http://www.thehockeynews.com The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. en 2007 Medias Transcontinental Sat, 17 May 2008 01:10:53 -0400 60 http://thehockeynews.com/imgs/design/logo_thn_print.gif http://thehockeynews.com/ http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15999-Islanders-Blog-Could-Blake-still-be-missing-LI-Here-we-go-again.html 2008-05-13 12:35:01 New York Islanders Blog As recently reported per TSN, Blake is open to the possibility of being traded this summer. There's no question that the Leafs had a very poor season and have spent too much money on players that were not worth the cash, Blake being one of them. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15876-Islanders-Blog-Outsiders-looking-in-Part-III.html 2008-05-08 11:13:22 New York Islanders Blog We're down to the final round before the Stanley Cup. The remaining two teams after the Conference Finals will own some minor bragging rights to the East and the West, but the Cup is what defines it all. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15790-Islanders-Blog-The-annual-underdog.html 2008-05-04 22:26:56 New York Islanders Blog It almost seems that every year there is that one team that no one expects to make out of the first round but somehow manages to carry the "Cinderella" title all the way to the Cup finals, and I think we may be seeing that with the Philadelphia Flyers. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15702-Islanders-Blog-Hollweg-and-Renneys-future-in-jeopardy.html 2008-04-30 22:37:27 New York Islanders Blog I'm not surrounded by many hockey fans where I work...but somehow I managed to get the Pens/Rags game on the tube to help pass time on a slow day. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15610-Islanders-Blog-The-Reality-that-is-the-Penguins.html 2008-04-27 19:42:43 New York Islanders Blog With work, school, and final papers/exams, it has been a bit tough to catch a lot of these playoff games, and it truly does disappoint me. Today I just had enough time to only catch the final buzzer of the third period of Game 2 in the Pens/Rangers series, and you can imagine that I liked seeing Avery get what he had coming too him. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15512-Islanders-Blog-Outsiders-looking-in-Part-II.html 2008-04-24 11:28:30 New York Islanders Blog When I wrote my first blog for all the hockey fans watching their team on the golf course while other teams competed in the playoffs, I announced that the Washington Capitals were my choice to go as far as possible. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15379-Islanders-Blog-A-salute-to-Martin-Brodeur.html 2008-04-19 12:50:29 New York Islanders Blog You want find me saying this often, but I stand by Brodeur in his decision to not shake hands with the notorious pest, Sean Avery. The handshake is meant to show respect to one another after a hard fought series of the most demanding games of the year. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15329-Islanders-Blog-We-have-a-plan.html 2008-04-17 15:16:32 New York Islanders Blog "Average is as close to the top as it is to the bottom, and I'm sick of being average," said Snow. "We've developed a strategy to become competitive every year, which is the key to winning the Stanley Cup. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15209-Islanders-Blog-The-always-controversial-Sean-Avery.html 2008-04-14 11:36:49 New York Islanders Blog For those of you who did not see the game, here is the YouTube link that shows what the notorious NHL pest, Sean Avery, did during Game 3 in Round 1 of the Rangers’ series with the New Jersey Devils. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15188-Islanders-Blog-For-the-outsiders-looking-in-whose-your-team.html 2008-04-13 17:23:01 New York Islanders Blog After spending my entire afternoon at a local outdoor roller hockey rink, soaking in the playoff atmosphere of phlegm and teary eyes combined with the hint of summer break on the horizon, I decided it's time to assess what team I want to make the most out of their playoff opportunity. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15164-Islanders-Blog-The-UFAsplayin-for-keeps.html 2008-04-12 16:45:26 New York Islanders Blog Much like the words of the Great Ricky Bobby of Talladega Nights, a lot of the Islander skaters were playing for the right to keep their jobs. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15056-Islanders-Blog-The-dust-has-settled-so-how-do-we-clean-this-mess.html 2008-04-08 21:13:36 New York Islanders Blog It's been a few days now since the season has ended for our beloved franchise, and once again we are sitting on the outskirts of the playoffs looking in, watching other teams compete. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14895-Islanders-Blog-Monday-The-BIG-day.html 2008-04-03 13:22:23 New York Islanders Blog This Monday at 8PM we will be able to witness the lottery draft for the first overall pick in what is one of the deepest drafts in years. Right now, although it hasn't been solidified as definite, the Islanders sit in what appears to be the fifth worst spot, prompting the possibility of getting that 1st overall pick. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14837-Islanders-Blog-Brodeur-and-the-Devils-arent-fools-this-April-Fools-Day.html 2008-04-01 22:20:36 New York Islanders Blog Sure, it's a day of practical jokes and funnies, but there was nothing funny about the Devils victory tonight at the Coliseum. Tonight Brodeur captured his 40th win of his career against the Islanders, leading his team once again to clinching a playoff spot for the 11th year in a row against our lowly Islanders. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14764-Islanders-Blog-Tambellini-sent-down-so-now-what.html 2008-03-30 11:35:12 New York Islanders Blog Jeff Tambellini, who was one of the main reasons Chris Simon was moved which thus allowed him a full-time position, has been sent down to the Islanders Bridgeport affiliate once again this season. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14618-Islanders-Blog-Dubie-Dubie-dooor-dont.html 2008-03-25 17:32:26 New York Islanders Blog So the silence has been broken and Wade Dubielewicz has come out to say like many other players heading towards free agency, that Long Island is his home, he wants to stay and remain an Islander, and is happy playing for the team. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14546-Islanders-Blog-Hopefully-its-the-first-of-many.html 2008-03-22 14:05:15 New York Islanders Blog What better way to score your first NHL goal than on one of the greatest goaltenders of all-time, Martin Brodeur? IHow about the fact it was the game winner with just under a minute or two remaining in regulation that ended a six game skid? You can tell he felt all that and more with a smile that spread wider across his face than the hips of Fat Bastard from Austin Powers. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14469-Islanders-Blog-The-constant-routine-of-an-Islanders-fan.html 2008-03-19 18:26:15 New York Islanders Blog Hockey has been one of the greatest things to ever enter my life. In most generations, kids get into hockey when they're young, very young. Sometimes even at the ages of five or six. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14429-Islanders-Blog-Was-DP-hiding-an-injury-after-all.html 2008-03-18 13:03:08 New York Islanders Blog Wade Dubielewicz gets the start tonight and Joey MacDonald has been recalled from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League. Rick DiPietro will have an MRI on his hip this afternoon and the Islanders expect to have results on Wednesday. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14350-Islanders-Blog-The-New-York-Sound-Tigers.html 2008-03-15 16:02:15 New York Islanders Blog "It would be foolish to think we're rushing him in any way," Snow said. "He's been one of the best forwards in Bridgeport, averaging just under a point a game. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14255-Islanders-Blog-Isles-get-electrocuted-by-Lightning.html 2008-03-12 17:44:39 New York Islanders Blog "We ask him over and over again not to play the puck as much," Nolan said of DiPietro. "He's one of the best puck-handlers in the league, but you just can't overhandle it. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14153-Islanders-Blog-Does-this-team-deserve-to-make-the-playoffs.html 2008-03-09 15:41:15 New York Islanders Blog It's a huge question many fans have to ask themselves. Do we all want our team to be in the playoffs? Absolutely. What fan doesn't? Do we want our team to win and advance, and hopefully make it to the Cup Finals? Without question. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14138-Islanders-Blog-The-Lucky-13.html 2008-03-08 18:56:16 New York Islanders Blog Once again the Islanders sit in 11th place, nine points from last in the East, and only five points away from a playoff spot. Tonight they play a Flyers squad that has only won four games in their past ten, but holds onto that 8th seed in the east that the Islanders have set their desperate eyes on.