Archive for the ‘General Hockey’ Category

Mighty Morphin’ NHL Stars

08.23.10 | Author: Steven Ovadia | Posted in General Hockey | No Comments »

This is a cool video featuring the faces of Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Teemu Sellane, and Henrik Zetterberg being morphed into a new Soviet player. The transformation takes place using Photoshop and it’s pretty amazing: Merrill Kazanjian, the artist, has a YouTube channel here (although, sadly, he doesn’t work exclusively with hockey players).

For Many, Hartford Whalers Represent the Final Days of a Better NHL

08.17.10 | Author: Steven Ovadia | Posted in General Hockey | No Comments »

Is Hartford Whalers gear outselling a significant proportion of active NHL team merchandise? It depends who you ask. According to a vendor who’s a major Whaler seller, Whaler gear is in the top five nationally. According to the NHL, Whaler gear is popular, but they won’t rank it against other NHL teams. The Whalers are [...]

Eric Lindros Not Ready for the Hockey Hall of Fame

06.22.10 | Author: Steven Ovadia | Posted in General Hockey | No Comments »

The Eric Lindros Hockey Hall of Fame question is a fun one. On the one hand, you have a guy who put up solid numbers for most of his career. On the other, you have a guy who didn’t live up to his potential and the expectations of the hockey world. But on the other [...]

NHL Can’t Rush a Headshot Rule

03.17.10 | Author: Steven Ovadia | Posted in General Hockey | No Comments »

So the NHL is trying to rush a headshot rule into production before the playoffs. It’s important that the NHL protect its players but this really isn’t the type of thing you want to rush into. The headshot issue has implications that can ultimately impact the future health of hundreds, if not even thousands, of [...]

NHL Needs to Make Safety a Public Issue

02.16.10 | Author: Steven Ovadia | Posted in General Hockey | No Comments »

Tim Panaccio spoke to a Western Conference scout who’s convinced the glass used behind the goals is causing injuries. The scout told Panaccio the puck bounces off of the glass too hard and too fast, forcing goalies and defensemen to constantly swivel to follow the puck as it shoots over the net toward the stands [...]

Icing Icing?

03.26.08 | Author: Steven Ovadia | Posted in General Hockey | No Comments »

ICE KINGS: A Review

01.03.08 | Author: Steven Ovadia | Posted in General Hockey | No Comments »

Rocket Skates!

12.12.07 | Author: Steven Ovadia | Posted in General Hockey | No Comments »

NHL Diversity

12.11.07 | Author: Steven Ovadia | Posted in Bruins, Coyotes, General Hockey | No Comments »

The Last Walz

12.03.07 | Author: Steven Ovadia | Posted in General Hockey, Media, Wild | No Comments »
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