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“Good afternoon hockey fans, Im Doc Emrick beside Eddie Olczyk, we are here in Detroit Michigan at Joe Louis Arena! We have a good game coming, San Jose Sharks vs. Detroit Red Wings game 7 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals”. “Yeah Doc, this has been a tough series, very physical game play by these two teams, we've seen stats we have never seen before in the cup finals, each team is averaging 60 shots on goal a game, that is insane!” “Thanks Eddie, now we go to center ice for the puck drop.”…

Rod Gilbert was one tough player. He overcame one serious injury a broken back. During a junior game, Gilbert skated over a piece of debris. He had two operations to fix his injury in which he almost died as a result of the surgeries. When he was eligible to play again after his broken back, he was put in and got five points in 4 games. Gilbert fought through his injury and reached his goal of playing in the NHL with the New York Rangers by 1962-63. For his work he would be given the Masterton…

Wayne Gretzky (The Great one) He was born on January 26, 1961, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Early life Gretzky began skating at the age of 2 ½ years old. At age 6 he was playing on a all-star team with 10-11 year olds. In 1977 when he was 16 he was already playing with juniors and had the best record for goals and assists for being the youngest player in his league. Professional He turned professional in 1980 at the age of 19 years old. He was the greatest hockey player in the NHL and…

The Philadelphia Flyers turned in a very underwhelming performance falling 6-2 against the New Jersey Devils who ended their 10 game losing streak. The Philadelphia Flyers opened the scoring as Michael Del Zotto finished off a beautiful tic tac toe passing play from Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek. Giroux who has had his fair share of struggles this season is now enjoying a six-game point streak Only 1:11 later Kyle Palmieri tied the hockey game starting a string of three unanswered Devils…

Wayne Gretzky: The Great One Wayne Gretzky was the best player in NHL to ever live and there's no doubting it. He has broke so many records and has set most records. He has won the cup 4 times and played with 4 different teams. He also has coached for a couple years. He has done a lot in the NHL, hence the name ‘The Great One’. Gretzky played from 1979 - 1999 and in between those 20 years he played in 1,487 games. Throughout those 1,487 games he racked up 2,857. 894 were goals and 1,963 were…

The Islanders did something they have never done in their storied history last night at Madison Square Garden. By defeating their rivals, the New York Rangers, 4-1, they swept the season series (3-0-0-1). An accomplishment that honestly, probably means more to the fans than the players. What the Islanders lost in this game was not two points in the standings but could end up costing a whole lot more. With the playoffs due to begin on either Wednesday, April 13 or Thursday, April 14, Anders Lee…

This is the great sport of hockey there are a few things that I will be talking about hockey. One is the history of hockey so being like all of the players all of the teams all of the stanley cup finals (the championships of hockey). Also great hockey players so players that were really good and made a difference in hockey. The last one being great hockey records so like different records from back then that havent been broken yet even until this day. When you get to know a lot about hockey…

After 11 years with the Islanders, Garth Snow might finally sent packing. After not making any trades at the deadline and not re-signing one of the three keys players at the deadline, there has been an outcry from Islander fans to fire Snow. Snow had made so good moves in his year’s with the islanders. In his first year as the GM he was named NHL Executive of the Year for 2006–07 by Sports Illustrated. Some good move he made are: Drafting John Tavares, Shane Prince and a 7th round pick for a 3rd…

The long awaited start of the NHL season is here, and what better matchup to start off with than New York Range vs. the Chicago Blackhawks. This is the 89th season in the National Hockey league for then Rangers, and a clash between another original 6 team in the Blackhawks. For the Rangers, this is the eighth straight season they have started on the road. This matchup is going to be a close battle, as both team won a game each last season by the score of 1-0. These two teams are meeting up for…

The Calgary Flames have been in the National Hockey League since 1980. They won the Stanley Cup in 1989, the trophy for being champions of the league. Hockey is considered to be “Canada’s Game” as it is the most popular sport among Canadians. The Flames are one of the seven Canadian franchises in the NHL. They are part of one of the biggest rivalries in the NHL, which is the battle of Alberta. The Flames have nine players currently in the hockey hall of fame. The Calgary Flames generated 430…