Nieuwendyk’s hockey career in a nutshell
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If you were asked to name the greatest players of all-time, would Joe Nieuwendyk make your list? He’s one of those players who played exactly at the right time in his era, and could carry a team if needed, but rarely did he need to. He was born and raised in the Durham Region just east of Toronto. Nieuwendyk was one of the best lacrosse players in his country before he turned his attention to the ice. He has enjoyed success at every level of the game, from NHL to internationally to the front office.
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The history of the NHL: The Original Six Era
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL,
The history of the NHL can be divided into four unique eras, each spanning roughly 25 years. The second era, and most historic of those past, is the Original Six era, where six oldest existing teams battled each other year after year for the Stanley Cup. Toronto, Montreal, NY Rangers, Boston, Chicago an Detroit formed intense rivalries amongst each other and carried the NHL through a golden age of competition unlike any other in sports; one defined by heroes, dynasties and defining the game.
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King Clancy’s Jedi mind tricks
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL,
How often do you see a referee change his mind? How about without video replay? Needless to say, it doesn’t happen very often. Team captains plead with seemingly no success in today’s NHL to refs to reverse penalties, call goals, whatever else they can do to give their team an edge. But it just doesn’t work. Stories of when it did are few and far between, but on March 10, 1931, Toronto Maple Leafs leader King Clancy did the improbable.
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Canadiens history of poor centennial celebrations
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Championship, Editorial, NHL,
With all of the centennial celebrations in the Montreal Canadiens camp over the past year, it seems appropriate to look back into their lengthy history. During another centennial in 1967 – Canada’s centennial – the Canadiens were battling the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup finals in an attempt to win their third straight championship. It would be the last Finals before the expansion and the last time two Canadian teams would face each other until 1986, when the Habs beat the Calgary Flames.
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New Leafs shine in debut
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL, Trades,
Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke can sleep soundly. His widely publicized trades on Sunday saw his team acquire goalie J.S. Giguere, defenseman Dion Phaneuf, and forward Fredrik Sjostrom. All three players made their Leafs debut on Tuesday night, and each contributed in their own way to a 3-0 Leafs shutout victory against the slumping New Jersey Devils. Fans were excited by the trade announcements, and with introductions out of the way, both on and off the ice, it’s back to business for the Maple Leafs organization.
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Blockbuster breakdown: Calgary Flames
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL, Trades,
The Calgary Flames were part of the first of two bold trades involving the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. The blockbuster trade saw the Flames give up defensive strongman Dion Phaneuf, as well as right winger Fredrik Sjostrom and prospect Keith Aulie. In exchange, they picked up forwards Niklas Hagman, Matt Stajan, Jamal Mayers, and defenseman Ian White. Calgary’s offensive woes have plagued them in January, and the addition of three mid-level forwards, they hope to provide a shot of adrenaline that will carry them through the playoffs.
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Blockbuster breakdown: Anaheim Ducks
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL, Trades,
As part of Sunday’s blockbuster trades, Ducks GM Bob Murray added a couple of key pieces from Toronto to his struggling team. The Ducks picked up forward Jason Blake and goaltender Vesa Toskala. Blake is the key piece for Anaheim as they’ll try to make a late push to grab a playoff spot from one of the other slumping teams in the West. They had to give up former Stanley Cup winner and current backup goaltender J.S. Giguere to get them, which in their eyes was a bargain.
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Blockbuster breakdown: Toronto Maple Leafs
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL, Trades,
It seems blockbuster trades aren’t entirely a thing of the past in the NHL. But it took a blockbuster GM like Toronto’s Brian Burke to do it. With two colossal trades on Sunday, Burke added defensemen Dion Phaneuf, winger Fredrik Sjostrom and prospect Keith Aulie from Calgary, giving up forwards Niklas Hagman, Matt Stajan, Jamal Mayers, and defenseman Ian White. The second deal sent forward Jason Blake and goalie Vesa Toskala to the Ducks in return for goaltender J.S. Giguere.
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Canucks to make NHL history with long road trip
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Editorial, NHL, Olympics,
Tonight, as part of CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada, the Vancouver Canucks took on the Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Not only was this special because it’s the second game of an all-day, all-Canadian triple-header, it also kicked off what would be the longest road trip in the history of the NHL. The Canucks will go 42 days without playing a home game. Along the way, they’ll play 14 games in 13 cities and cover 12,855 miles.
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Leafs’ big gamble paying off
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL,
Have the Toronto Maple Leafs reached desperation? Since last summer, when Leafs GM Brian Burke merely mentioned the word “playoffs,” fans have taken his meaning completely out of context and are now reeling against the GM for his lies and lack of results; not to mention his team’s awful play this season. Phil Kessel, acquired from Boston for three draft picks (two firsts and a second), has struggled, and in a Burke-esque move, the Leafs have called up forward Tyler Bozak from the Toronto Marlies AHL team to center the first line.
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