National Hockey League

But it was a few months earlier, on December 11, at the posh Breaker’s Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, that Bettman was introduced as the first NHL commissioner, succeeding Gil Stein, long-time legal counsel, who had a brief stint as interim president. Stein succeeded John Ziegler, who had essentially been nudged out of office in June 1992 after 15 years as president. The Breaker’s had been a favourite haunt of Ziegler and his NHL owners, not too far from where former chairman of the board Bill…

Prospect Faceoff: Matthews stays hot in Zurich, Svechnikov/Garland dual, plus two top-20 teams clash in college hockey Auston Matthews is taking an unconventional path to the NHL, and has earned a few accolades already while playing in Switzerland. Two electric playmakers go head-to-head in a battle of assist machines in the QMJHL, and a pair of potential Canadian teammates will likely see a lot of each other in a weekend contest. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s newest signee lines up against a…

Without Dez Bryant, the Dallas Cowboys' offense has been crippled In hopes to improve an offense that’s struggling, the Dallas Cowboys, who’ve been snake bitten with injuries, have made a change at quarterback. Without quarterback Tony Romo, their four-time Pro Bowler and all-time franchise leading passer, the Cowboys were forced to roll with the arm of backup Brandon Weeden, after Romo fractured his left clavicle against the Eagles in Week 2. In three starts, Weeden completed 71 of 98 attempts…

The skill position carousel continues heading into Week 5, as a number of teams have been pushed into starting their third string running backs and wide receivers due to injuries. Each week, I’ll feature the top punt options at both positions that present the most value for your daily fantasy lineups. Running Backs T.J. Yeldon, Jacksonville Jaguars - FanDuel $6,600, DraftKings $4,400, Yahoo $20 DFS players that have had shares of Yeldon through the first four weeks of the season have probably…

the governor general, donates the Stanley Cup as a hockey trophy. 1893- Lord Stanley, the governor general, donates the Stanley Cup as a hockey trophy. Lord Stanley, bought a 7” high and 11” wide silver cup (the Stanley Cup) what had cost 10 guineas. (What is $50) In 1926 the Stanley cup became the national trophy for the national hockey league. He donated the Stanley cup because of that he thought that there should be a challenge cup for the league. The first Stanley cup was play on March 22…

Keim (2012) states that fighting is a crucial element of hockey. Since the argument claimed by the author is located in the second paragraph and the reasons are situated after the argument, the article presents a deductive organization. The three reasons provided by the author to support his thesis statement are: Physical punishment applied by the own players is an effective measure to restrain condemnable behaviour during the match; Hockey is an aggressive game by nature; Brawling solves…

Does Fighting Have a Place in Hockey? Hockey is a sport played all over the world by people of all ages. Just like any other sport, hockey has experienced changes over the years it has been played. Rule changes, CBA renegotiations, and style of play are a few changes that come to mind, but there is another potential change coming to the sport: fighting. For many years the question has been whether or not fighting should be allowed in hockey. The issue is complex and impactful, and it can be…

The feeling of landing the perfect triple axel, the feeling of falling on a horrid triple loop, the feeling of the ghost cold air pushing against my face as I soar across the ice. The best of all though is the feeling of being on the open ice with no one else on it but you and the judges staring at you and an arena full of people chanting your name and screaming. That is what I thought my life was going to be like, but boy was I wrong, although that is exactly my life on the ice. My life on the…

Personal Narrative Hockey Camp The day was finally here, my friend Ben Steuve and I had been waiting a month for the Colin Chalk Hockey Camp to start. We knew that the camp leader, Colin Chalk, had played pro so the camp had to be top of the line. Ben and I are best friends who played hockey together and it seemed like it was meant to be that we played together. We have been playing hockey ever since I can remember. The way we found out about Colin was through our other friend who used to…

In life people are taught the true meanings of hard work and dedication through several different way, Mine just happened to be sports. My 11th grade year I was predicted to go far but one little mistake ruined my whole season. I thought about that mistake and I told myself next season will be the year. Directly after my season ended I started working towards the next. I worked insanely hard in the offseason, I went to Cornell University with my team for a wrestling camp which was amazing,…