Posted by admin on 17th, 2008
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Peter Pocklington is well known in hockey circles, being the owner of the Edmonton Oilers during their glory days of the 80’s.
At an auction recently, Pocklington sold off a range of hockey memorabilia at auction. The value of the sales is believed to be worth $294,269 US.
Included in the sale are 5 Stanley Cup Rings (84, 85, 87, 88 & 90), 3 Edmonton Trappers PCL Rings (84, 96 & 97), a 1987 Clarence Campbell Bowl replica and a 1985 Miniature Stanley Cup.
“It’s just memorabilia,” Pocklington told the Edmonton Journal. “I remember being there in real life and those memories will last forever.
“To look at a hunk of gold, that I keep in a safe most of the time anyway, every five years, doesn’t make much sense,” he said. “I’d just as soon use that money and the interest on it to look after my grandchildren.”
- Pocklington auctions off his Stanley Cup rings
Pocklington isn’t new to the sales game of course. He is the man who sold Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings, and in past years has sold other items at auction, including another Stanley Cup miniature and a replica of the Clarence Bowl.
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Posted by admin on 21st, 2008
It’s that time of year again. The NHL Playoffs are just around the corner, and teams are already starting to prepare for the post-season. In the West it’s highly possible that the 8 Playoff teams will be made up of 4 from the Northwest Division, 3 from the Pacific and 1 from the Central. In the East it’s possible that there will be 4 from the Atlantic, 3 from the Northeast and just 1 from the Southeast.
One could argue that the Southeast and Central Divisions are the weakest in their respective divisions, and the current NHL schedule could be seen as biased towards strong teams from those divisions. That is a topic for another day.
Today I want to touch on something that can make or break a game in the NHL, or in fact in any hockey league; Refereeing.
Bad calls are something we learn to live with in professional sports. We must remember of course that the people in the black and white stripes don’t always see things the way we do. There are times however when bad calls have influenced the result of a game. Just this week referees made a bad call and caused a 2 minute minor on a team, then just 30 seconds later failed to pull up a goalie interference call on the opposition team, which resulted in a Powerplay Goal.
The Playoffs however are the be all and end all of NHL hockey. Teams battle it out all season to make the Playoffs and the last thing they want or need are referees not doing their jobs properly.
We can only hope then that we will have a relatively clean Playoff Series, not just from the teams, but also the Referees.
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Posted by admin on 14th, 2008
If there is one thing that last years offseason taught GMs around the league it’s that no player is safe from large, seemingly unreasonable offers. The Tomas Vanek, then Dustin Penner issue saw the start of GMs locking up their players for long(ish) term deals to ensure they’re not poached by other teams. The best example of this of course is the NHLs first Hundred Million Dollar man, Alexander Ovechkin.
The latest young player to be locked up is New York Rangers netminder, Henrik Lundqvist. Lundqvist and the Rangers agreed on a 6 year deal today, said to pay the 25yr old Lundqvist $6.5million per year for the next 6 years.
While the length and value of the deal — believed to be for six years at more than $6.5 million per - have been set, there is language in the contract that is still being hashed out. So the Rangers are not expected to make a formal announcement until Thursday at the earliest.
- NHL @ Yahoo
February is going to be a busy month due to the trade deadline being just around the corner. It will be interesting to keep an eye on the teams GMs and see what cards they play.
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Posted by admin on 8th, 2008
The 2008-2009 NHL season will go down in the history books as one of controversy and debate, and nothing sparks greater debate this season that the use of the Free Agency Market.
At the center of many of these debates are the defending champions, the Ahaheim Ducks and their re-signing of Teemu Selanne and Scott Neidermayer. Neidermayer of course was not a free agent, and not really valid in discussion.
Selanne however has created quite an uproar among fans over the last few weeks. Added to that we now have news that Peter Forsberg wants back in the NHL and is once again fresh meat hanging in the free agency marketplace.
The great debate centers around a single question.
Should free agents who have “retired” or are “thinking about retiring”, who don’t sign with a team at the start of the season be allowed to jump back into the league mid-season when they get the urge?
Of course, let’s be honest here. The reason fans are so upset isn’t that Selanne has returned. It’s the way that both Selanne and Neidermayer waited until such a time that the Ducks could fit them into the salary cap. To many, this is seen as using the salary cap in a way that is neither ethical nor right.
Forsberg is a different story however, as his decision not to play this season was not by choice, but by force due to injuries. So should he be granted asylum to this argument?
Something to ponder, that’s for sure.
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Posted by admin on 3rd, 2008
45 New Videos Added Today
Total Videos: 742 (in 12 categories)
Todays featured videos include both the spectacular and the funny side of hockey. First, we have a goal by Even Trupp of the University of North Dakota scoring a fantastic goal against rival team, the Gophers, then we take you to an outdoor rink to watch a Zamboni race.
Trupp Goal vs Gophers
Evan Trupp scores a spectacular goal to win the game for the Sioux!!! (02/01/08) http://www.best2watch.com ENJOY!
Category: Goals
zamboni race
outdoor rink
Category: Hockey Humour
Alex Ovechkin
THe best goal ever
Category: Goals
Lake Erie Monsters Goal
Watch David Jones of the Lake Erie Monsters score his first of two goals at the Quicken Loans Arena against the San Antonio Rampage. Sorry about the lady screaming, she never shut up! She was so annoying!
Category: Goals
Whose goal is it?
Jeremy and Patrick in front of the net. Who scored?
Category: Goals
Modano vs Ohlund, Brodeur
Mike Modano against the defender, Brodeur receives the goals only, but how?
Category: Goals
Rough Night For The Devils 2008
the devils lost at home by 2 points againts the rangers
Category: Goals
Artem Anisimov goal
Artem Anisimov goal on World U20 Championship 2008 in Czech republic- Pardubice & Liberec
Category: Goals
Cherepanov goal
Alexei Cherepanov goal on World U20 Championship 2008 in Czech republic- Pardubice & Liberec
Category: Goals
Top 10 NHL Goals 1996-97
Enjoy!:P
Category: Goals
Higgins scores 02/01/2008
Sarah Higgins scores vs. the Riptides on a pass from Joanie Zia.
Category: Goals
Hockey Goal Montage
Hockey Goal Montage Music: Master of Puppets-Metallica
Category: Goals
Andy McDonald celebrates Sykora’s goal
Andy McDonald celebrates Sykora&39;s goal as if it&39;s his own in a game from the 05-06 season.
Category: Goals
McAmmond’s goal vs Panthers - Jan 22/08
Clips from Dagwood of SensNetwork.com Check out the website for all the latest news on the Ottawa Senators. News, chat, forum, videos and pictures! Largest Ottawa Senators community on the web, next to facebook.
Category: Goals
Mats Sundin rush sets up Tomas Kaberle for OT Goal
Game 3 of the 2003 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals featuring the Philadelphia Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The series is tied 1-1 and Game 3 is into overtime until Mats Sundin takes stage and storms into the Philly zone to set up Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle for the winner to take a 2-1 series lead. Courtesy of Bay Street Bullies and CBC Sports.
Category: Goals
Top 10 Rick Nash Goals
Amazing goals by Rick Nash
Category: Goals
Fighting Sioux vs. Michigan - Duncan
Ryan Duncan scoring the first goal of the game in the 2006 NCAA regional tournament against the University of Michigan
Category: Goals
Oakland University Hockey Brett Haugh Goal
Oakland @ Davenport
Category: Goals
NHL skills competition obstacle course relay
NHL skills competition obstacle course
Category: 2008 All Star Game
The greatest hockey game ever
5 different songs. Listen to it Subsicbe. [Made by dognsteve1] Photos from Google
Category: Compilations
hockey
a cool hockey moments
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tribute to wayne gretzky
a video to wayne gretzky
Category: Compilations
Biography: Pavel Datsyuk
My 1st Bio! the Last Picture is me! I Will Do Requests! Enjoy!
Category: Compilations
Ovechkin vs. Crosby
You Decide whos better
Category: Compilations
SCL 08 NYI on NHL 08 - NYI @ NYR
Gameday 12 for the Islanders in the SCL 08 Hockey league. Game NHL 08 from EA Sports. The Islanders in New York at the Rangers Madison Square Garden
Category: Game Recaps
NY islanders vs Ottawa Senators
ice hockey game - islanders vs senators 29th Jan 2008
Category: Game Recaps
Toronto@Carolina Jan/31/08
Toronto Maple Leafs @ Carolina Hurricaines 3-2 loss for Toronto
Category: Game Recaps
Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens 1/31/08
Go Caps Go!
Category: Game Recaps
Huet Makes an AWESOME Blue Line Save!
Hahaha, not a fan of Huet at all but gotta give him credit. He does it…Hasek Style!
Category: Goalie Saves
Comeau Hits Higgins From Behind
Bad hit but worse move my Higgins to turn into it. Higgins would turn out to be okay…
Category: Hits & Checks
VanMoerkerke Vs Manojlovic Feb 1, 2008
February 1 2008 Brampton Battalion at Sudbury Wolves Luke VanMoerkerke vs Stevan Manojlovic
Category: Hockey Fights
Cape Breton Pepsi Islanders-Antigonish Brawl
One of the worst braws ever seen in hockey
Category: Hockey Fights
Amerks Fight!!
Franklin Macdonald of rochester and a toronto marlies player
Category: Hockey Fights
lambert vs jackman
hockey fight
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Russian Hockey
Pavojingas ledo ritulio žaidimas Rusijoje
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Parros vs King Feb 1, 2008
George Parros vs D.J. King from the Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues game on Feb 1, 2008. via http://www.hockeyfights.com
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Kesler vs Jokinen Feb 1, 2008
Ryan Kesler vs Olli Jokinen from the Vancouver Canucks at Florida Panthers game on Feb 1, 2008. via http://www.hockeyfights.com
Category: Hockey Fights
Dave Brown vs. Scott Stevens 86-87
good little brawl here.
Category: Hockey Fights
North Dakota Hockey Cheap Shots, Fight!
Minnesota vs. UND 2/2/08 in WCHA play shows lots of cheap shots by UND. Game ends in fights and Minnesota answers
Category: Hockey Fights
Barch Gets Beat
Dallas Stars host the Buffalo Sabers at American Airlines Center. Barch is getting his ass beat unfortunetly. Not his fault, he was exhausted
Category: Hockey Fights
Shortest Intermission Ever?
Just a bit of a mistake at the Bell Centre…
Category: Hockey Humour
war drums of hockey…
my two strange friends drumming on their hockey pants to get the team pumped up…
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hockey spaz
some guy spazes out on a hockey game
Category: Hockey Humour
Kelly interview vs Panthers - Jan 22/08
Clips from Dagwood of SensNetwork.com Check out the website for all the latest news on the Ottawa Senators. News, chat, forum, videos and pictures! Largest Ottawa Senators community on the web, next to facebook. 1st first intermission
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Sweet Horn
Horn created by NHL horns.
Category: Other
Sidney Crosby
sidney crosby the next one canada young best pittsburgh penguins 87 ice hockey
Category: Shows & Commercials
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