time last month the Ottawa Senators had bottomed out, having lost five in a row, and yet now they’re one of the hottest teams in the NHL.
The Fighting Colorado Avalanche
There’s a lot of fighting going with the Colorado Avalanche these days. Besides the entire team fighting to stay atop the very tight Northwest Division, we’ve got three youngsters fighting to stay in the top ten in rookie scoring, players fighting to stay in the lineup, and can you believe it, actual knockdown fisticuffs on the ice. It’s almost as if Ian “Lappy” Laperriere himself were back in town.