Western Hockey League

through injuries. He averaged 22.5 points and 8.7 assists during a 12 game stretch before the All-Star break forcing the league to add him to their Rising Stars Challenge game last minute. Before injuring his knee ending the season Lin was quite arguably the most exciting and popular player in the league. The only problem is Lin hasn't made that big an impact on the league since 2012 and the "Linsanity" craze didn't follow him from New York to the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers and…

The National Basketball Association(NBA) has recently struck a new TV deal that will put in so much money into the salary cap(money that general managers use on their players or to get players )that a $90 million cap for the 2016-17 season was attainable.This amount of money is way too much as I will explain later. The increase in money for the team will put NBA teams to work because of all the upcoming free agents which includes big stars like Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Dwyane Wade, Anthony…

On November 23, I went to see Washington Capitals play against Edmonton Oilers. I chose the event because never had the chance to watch a Hockey game. I have seen other sports like Football, Soccer, Tennis, and etc. These past events have some similarities between the emotions and fans they have. Also, I had a great time attending these games and learn the difference between the sports. I got no permission from nobody, and I decided for myself. The only person I ask is my friend Michael and some…

For Season 18 Episode 11: Great Expectations the show begins in the middle of a hockey game with 3.5 seconds left. The victim, Jack is racing to the goal but just barely misses; of course, his parents greet him with cheers of “you did great! You'll get them next time honey!” But in the locker room is a different story as his teammates show anger towards the missed “wide open shot”. The camera then cuts to Jack and his mother as they're leaving the ring and when asked if he wants to stop at the…

decision to be made in a small English village. Wright was originally known to be a field hockey player until one day when she decided to participate in her village’s local fun run. She ended the run doing surprisingly well and her passion for running sparked. At the age of fourteen, Wright had a decision to make; field hockey or running? Well, considering she wasn’t as robust as a typical field hockey player and she enjoyed the competitiveness and individuality of running, she committed her…

Manon Rheaume is a female ice hockey goaltender who is best known for being the first woman to play in the NHL. Manon was born in Beauport, Ontario on February 24th, 1972. Manon was the second child in her family of five. Her parents, Nicole and Pierre Rheaume also gave birth to two boys. Martin, who is older than Manon, and Pascal who is the youngest. Manon always grew up with a passion for hockey. She trained with boys and played on boys’ teams when she was in minor hockey because, at that…

Retired, professional hockey player and current head coach of the Tahoe Icemen,Mickey Lang, was faced with this question when his career as a player came to an abrupt halt in December of 2014.” I wanted to stay in hockey and the ultimate goal was to be a hockey coach, fortunately things worked out with Tahoe.” Lang accepted the position as head coach of the Tahoe Icemen in August 2016. The Icemen are a Tier II Juniors ice hockey team, in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) that have players…

start of the roaring twenties. Many of the foundation players had gone to war, some never to return, others were busily raising families of their own. Goodall guided the rebuilding of the decimated Victorian game; the first interstate women 's ice hockey competition in 1922; and the first national association in 1923. During the twenties, he had married a second time, retired as a player (returning briefly only for Kendall 's farewell series), busied himself with setting the sport on a national…

questioned the bleacher already filled with youth hockey players, the man in front of me answered that many of the girls teams around Stamford had purchased tickets. I couldn’t help but chime in that I was glad they were getting seated first and he agreed, saying he’d be happy to stand, the girls are who are important today. With the inaugural game of the NWHL young girls sporting sticks and skates have a new type of role model, a type of female hockey player that is not playing merely as a…

Pond Hockey and Civic Duty Whether at a stadium with referees and organized periods, or a pick up game with friends on the pond behind my house, I have always enjoyed hockey. However, each of these two styles of play is quite different. A good example of this is when the goalie covers the puck by their goal. In professional hockey, the players are always taught that until the referee blows the whistle, they are to jab their stick at the goalie and his glove in an attempt to knock the puck out…