23rd Anniversary of “The Trade” of Gretzky to L.A.
Today marks the 23rd anniversary of one of the biggest transactions in all of sports history, when Wayne Gretzky was involved in what has simply come to be known as "The Trade".
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Bobrovsky to start, Pronger out for opener
In a move reminiscent of 1986-87 decision made by Mike Keenan to start Ron Hextall over Bob Froese, Peter Laviolette announced today that rookie goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will get the start tonight against the Penguins
Categories: Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Andreas Nodl, Blair Betts, Bob Froese, Brian Boucher, Chris Pronger, CSNPhilly.com, Evgeni Malkin, Jari Kurri, Kjell Samuelsson, Mark Messier, Michael Leighton, Mike Brophy, Mike Keenan, NHL, Pelle Lindbergh, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, rogers sportsnet, Ron Hextall, sergei bobrovsky, Sidney Crosby, Tim Panaccio, Wayne Gretzky
Blake Breathes Life Into Ducks’ Playoff Hopes
“The good thing for us is we’re not even worried about who we’re playing right now,” Anaheim Ducks’ forward, Jason [...]
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Restoring the Rosters: Edmonton Oilers
Based on Matthew Pouliot’s series on Circling the Bases, I have decided restore the rosters for every NHL team. Like Pouliot, [...]
Read more...Categories: Restoring the Rosters, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Ales Hemsky, Alex Plante, Andrew Cogliano, Andy Moog, Danny Syvret, Devan Dubnyk, Fernando Pisani, Georges Laraque, Grant Fuhr, Jake Allen, Jari Kurri, Jason Arnott, Jason Chimera, Jeff Deslauriers, Jeff Petry, Jordan Eberle, Kevin Lowe, Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Mark Messier, Mathieu Roy, Matt Greene, Matthew Lombardi, Mike Comrie, Miroslav Satan, Nikolai Khabibulin, Olivier Roy, Paul Coffey, Rob Schremp, Ryan Smyth, Sam Gagner, Shawn Horcoff, Taylor Chorney, Theo Peckham, Tom Poti, Wayne Gretzky, Zack Stortini
