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6 results for "nhl draft"
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The Top Story Lines at the NHL Draft
Katie BakerFor many of the teenage prospects gathered in Pittsburgh for tonight's NHL draft, the last couple of days have been designed to show off some of the best of what this year's hockey-mad host city has to offer — even if the itinerary clearly hasn...
Blog | June 22, 2012 -
Mike Modano Says Goodbye
Katie BakerWhen the gloriously mulleted and barely 18 years old Mike Modano was drafted no. 1 overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1988 NHL Draft, he was so nervous that he stood on stage clutching his new no. 9 jersey in his, as he described them, "clam...
Blog | September 23, 2011 -
Grantland Live Returns!
Juliet LitmanTonight is a perfect storm of sports. There are two Game 7s in the NHL playoffs, eight NBA teams playing for better seeding on the final night of the regular season, and the NFL draft begins. Thus, there could not be a better night for Grantland Live...
Blog | April 26, 2012 -
Advanced stats in hockey, the plight of the Wild, the strange twe...
Katie BakerThe plight of the Wild, the strange tweets of Ochocinco, and the rest of the week in the NHL.
Story | Conversation | March 08, 2012 -
Which All-Star Will Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chara Humiliate T...
Sean McIndoeThe NHL's annual All-Star fantasy draft is the undisputed highlight of the NHL's All-Star weekend, in the same way that reading magazines in the waiting room is the undisputed highlight of a colonoscopy. After last year's generally well-received d...
Blog | January 26, 2012 -
Katie Baker's Coldhearted: On Week 2 of the NHL Season
Katie BakerPlus: Sick snipes, silly controversies, and the rest of the week in the NHL.
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2011