http://hockeysportswagers.com Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:53:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It wasn't much of a secret last month when Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals took home the Hart Memorial Trophy. Before the awards ceremony, the NHL's online shop briefly linked to an Ovechkin T-shirt proclaiming him the league's MVP. Not that we needed a T-shirt to tell us that. Ovechkin ... http://hockeysportswagers.com/nhl/nhl-hockey-awards-who-took-home-the-hardware/ Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin have been linked in the NHL public consciousness (with an assist from league marketing) since they made their respective debuts three years ago. They're considered the best two players in the league; Crosby was the first to win the Hart Trophy in 2006-07, while Ovechkin ... http://hockeysportswagers.com/nhl/sidney-crosby-vs-alexander-ovechkin-who-is-better/   Surprise, surprise (not really). Steve Stamkos is now a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Picked No. 1 overall at the 2008 NHL Draft in Ottawa Friday night, Stamkos was the first overall pick in the 2006 OHL entry draft and posted 105 points (58 goals, 47 assists) with the Sarnia Sting ... http://hockeysportswagers.com/2008-nhl-draft/2008-nhl-draft-lightning-pick-stamkos/ Detroit Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek announced his retirement – in 2002. It seemed premature at the time; Detroit had just won the Stanley Cup, and fans in Hockeytown chanted for "one more year" during the victory parade. Here we are six years down the road. Hasek's season ended with another Stanley Cup, ... http://hockeysportswagers.com/detroit-red-wings/red-wings-goalie-retires-again/ Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins Old school hockey prevails. The Detroit Red Wings are the new NHL champions, rolling over everyone in their path to the Stanley Cup. At least they got a good fight from the Pittsburgh Penguins, who extended the series to a Game 6 with a stunning ... http://hockeysportswagers.com/nhl-betting-lines/2008-nhl-stanley-cup-playoffs-highlights/ It took them six games to do it and it would have been way cooler had they won it at The Joe, but on Wednesday night the Detroit Red Wings stunned a Penguins crowd to finally put an end to the NHL season by winning the 2008 Stanley Cup (by ... http://hockeysportswagers.com/stanley-cup/detroit-red-wings-win-the-stanley-cup/ If history is any guide, the Detroit Red Wings are more than familiar with what it takes to win the Stanley Cup. They've brought home the silverware 10 times, including three since 1996. The Pittsburgh Penguins have two Stanley Cups in franchise history and none since 1992. Both teams have a ... http://hockeysportswagers.com/stanley-cup-playoffs/stanley-cup-winners-teams-with-the-most-wins/ Just when you thought the Pittsburgh Penguins had the game, a determined Detroit Red Wings came back in the second and third period in what looked like a Cup winning performance. Then with 12 seconds left in the third period, the Penguins came back again to tie the game and ... http://hockeysportswagers.com/stanley-cup-playoffs/penguins-peak-in-triple-overtime/ Chris Chelios has been a healthy scratch in the Stanley Cup finals. Is he done? Michael Wilbon really tore a strip off the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday afternoon. "Score a goal!" Wilbon demanded in his best angry hockey parent voice on Pardon The Interruption, after the Pens failed to light the red ... http://hockeysportswagers.com/stanley-cup-playoffs/winning-the-stanley-cup-how-important-is-experience/ Beware of the mighty "Mule", Penguins fans; Detroit Red Wings top goal scorer Johan Franzen has been cleared by the team's doctors to practice with the guys on Friday. Although he probably won't lace up for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, he'll likely get ... http://hockeysportswagers.com/stanley-cup-playoffs/johan-franzen-cleared-to-practice-should-play-game-2/