Rogers Unveils NHL Programming Strategy   – More games, more choice with upwards of 500 games across 13 networks – – Up to 7 nationally-televised Hockey Night in Canada games on Saturdays – – New national night: Sunday on City now appointment viewing with “Hometown Hockey” – TORONTO (February 4, 2014) With eight months to go until the puck drops on the 2014-15 NHL season, Rogers today unveiled its high-level NHL...

Face-offs are a very important part of a NHL hockey game.  With an average of 60 face-offs per game, winning a faceoff can be very important.  When a team wins a face-off,  the team gains five extra seconds of puck possession on average.  The team may also gain a quality scoring chance by winning the face-off.  The question is,...

The back-up goalies in the NHL this year have forgotten that they are back-ups.  The statistics speak for themselves.  Many back-ups have outplayed their starting teammate between the pipes.  This is great news for many NHL coaches, but has also started some goaltender controversies.  The following are the statistics for the top ten back-up goalies.   San Jose – Alex Stalock...

  San Jose Sharks forwards Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau will continue their illustrious careers in teal after each signing three-year extensions to remain with the team. Both players will remain key cogs to the team after being the franchise’s cornerstone players for the better part of the last nine seasons. What do these deals mean for the Sharks moving forward?...