According to TSN, the Montreal Canadiens will be retiring Patrick Roy’s number 33 during the the upcoming NHL season. A press conference is schedule for this afternoon to make the announcement. In 12 seasons with Montreal, Roy compiled 289 career wins, 29 shoutouts and a 2.78 goals-against average. He also had a 70-42 record in [...]
I’m obsessed with hockey numbers, but not just knowing how many goals players scored in any given season, or who has won the most Stanley Cups. I love finding patterns in the numbers as well. And from a historical perspective, things look good for the Detroit Red Wings to repeat as champions. Since the NHL-only [...]
As September rolls on, and the start of NHL training camps grows near, it appears that Mats Sundin is finally talking with teams. It’s been reported by TSN that Sundin has met with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and plans on meeting with the Montreal Canadiens before returning to Europe today. The Sundin camp was quick [...]
The KHL (Russia’s Continental Hockey League) is accusing the National Hockey League of violating a moratorium agreement between the two leagues to not sign players from either side who are under contract. The claim is that the Los Angeles Kings signing of both Vjateslav Voinov and Andrei Loktionov breaks the moratorium because both were under [...]