Have something you'd like to know about the NHL or have something to say about what The Hockey News has written? Every Tuesday and Friday, web columnist Adam Proteau will respond to your emails in The Hockey News.com's mailbag feature.

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Ask Adam: Identity crisis

Ask Adam: Identity crisis

by Adam Proteau - November 20, 2009 11:49 AM EST

In the mailbag this week: Who's your all-time team?... Why doesn't Canada ice two Olympic entries? And more.
I got an Ask Adam question this week from a woman congratulating me on being hired as Panthers assistant coach and wishing me good luck in being inducted into the Hockey Hall Of Fame.


Ask Adam: Very superstitious

Ask Adam: Very superstitious

by Adam Proteau - November 13, 2009 1:00 PM EST

In the mailbag, Adam answers your questions on: Tim Thomas, meeting players at the ACC, playing on holidays, and more.
It’s Friday the 13th! Oooga Booga Booga and all that jazz. Here’s your weekly batch of Qs and As. Adam, If Tim Thomas got injured, what will the situation look like for the Bruins? Larry Finger, Lenox, Iowa Larry, Without Thomas’ heroics between Boston’s pipes, the Bruins would be a combination of The Chevy Chase Show, New Coke and the second incarnation of the WHA.


Ask Adam: On the move

Ask Adam: On the move

by Adam Proteau - November 6, 2009 11:19 AM EST

In the mailbag: Liambas suspension?... Where will Atlanta and Florida go?... Germany's goalie?... and more.
It’s Hockey Hall of Fame weekend here in THN Headquarters Land – and we’re looking forward to seeing all five hockey-lifers take their place as honored members.


Ask Adam: Stats and order

Ask Adam: Stats and order

by Adam Proteau - October 30, 2009 1:07 PM EDT

Adam answers your questions on the shootout, NHLers in movies and the direction of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In the Ask Adam mailbag system, the process is represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the readers, who ask questions, and the writer, who answers them.


Ask Adam: Plain to see

Ask Adam: Plain to see

by Adam Proteau - October 23, 2009 12:50 PM EDT

In the mailbag: line matching on TV... NHL back in Quebec City?... Habs getting the shaft?... and more.
We received some great questions this week, so we’ll have to keep the answers relatively short. Adam, in order to get causal viewers more involved in watching the sport, I propose that TSN, Versus, NBC and the like add a box under the score that lets you know which line is on the ice.


Ask Adam: Island unto himself

Ask Adam: Island unto himself

by Adam Proteau - October 16, 2009 12:35 PM EDT

In the mailbag: Is Tavares the real deal?... Bettman in HHOF?... Home whites?... Homegrown talent?... and more.
Next week’s mailbag will be composed by the author in a runaway silver helium balloon garage attic. Keep sending (or floating) your inquiries in to the usual location and we’ll keep aiming for new hoaxes heights.


Ask Adam: Flame on!

Ask Adam: Flame on!

by Adam Proteau - October 9, 2009 1:55 PM EDT

In the mailbag: Does Calgary's success feel good?... Thoughts on Theo?... Award picks?... And more.
We’ll get to this week’s mail momentarily, but since I’ve begun mentioning it in other places, I might as well mention to AA readers that the book I edited and co-wrote, Puck Funnies: Hockey Humor, Hilarity and Hi-Jinx, will be hitting virtual and actual book stores in the very near future.


Ask Adam: Welcome Mats

Ask Adam: Welcome Mats

by Adam Proteau - October 2, 2009 1:35 PM EDT

In the mailbag: Sundin in the HHOF... Drury duty... Hossa's Cup chances... Tampa's point man... and more.
If it wasn’t enjoyable enough being at the first game of the NHL season – between two Original Six rivals, no less – it got a whole lot better for your faithful question-taker-and-answerer when he checked out the press box seating arrangement and realized he’d be watching the game beside none other than CBC play-by-play legend Bob Cole.


Ask Adam: Countdown to hockey day

Ask Adam: Countdown to hockey day

by Adam Proteau - September 25, 2009 1:25 PM EDT

Will Gaborik shine on Broadway? Who should go No. 1 in a pool? Is Gretzky a good coach?
It’s a bittersweet time for Canadians today – not because Wayne Gretzky has left the Phoenix Coyotes (more on that later in the mailbag), but because today marks the release of the final chapter of the Trailer Park Boys saga.


Ask Adam: Wing and a prayer

Ask Adam: Wing and a prayer

by Adam Proteau - September 18, 2009 1:15 PM EDT

In the mailbag: What can the Hawks do to get out of their Cap mess?... Olympic impact?... Buffalo Balsillie?... and more.
Before ye olde mailbag doth commence for another week, a little Ask Adam question-writing tip for the day. Did you know the word “that” is almost always utterly superfluous? Rampant overuse of “that” drives me and THN senior special sections editor Brian Costello absolutely batty.


Ask Adam: Get your Phil

Ask Adam: Get your Phil

by Adam Proteau - September 11, 2009 1:40 PM EDT

In the mailbag: Leafs offer sheet to Kessel?... NHL like MLB?... A Daymond in the rough?... Dubinsky's contract?... And more.
Before we get to this week’s mailbag, I want to pay my respects to the memory of Garnet ‘Ace’ Bailey and Mark Bavis, two L.


Ask Adam: Alternate answers

Ask Adam: Alternate answers

by The Hockey News - September 4, 2009 2:29 PM EDT

With Adam away, staffers step up to answer on Patrick Kane, Paul Kelly, captains, assistants and more.
What a beautiful day in Toronto – and on the verge of a long weekend, too. Adam Proteau is enjoying his vacation, so the THN staffers chipped in to answer your questions.


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