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Scouts always are on the road to somewhere

One of the most overlooked front office jobs in hockey is that of a scout. The scout provides preliminary information on players, and his reports are the first to be analyzed by the personnel people.   There are different types of scouts. One might ...

From EVAN WEINER, National Hockey league | NHL.com,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dwight D. Eisenhower,  Atlanta Thrashers,  Scotty Bowman,  Gordie Howe,  Sidney Crosby

Chadwick never set out to be a hockey innovator

It is pretty common for referees at all levels of hockey, from the beginners to the NHL, to give hand signals when doling out penalties. But the practice that was started back in the 1930s by Bill Chadwick came about purely by accident. Chadwick, who ...

From EVAN WEINER, National Hockey league | NHL.com,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Rangers,  Bill Chadwick,  New York Stock Exchange,  National Hockey League,  Hockey Hall of Fame

Brett Hull's longest three hours

The morning of June 23, 2009 was not a good one for Brett Hull. The Hockey Hall of Fame announcement was going to be made later that day, but Hull may have jumped the gun by saying to someone he was going to be inducted into the Toronto shrine. ...

From EVAN WEINER, National Hockey league | NHL.com,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Brett Hull,  Hockey Hall of Fame,  Dallas Stars,  ESPN,  Bobby Hull

Esposito made the difference as a Blackhawks rookie

Every season teams hope a young player will step up and help the team improve in the standings. While it's rare someone like that can make that much of a difference, there was one player four decades ago that made a huge difference for his ...

From EVAN WEINER, National Hockey league | NHL.com,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Chicago Blackhawks,  Tony Esposito,  Montreal Canadiens,  Bobby Hull,  Stan Mikita

Gainey built first Stars team with NFL in mind

Mike Modano probably is the most popular player in Dallas Stars history. But that wasn't always the case. In the very early days of the franchise, Modano and every other player played second fiddle to Shane Churla. It eventually would change, but ...

From EVAN WEINER, National Hockey league | NHL.com,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Dallas Mavericks,  Texas Rangers,  NFL,  Dallas Stars,  Dallas Cowboys

Canadiens are a part of Montreal's civic culture

For the most part, the Montreal Canadiens' 100th anniversary celebration, which ends Dec. 4, is winding down. In 2008-09 there were many events, as Montreal hosted the All-Star Game and the Entry Draft. The city recently renamed a portion of De La ...

From EVAN WEINER, National Hockey league | NHL.com,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Montreal Canadiens,  New York Yankees,  Toe Blake,  Stanley Cup,  Yogi Berra

Not every 200 foot by 85 foot NHL rink is the same

The standard ice rink in North America measures 200 feet long by 85 feet wide. And every NHL game in North America is played on a standard-size rink, which means conditions in every building should be identical. Make that nearly identical. There are ...

From EVAN WEINER, National Hockey league | NHL.com,  9 Oct 2009

Related Topics: St. Louis Blues,  Mike Liut,  Chicago Blackhawks,  Rick Martin,  Danny Gare (hockey)

For some rookies dreams do come true

In the century-long history of the Montreal Canadiens, historians might look back to 1985 as the "year of the rookie." In training camp, a trio of unknowns -- goaltender Patrick Roy and forwards Stephane Richer and Claude Lemieux -- were getting ...

From EVAN WEINER, National Hockey league | NHL.com,  25 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Patrick Roy,  Stanley Cup,  Montreal Canadiens,  Claude Lemieux,  Chris Chelios

Mom, Dad: Guess who invited me to dinner?

How would you like to be rookie attending your first training camp and have the star of the team invite you to his house to get to know you? For a lot of 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds attending their initial camp, there is a lot of trepidation. Those ...

From EVAN WEINER, National Hockey league | NHL.com,  18 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Gordie Howe,  Detroit Red Wings,  New York Islanders,  Pete Stemkowski,  Bobby Clarke

Arbour didn't mind a pie in the face from his players

New Calgary Flames coach Brent Sutter has to get to know his players, and those players have to get to know Brent Sutter.   Sutter might not want to read this because his players are going to get to know something about their coach which he might ...

From EVAN WEINER, National Hockey league | NHL.com,  11 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Al Arbour,  Brent Sutter,  New York Islanders,  Bryan Trottier,  Stanley Cup

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