Many people believe that the game on New Years Day will be the first hockey game ever played at Fenway. That is not quite the case.
Avon Old Farms and Taft-Watertown faced-off earlier this week. These are private Connecticut boarding schools that attract affluent students from all over the country. The Hartford Courant reported that a [...]
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First Game Played At Fenway, Not The Winter Classic
47-Year Old, Chris Chelios To Play Minor League Hockey
All 30 NHL teams have said no to Chris Chelios but like that desperate guy at the end of the party–he just won’t take no for an answer. The 24 year veteran of the NHL is now willing to play for a minor league hockey team to prove he still has what it takes.
That’s right. [...]
ESPN 30 For 30 Documentaries: Kings Ransom
Subject: Wayne Gretsky
Director: Peter Berg
Last night Kings Ransom kicked off the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary series. The doc focuses around the 1988 Gretzkey trade. Wayne Gretzky was traded along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings for $15 million in cash and LA’s 1st round picks [...]
Malkin Attempts To Revive Pens, Fights Zetterberg
The game was nearly complete when Malkin decided to send a message to close out game 2 in Detroit. The message was likely more to his teammates than the opposition; the Penguins will not go down without a fight. With two games this week in Pittsburgh, the series is far from over.
Evgeni Malkin fights Henrik [...]
