Ice Hockey [NHL & Elite League]

[Tucson Villain]

Yotes beat Blackhawks to move into the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

[The Left Side]

Some one high up in the NHL wants Ottawa to win after looking at their goal last night, I think the Villa should sign him up.

[pmarachi]

Some one high up in the NHL wants Ottawa to win after looking at their goal last night, I think the Villa should sign him up.

I am a Rangers fans and I am also conspiracy crazy...

BUT I don't think ANYONE in any level of the NHL wants any team to be in the Stanley Cup Finals more than the Rangers.

[UK Redsox]

Congrats to the LA Kings on making the Stanley Cup Finals.

After scraping into the playoffs as the eighth seed in the West, they then knocked out the 1 seeded Canucks, the 2 seeded Blues and then the 3 seeded Coyotes.

The first time in NHL history that a team has knocked out the top three seeds.

[pmarachi]

The Kings goalie is from about 25 minutes north of where I live.  My high school team (I played hockey until I was about 17) played his school team (He obviously wasn't there yet)*.

If the Rangers don't make it, I am all for the Kings.  As a kid I used to go see the New Haven Nighthawks on Friday nights with my dad (former Kings minor league/farm team).


One notable graduate from my high school was Chris Drury (left the year before I got there), won the state championship in HS (but our team won every year), an olympic medal, a stanley cup, a rookie of the year trophy, a little world series title (as a kid), and in the twilight of his career he went on to captain his childhood team, the New York Rangers.  (his dad Ted was also my first hockey coach when I was like 9)

[UK Redsox]

Just been to see "Stanley" at the Hockey HOF here in Toronto.

As usual, most visitors were ignoring the original cup, which is kept in a small side vault, in favour of being photographed with the display replica.

This is the second time that I've been round the HOF and Museum and it is pretty underwhelming when compared to Cooperstown.

[UK Redsox]

I watched the first period of Kings @ Devils Game 2 in "Wayne Gretsky's". I left when it looked like things might "kick-off" between a pissed up Scottish bloke (who's girlfriend was the first non-cute Norwegian that I've ever seen) and a couple of local knobheads.

[UK Redsox]

Comfortable win for the Kings tonight. I watched part of the game in a bar here in Boston. The consensus was that the Devils got hosed on the first goal. Brodeur clearly had the puck smothered when the Kings guy poked it out from under him.

In other NHL news, Tim Thomas continues to be a bit of a knob

[The Left Side]

Have to say the Kings look very impressive.

[UK Redsox]

Devils won game 4 in LA to stave off defeat for a while

[The Left Side]

Devils leading 2-1 in Game 5 with 1 period to go!

[Desi]

Game six! Amazing comeback.

[UK Redsox]

I know its a few days late but congrats to the LA Kings on their first Stanley Cup.

[usav]

I know its a few days late but congrats to the LA Kings on their first Stanley Cup.

Yes, rather them than Philly, NJ, Detroit or New York.

[The Left Side]

The Penguins have been quoted as favourites for next year!