by Eric McErlain Here's a short video reel I shot on Wednesday afternoon in the Chicago Blackhawks locker room immediately following their practice at Wrigley Field just one day ahead of the 2009 NHL Winter Classic. In this clip, you'll see Brian Campbell, James Wisniewski and Kris Versteeg all answering questions about the weather conditions they'll have to endure on gameday, January 1.NHL Winter Classic Diary: In the Locker Room With the Hawks originally appeared on NHL FanHouse on Thu,...
by Ted StarkeyThe good news for the NHL keeps rolling in after Thursday's display at Wrigley Field, as the early television numbers for NBC are looking good.According to Bloomberg, the overnight ratings registered a 2.9 number nationally, up 12 percent from last year's rating of a 2.6 of the Penguins-Sabres clash from Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, making this year's event the highest-rated regular-season game in 13 years.Translated, it means roughly 3.2 million U.S. households tuned in to...
by Bruce CiskieFanHouse is keeping hockey fans updated on the happenings at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa.No matter the angle I want to take with this update, it keeps coming back to one thing.When you have a win-or-go-home situation in hockey, the result so often comes down to goaltending that you have to curse a team that doesn't have an adequate presence between the pipes.So, in light of that thought, I offer curses to Team USA.This isn't about ripping Thomas...
by Bruce CiskieFanHouse is keeping hockey fans updated on the happenings at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa.In what was easily the best game of the tournament so far, Canada and Russia hooked up for a classic in the semifinals of the IIHF World Junior Championships.The Russians took a late lead on a garbage goal, but Canada dramatically tied the score as Jordan Eberle (NHL rights: Edmonton) got to a loose puck near the Russian net and scored with just over five...
by Bruce CiskieFanHouse is keeping hockey fans updated on the happenings at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa.One of the more controversial moments of this years IIHF World Junior Championships happened during the United States-Canada game Wednesday.John Tavares (2009 draft-eligible) scored his second goal in like five seconds (OK, it was close to a minute) to close Canada to within 3-2. As the hyped-up Canadians were celebrating Tavares' awesome goal, they skated...
by Adam GretzGrowing up in Pittsburgh in the early 1990's, there was never any doubt as to who...
Sidney Crosby vs Brett McLean, Hockey Fight, 1/3/09. The Penguins center and captain Sidney...
by Ted StarkeyThe good news for the NHL keeps rolling in after Thursday's display at Wrigley...
The Phoenix Coyotes scored five goals last night against the New York Islanders and they needed...
by Eric McErlainEntering Saturday night's action, Washington Capitals left winger Alex Ovechkin...