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Rob Blake spent his final two seasons in San Jose and was the Sharks captain for his final year in the NHL. The veteran defenseman earned many accolades throughout his 20-year career, including hoisting the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2001. In 1998, Blake won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best blueliner, and in 2002, he played on Team Canada's gold-medal squad. Blake was a seven-time ...

The New York Post is reporting that the Devils are among the strongest bidders for Kaberle this offseason. Kaberle, who just may be the biggest trade commodity this offseason, is scheduled to make 4.25 million dollars in the final year of his contract; a contract which is extremely team friendly. Of course, the Leafs have been targeting a first round pick in return due to the Phil Kessel fiasco, losing ...

Legendary College Basketball coach Bobby Knight is known for a lot of things. Mostly throwing chairs and yelling at players, but Mr. Knight has a real cool saying. And I quote... "Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win." Welcome to the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Two weeks from today the NHL will gather and select yet another bumper crop of prospects, make trades, lay the ...

With the NHL draft now only a few weeks away, I am going to take a look at top prospect Alex Burmistrov, at the pros and cons of his game and where he might end up...   Pros: Alex Burmistrov is a take flight prospect for a few reasons, one of which is his world class speed. I watched him play live for the Barrie Colts (OHL) and ...

What a match up we saw in the Stanley Cup Final this season. It was also eerily quiet as Patrick Kane started the celebration and the Flyers fans were in disbelief of the goal. By the time we get to the Stanley Cup Final, almost every player is battling through some form of fatigue or injury. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are the ultimate endurance test, which makes these blue-collar performances all ...

Wanted: Ambitious and talented individual for leadership position. Must possess charisma, confidence, a proven pedigree of success, and a dominating slap shot? San Jose Sharks' defenseman and 2009-10 captain Rob Blake called it a career Wednesday night, ending his Hall-of-Fame-caliber NHL tenure after a two-year stay in the South Bay in an ultimately fruitless attempt to win one more ring, set in teal and orange. Blake's ...

LOS ANGELES — With the Chicago Blackhawks winning the 2010 Stanley Cup on June 9, the 2009-10 National Hockey League season is over and attention now turns to the league’s annual awards, which will be presented at the Palms in Las Vegas on June 23. Perhaps the most interesting race for the awards will be for the James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league’s best defenseman during the regular season. The ...

Sports are very influential in today's world and media. Football, baseball and basketball are the big three here in America, alongside other sports that not as many people watch; tennis, soccer and hockey.   All of the above are great sports, but there is just something about hockey. Hockey isn't just a game or another sport for viewing pleasure. There is something about hockey that makes me want to call it not ...

The Chicago Blackhawks ended their 49-year curse, winning the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1961 in Philadelphia tonight, ending the Philadelphia Flyers' “Cinderella” season. For the Flyers, watching the Hawks skate around with the Stanley Cup around the Wachovia center must have been akin to stabbing yourself in the eye with a pick-axe. For the Hawks, their victory ends what can only be described as a ...

Defenseman Chris Pronger, member of the Philadelphia Flyers for the past two seasons, is no stranger to creating media-frenzy type controversy.  However, his latest act puts the icing on the cake. On Tuesday, June 1, during the 2009-10 Stanley Cup finals, the Chicago Blackhawks were hosting Game Two against the Philadelphia Flyers. Chicago took the game by a score of 3-1. While it ...