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Thanks in large part to the continued impressive play from center Joe Pavelski, the San Jose Sharks took the victory in the opening game of their Western Conference Semifinal series with the Detroit Red Wings. With the win, the Sharks won their first series opener since beating the Red Wings in Detroit during the 2007 Western Semifinals, and they are now positioned to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. But despite winning ...

With names like Jiri Hudler and Ilya Kovalchuk and rumors bouncing back and forth about them playing for teams in the KHL (Kontinental Hockey League) and the NHL (National Hockey League), it is obvious that there is growing tension between the two leagues. Now that the Cold War is over and Russia has embraced capitalism in the purest sense, true global competition is emerging on the ice, both potentially changing the ...

And no, Mike Murphy is not one of them. But I'm sure you were preparing yourself to leave me a scathing comment! Moving on. Leadership can be defined as the process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. There is no better illustration of this than the actions of a Head Coach of a Professional ...

When I spoke to Alexander Ovechkin earlier this year I asked him which championship was more important to him, the Stanley Cup or an Olympic Gold medal. Without hesitation Ovechkin answered “first I will win the Gold medal, then the Stanley Cup, both."Well, several months later Ovechkin will be heading back to Russia empty handed, shutout of both the Olympic medals and now ousted from the Stanley Cup finals at ...

Much of the hockey community was taken back last August when New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather announced that the club had signed Czech veteran Vaclav “Vinny” Prospal. At the time, Prospal himself had been taken back, not to mention embarrassed, when his then-current club, the Tampa Bay Lightning, had bought out the final three years of his four-year, $14 million contract. Some were surprised that Prospal would sign with the ...

Four games. One team scored 10 goals, the other 11. One team took 105 shots, the other 112. One team was whistled for 62 penalty minutes, the other 68. One team had a .902 save percentage, the other .905. Each team won two games. Both teams pulled their starting goalie from a game during the series. Have I mentioned that one knocked the other out of the playoffs last year? And that the two teams admittedly ...