The Morning According to Us

...because you're $3 billion in the hole doesn't mean you can't host a World Cup event! Hello mobile sponsorship! The Chinese watched the Olympics on their cell phones at a 58...

More on Yzerman, the KHL and the Blackhawks fallout

...director Steve Yzerman. Not just because they assembled the 2002 Olympic champion team and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey championship squad, but, in my mind, just as much because of the failure of...

Your QOTW answers: Russia, Sweden are 2010 favorites

...lot of love for Finland, a silver medalist in Torino and runner-up at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Let's take a look at a few of the posts: rjs162: I will...

Will Scott Niedermayer retire?

...everything a player could accomplish from a team perspective. He's won four Stanley Cups, an Olympic gold medal, a World Cup, a World Championship, a World Junior Championship and a Memorial Cup. He's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 18, 2007

Post-Olympic mailbag

The Olympics are over, the stretch drive has begun and the trade deadline is just around the corner. With so much going on, it's a great time to answe...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 28, 2006

Sweden, Finland golden enemies

...earn the win. In September 2004, the rivals played a spirited 4-4 tie during the World Cup of Hockey. In that game, with more stars in both lineups, the Finns came from behind...

USA Shuffle

Team USA head coach Peter Laviolette isn't afraid to make changes. In both of his NHL coaching gigs (Islanders and Hurricanes), Laviolette hasn't been...

Defending the gold

...LW Ryan Smyth and RW Shane Doan. Based on their success together in Europe and at the World Championships last season, C Joe Thornton and LW Rick Nash (who also received a lot of late...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 21, 2005

...there were whispers about Heatley's possible personal problems and his supposed subpar play in the World Cup, World Championships as well as the Swiss and Russian Leagues. Personally, I don't buy much...

Gary Bettman had to make a very tough call when it came to the decision to reinstate Todd Bertuzzi. And, on Monday, in his long statement, he acknowle...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2005

...He was part of Canada's Olympic gold medal team in 2002 and the nation's World Cup of Hockey championship squad in 2004. Best yet, the 26-year-old Brewer is scheduled to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 02, 2005

...the extra period. Or, as one league observer said, "You won't see the Kovalchuks of the world getting big OT minutes under that system." While I love the simple W-L idea, especially as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 14, 2005

Ray Scapinello, the Cal Ripken of NHL on-ice officials

I don't think Ray Scapinello has stopped smiling since the day he found out he was going into the Hockey Fall of Fame in June. There he was again tod...

Gilmour patiently awaiting his Hall of Fame fate

...ahead of his time with videos and systems and all that stuff. And he won two Stanley Cups with an expansion team." Clarke said Shero was nominated by his group for the 2008 class, but...

QOTW answers: Bure, Ciccarelli on your future Hall of Fame ballots

Reading the posts from our latest Question of the Week reminded me of many debates I've had sitting on the dock at my cottage two hours north of Toron...