NHL Nicknames Explained

By Vince Comunale What’s in a name?  Well, if we’re talking the nicknames of the NHL’s 30 teams, then a lot of time, planning, research, thought and consideration.  Sure, some names just make perfect sense like Ottawa using the nick name Senators given their location in Canada’s Capitol. Likewise, the Washington Capitals’ name was a…

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Scifo on the Pens – Malkin, Kessel help reeling Penguins snap five-game skid against Columbus

By Dan Scifo From the Point contributor PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel stepped up when the Pittsburgh Penguins needed them the most. With captain Sidney Crosby out of the lineup and the team reeling from a lengthy losing streak under new coach Mike Sullivan, Malkin and Kessel both scored twice, leading the Penguins…

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Valuing the NHL

By Vince Comunale Forbes Magazine recently released its annual listing of the values of all 30 NHL teams. This year there was a change at the top, with the New York Rangers and their $1.2B value supplanting the Toronto Maple Leafs who slipped to third place on the list with their mere $1.15B value. The…

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NHL Unbreakable Records

By Vince Comunale The saying is that records are made to be broken. Well, that may be the case with most records, but the NHL records profiled below are so outrageous that they just might stand forever. The first one that comes to mind is Mario Lemieux scoring five goals in five unique ways. Scoring…

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