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Powering their team’s success
December 30, 2008 by
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As we close the books on 2008, the latest NHL Penalty Plus/Minus update shows a familiar face leading the way
Steve Sullivan playing in January?
December 29, 2008 by
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Throughout Steve Sullivan?s long recovery from back injury, the Nashville Predators front office has been extremely cautious in the language they use to describe Sully?s prospects or timetable for returning to NHL action. That?s what makes this article from Sunday?s Tennessean so ...
Get your Preds gear, and spread the love of hockey
December 29, 2008 by
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As profiled here at KK a couple weeks ago, Adam Sherlip is planning an extraordinary journey to the Kashmir province of India to teach kids the Coolest Game on Earth. You might be thinking to yourself, India? Ice Hockey? But you?d be surprised?
Ice hockey is hugely popular in Ladakh, ...
Koistinen to play tonight, and Klein might too
December 29, 2008 by
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According to John Glennon?s afternoon update over at the Tennessean, Ville Koistinen is set to play tonight as the Predators take on the Avalanche in Denver. Typically, that would mean a benching for Kevin Klein, as the other five defensemen have played all 35 games so far for ...
Deep Thoughts
December 23, 2008 by
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With the holiday rapidly approaching and lots of stuff yet to do, I?ll just leave you with a few brief points heading into tonight?s Predators-Panthers game in Florida (6:30 Central):
1. The Preds have 5 shutouts in the last 12 games, and Florida has gotten stellar goaltending...
Predators prospects leading Team USA at Worlds
December 22, 2008 by
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From USA Hockey:
Defenseman Jonathon Blum (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) has been named captain of the 2009 U.S. National Junior Team that will compete in the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26 ? Jan. 5, in Ottawa, Ontario. The announcement ...
The Great One, Not!
December 22, 2008 by
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While hockey fans are taking the world of Twitter by storm of late, one famous figure who most certainly is NOT tweeting these days is Wayne Gretzky, despite a profile that appears to mark the Great One?s entry into the 21st century. Here?s the story from Information Week:
Posts on ...
A Grand Captain
December 20, 2008 by
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Tonight in Nashville against the New York Islanders, Jason Arnott will play his 1000th NHL game, a milestone achievement in what has become a remarkable career. Having started out with the post-Messier Edmonton Oilers in 1994, Arnott has been a major contributor everywhere he?s played, ...
The Sociology of Mucking & Grinding
December 19, 2008 by
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Ryan Kennedy of the Hockey News gives us a feature on Joel Ward, the hitherto unknown winger who has found a home along side Jason Arnott and J.P. Dumont on the Nashville Predators? top scoring line: Ward ended up following some friends to the opposite side of the continent from Long Beach, ...
Steve Sullivan, back on ice!
December 17, 2008 by
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From the Nashville Predators: Forward Steve Sullivan is skating with the Predators at practice today. Through the first half of practice, he has skated at full speed in all of the drills with the team. This is the first time Sullivan has skated with the team for a practice session...
Hockey stats analysis has come a long way, baby
December 17, 2008 by
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In the New York Times Slap Shot blog, Jeff Z. Klein surveys the state of statistical analysis of the NHL, and finds a variety of interesting topics being investigated: ...now the raw numbers for hockey are readily available in all kinds of categories, and that has led to the emergence of a new ...
Hard work getting re-Ward-ed
December 15, 2008 by
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In this morning?s Nashville City Paper, David Boclair profiles Joel Ward, who came out of nowhere to earn a roster spot with the Predators in training camp, and is now playing regularly on the top line with Jason Arnott and J.P. Dumont: ?He can score a little,? coach Barry Trotz said. ?He can ...
Iggy catches O?Sullivan
December 15, 2008 by
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This week?s update of the NHL Penalty Plus/Minus numbers show Calgary captain Jarome Iginla continuing his strong play of late, as he?s caught L.A.?s Patrick O?Sullivan for the league lead at +17, a fair step ahead of four players who are all tied at +14. When it comes to leaving their ...
Up one day, down the next
December 14, 2008 by
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From the Nashville Predators: Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has reassigned forward Ryan Jones to the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League. Jones played one game in his second stint with Nashville, ...
Nashville hockey fan hooks up Oilers & Leafs
December 14, 2008 by
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As a followup to last week
Parsons inches closer to goal-scoring record
December 14, 2008 by
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Don Parsons, who as I wrote earlier this week is primed to become minor league hockey
How many owners does it take toa??
December 11, 2008 by
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Adam Proteau of the Hockey News considers the question of whether single- or multiple-owner organizations are better suited for NHL success: In Edmonton, it's difficult to be cheery, what with the Oilers having won just three home games this season. But there's one thing a€...
Team faceoff performance: a situational breakdown
December 11, 2008 by
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Following up on the story in this morning's Rocky Mountain News about the impact of faceoff performance on team success in the NHL, I wanted to take a look at how teams are faring so far this season, but one level deeper than one usually sees. The table below outlines team performance...
Dare we hope?
December 11, 2008 by
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John Glennon's afternoon update over at the Tennessean contains the most optimistic language we've seen yet out of the Nashville Predators regarding the prospect of Steve Sullivan returning to the ice: Asked if Sullivan would soon be returning to practice, Trotz said, ``If...
Nashville's All-Star, sort of
December 11, 2008 by
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Well, at least one Nashville Predator is leading the All-Star balloting; too bad it's for the KHL All-Star Gamea?? This from today's KHL press release: After one week of fan voting for the inaugural KHL All-Star Game to be held Saturday, January 10, 2009, outdoors in Red Square...
The Worst of the Worst
December 10, 2008 by
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So which was the worst team in NHL history? The 1980-81 Winnipeg Jets, who went 9-57-14, or the 1974-75 Washington Capitals, who went 8-67-5 and only won one out of 40 road games? Or better yet, how do these legendary losers compare with the most hapless franchises in all of ...
Lower highs leading to higher lows?
December 10, 2008 by
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The current economic situation presents a challenge for the NHL, in light of the relatively new salary cap and revenue sharing mechanisms that govern the financial flows between teams and players. An entire generation of sports fans has grown up without having actually experienced a ...
Burrows gets away with one
December 10, 2008 by
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As a followup to the Alexander Burrows hit on J.P. Dumont in last night's 3-1 Vancouver win in Nashville, the NHL has declined to suspend the Canucks forward for his head shot. Quoth Barry Trotz in a piece at the Tennessean this afternoon: "I trust that the league deals with...
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