Three Stars of the Night: 3/1/10

Well, the Olympics have ended and we're back to the grindstone now with the stretch run in the NHL.  Most teams had the night off on Monday, but the unlucky teams that drew the short straws were the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche, so here are your three stars of the evening. First...

Blake Benzel | News/Features | Monday, 01 March 2010

Unconcerned with critics, U.S. must only answer to Canada

Brian Burke was irate. The general manager of Team USA and Toronto Maple Leafs was participating in a conference call about the Vancouver Olympic Games in January. Throughout the half-hour discussion, Burke had been matter-of-fact about the likelihood of the 2010 United States men’s...

Denis Gorman | News/Features | Saturday, 27 February 2010

Three Stars of the Night - Olympic Edition: Women's Gold Medal Game

With all of the hype surrounding the Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament, we oftentimes forget that the women are playing too.  Bearing that in mind, here are Hockey Primetime's three stars of last night's Women's Gold Medal game. First Star: Marie-Philip Poulin, Canada - Poulin had both goals for...

Blake Benzel | News/Features | Friday, 26 February 2010

Three Stars of the Night: Olympic edition - The quarterfinals

First Star: Miikka Kiprusoff, Finland – On a night filled with tremendous performances, Kiprusoff stood above the rest with his 31-save shutout against the Czech Republic. "Kipper" saw steady action every period and was the backbone of a strong win for Finland, which will go on to face Team...

Blake Benzel | News/Features | Thursday, 25 February 2010 |3 comments

Three Stars of the Night - Olympic Edition: Day 7

First Star: Eric Staal, Canada – In his first game moved to the team's first line with Sidney Crosby and Jarome Iginla, Staal was a force, assisting on both of Iginla's tallies and on Crosby's lone goal. The eldest Staal played just 14 minutes but helped the Canadians start to shake memories...

Blake Benzel | News/Features | Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Olympic medal round bracket

Because NBC would rather put ice dancing in prime time ... please bookmark Hockey Primetime's medal-round bracket for the men's Olympic hockey tournament: quarterfinals semifinals finals ...

HPT Staff | News/Features | Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Three Stars of the Night - Olympic Edition: Day 6

First Star: Ryan Miller, USA - Ryan Miller could very well go on to win the Vezina and Hart Trophies this season, but last night's game would be the game for which U.S. hockey fans remember him. Miller survived Team Canada's barrage of shots, making 42 saves to give the U.S. a stunning 5-3 upset...

Blake Benzel | News/Features | Monday, 22 February 2010

Morrow brings defense, leadership to Canada

It was night of December 29. The Dallas Stars had topped the precocious and potent Chicago Blackhawks, 5-4. The Stars’ captain had recorded an assist and took a two minute hooking minor in 18:40 of ice time. Hours later he was at home and, per usual, Brenden Morrow could not sleep. ...

Denis Gorman | News/Features | Saturday, 20 February 2010

Three Stars of the Night - Olympic Edition: Day 4

First Star: Daniel Alfredsson, Sweden - Alfie's two goals were the difference in the game, as Sweden avenged Belarus's 2002 upset with a 4-2 victory.  The captain of the Ottawa Senators put Sweden up 2-0 with his first period marker on the powerplay, then put the game out of reach for Belarus...

Blake Benzel | News/Features | Saturday, 20 February 2010

Bergeron's two-way play earned Olympic spot

The voice on the other end of the phone was fitting in a peculiar way. See, the voice had a hand in ruining the hopes and dreams of a fan base that had not experienced the game’s ultimate success since bell-bottoms were en vogue. He and his dynastic mates defeated the Colonial...

Denis Gorman | News/Features | Friday, 19 February 2010