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I have been a diehard Edmonton Oilers fan since I was seven years old. I was privileged to watch the many greats who have donned Oiler orange and blue throughout the years. Yes maybe we were spoiled by a lot of that earlier success after all the Oilers won their first Stanley Cup in only…
The 2013 NHL Playoffs are set to begin on April 30th. There is still a lot to determine in terms of who makes the post season and who will be part of the also-rans. One thing is for sure, in a shortened NHL season, anything can and will happen. The last time the league played…
Last month the Chicago Blackhawks reigned supreme on the Hockey Fanatics NHL Rankings list for March. Can the Hawks do it again or will the Pittsburgh Penguins with their recent acquisitions make a run for top spot? NHL Rankings – April 2013 The hottest teams in the NHL right now is the St. Louis Blues…
Well the NHL trade deadline is about a week and a half away and the rumors are starting to heat up. This season we actually expect less activity due to it being a lockout shortened season. However we though that it would be fun to go through the 30 NHL teams and see who might…
As we have just passed the mid-way point off the season we thought that we would share our picks for the NHL awards based on the first half performance. We have also included our list of the top 10 disappointments for teams and players in the NHL lockout, shortened season. Here is a look at…
During the first month of the season, the San Jose Sharks topped our list as the top team in the Hockey Fanatics inaugural monthly NHL rankings. Last month it was the Chicago Blackhawks who topped our list. Let’s see who the top performing teams are for March. NHL Rankings – March 2013 The Western Conference…
Earlier this week the NHL announced the proposed plan for realignment. Working with the NHL Players’ Association, the National Hockey League’s new realignment plan includes four divisions in two conferences with wild-card spots for the playoffs. The breakdown shapes up like this: We actually like this proposed plans although it is not without flaws. While…
The 2017-2018 NHL season will mark the 100th Anniversary of the National Hockey League and although we are five years away, The Hockey Fanatic wanted to share some of the great pieces of history from the NHL game. We have compiled a list of 95 items (one from each year) to celebrate the 95 years…
A lot of people and hockey fans that we have talked to have surprisingly walked right back to the NHL after the NHL lockout that lasted 113 days and saw a revised 48-game schedule resulting in the cancellation of 510 regular season games or nearly 42% of the entire season. It took a lengthy negotiation…
Well the first month of the 2012-2013 NHL season is in the books although it only started on January 13th and the Hockey Fanatic is pleased to present our first installment of our monthly NHL rankings. Each month we rate the 30 NHL teams based on performance as well as our own personal “Hockey Fan…
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