Derek Boogaard was recruited to the NHL mainly to be an enforcer. After having a record of fighting over 180 times in the Junior Hockey League, he continued this trend as he entered into the big leagues where in his 277 NHL career games he scored a total of three goals and accumulated 589 penalty minutes.…
Remember when we all stayed glued to our television screens while the gold medal hockey game in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics had just reached the critical turning point? Both the Canadian and USA star-studded teams entered overtime. All players on the ice glistened with sweat as every moment seemed to last a decade, and every…
Even in the offseason, hockey fans have plenty to watch and pay attention to. Big name players are being signed and traded so fast that even I can’t keep up. Recently, Ilya Kovalchuk was the biggest fish on the free agent sea. However, he is now signed up with the New Jersey Devils for the next 17 years, for…