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Sports Illustrated
December 12, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
Inside the NHL The comeback of Mario Lemieux is good news for everyone in the league...   |
Sports Illustrated
October 16, 2001
Michael Farber |
European vacation Long wait on tap for next Euro NHL head coach... |
AskMen.com
December 27, 2000
Mark Simmons |
A-Rod Hits The Jackpot, Super Mario Returns Texas Rangers announced signing former Seattle Mariners shortstop Alex Rodriguez to a 10-year $252 million contract... Hockey world erupted when it was announced that Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and current Pittsburgh Penguins owner would be returning and paying himself the league average salary of $1.4 million... |
Sports Illustrated
December 13, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
King Penguin Super Mario dwarfs Lindros, but not Gretzky... |
Sports Illustrated
May 18, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Taps the tune in Pittsburgh Destiny has to end somewhere and it sure looked like it was slogging to a finish Thursday night at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. It was quiet as an abandoned igloo in there by the time New Jersey had finished controlling the Penguins in a 3-0 win... |
Sports Central
June 2, 2008
Joe Boesch |
Crosby and Company With their hopes for a Stanley Cup diminishing, the Pittsburgh Penguins can only learn from the past and build for the future. |
Sports Illustrated
October 22, 2002
Daniel G. Habib |
In Mario He Trusts Playing on the top line with Mario Lemieux has brought out the best in Pittsburgh's talented Aleksey Morozov. |
Sports Illustrated
February 19, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
A Different Goal Mario Lemieux has earned the right to put the Olympics ahead of his regular duties... |
Sports Illustrated
March 29, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Rattling Sabres The Sabres have the most wins since the All-Star break and still they receive no respect or accolades from the national media. Why is Buffalo always overlooked? |
Sports Illustrated
April 5, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Flawed Pens have too many holes Mario Lemieux has gotten the club to buckle down defensively a bit more lately (with good success) and the Penguins have won some big games so I won't "count them out." I'd be very surprised if they make the finals though... |
Sports Illustrated
August 20, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
An open letter to Rangers boss Glen Sather Everyone wishes Eric Lindros well, of course, and they wish you well, too. Maybe this latest union works out splendidly and everyone in Rangerland lives happily ever after... |
Sports Illustrated
November 21, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
Power Plays Jaromir Jagr leaves no doubt as to who is running the Penguins |
Sports Illustrated
February 13, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Third Wheel With 33 goals through Sunday, the sharpshooting Kovalev has already surpassed his career high for a season... |
Sports Central
February 14, 2005
Eric Poole |
NHL 2004-05: R.I.P. Considering the state of hockey, it's fitting that one of this country's largest collections of NHL memorabilia and jerseys is in a funeral home. |
Sports Illustrated
January 18, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Sather will wrestle with Decision 2001 Will Glen Sather will trade away his young talent (e.g. Pavel Brendl, Jamie Lundmark, Mike York, etc.) in order to bring in established veterans to make a run at the playoffs in 2001? |
Sports Illustrated
March 8, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Coaching carousel set to spin A lot of NHL coaches have already been shown the door this season. Is there anybody left who should be worried? Are there any coaches who need a strong playoff push to keep their jobs? |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
5 Failed Gretzky Heirs A few players emerged as successors because of their success at a young age, but we mustn't forget that, in addition to a solid skill set, the true heir must have Gretzky's humble personality as well. Here are the 5 players that came closest. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
What Sidney Crosby Can Do For The NHL Before even suiting up for his debut NHL regular-season game, the No. 1 draft pick was already a wealthy man. Crosby signed a three-year deal with the Penguins, which included an annual salary of $850,000. |
Sports Central
July 24, 2005
Mike Chen |
A New Era: Crosby Joins Baby Penguins How new young players Crosby, Malkin and Fleury may contribute to rebuilding the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
Sports Illustrated
January 8, 2002 |
A chat with James Blake Not only did he have Hewitt on the ropes in Flushing, but he won 13 matches in just nine events, banked nearly $200,000 in prize money and played a starring role in the U.S. Davis Cup win over India... |
Sports Illustrated
October 3, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Not your average opener Pucks are about to be dropped and at least that much seems right in our world... |
Sports Illustrated
November 2, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
Euro flavor soured by results Now everyone has won a game and everyone has lost a game. Aren't the Coyotes amazing? They get off to great starts every year, of course, but this season, with the change-of-ownership distractions, it's even more remarkable they're so focused... |
Sports Illustrated
February 1, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Bean counters may rule Beantown The Bruins will never be an odds-on favorite to sign any free agent, and the betting man would have to guess that Bill Guerin will be gone. They'll take a shot at him, though, and I think they have at least a fair chance of signing him... |
Sports Illustrated
January 10, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Coyotes face ugly ownership problem The best thing Coyotes fans have going for them is that the NHL very much wants to keep this market alive. The league will do whatever it takes to keep the team there and thriving... |
Sports Illustrated
January 4, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Avalanche overcome by a Blue streak I am not a fan of the Blues, nor of any team. Occasionally I root for individual players whom I've gotten to know and who have a real story behind them (I was pleased to see Mario come back with such panache, for example)... |
Sports Illustrated
May 17, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
Media split on Flyers Hockey Q&A: When will everyone stop underestimating the Flyers?... What do you know of the rumors regarding Gretzky taking over in Phoenix?... inconsistent officiating... etc. |
AskMen.com
May 2, 2001
Mark Simmons |
Lemieux & Jordan: Money Making Machines Clearly, Mario Lemieux and MJ love the game that they play. There is no doubt about this. But both Mario and Michael have something else in common: they are part owners of their respective teams. Well, Mario remains an owner while MJ will have to sell his stake if he decides to return... |
Sports Illustrated
March 6, 2002
Kostya Kennedy |
Some rough seas in the Atlantic A plan to revitalize the New York Rangers... |
Sports Illustrated
January 23, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Punch Line After Mario Lemieux got roughed up, the Penguins toughened up... |
Sports Illustrated
September 28, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
League will call penalties -- really Is this year going to be any different? The league always says it's going to crack down on clutching and grabbing, and call penalties. It works for a couple of weeks, then it's back to the same old thing. We need speed and flow... |
Sports Illustrated
June 21, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Offseason will be a busy one You can anticipate a busy offseason. With so many high-quality free agents and big-name players on the trading block, we could see some seismic roster shifts beginning as early as this week at the entry draft. Whither Jaromir Jagr? Eric Lindros? Dominik Hasek? |
Sports Central
February 23, 2007
Eric Poole |
A Second Chance For the NHL? For the first time in about a quarter century, the NHL appears to be on the verge of another golden era. |
Sports Illustrated
July 2, 2002
Michael Farber |
Winning Wings The NHL free agent floodgates have opened, and the Stanley Cup champs have scores in free agency. |
Sports Illustrated
March 1, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Piece of Blake for Colorado Colorado owes it to itself and to its fans to take a full-blown shot at the Cup right now, and this deal helps them do it. Whether they sign Blake or not, this was an excellent move... |
Sports Illustrated
January 25, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
How to help the Habs Sheesh, the Devils look great these days. There's so much gleaming talent out West and then there's relentlessly effective New Jersey representin' the East. The Flyers have played well, and Toronto will be a serious playoff force, but the Devils are the Eastern Conference's most threatening team... |
Sports Central
October 7, 2003
Vishal Patel |
NHL Season Preview: Seeing Red The days are getting shorter, it's getting nippier outside, and baseball isn't the only sport on TV anymore. The start of the NHL season is less than a week away. |
Sports Illustrated
March 30, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
The concussion discussion NHL Q&A: high sticking... mandatory visors... Eric Lindros in Hall of Fame?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
October 5, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
The 2005 NHL All-Stars Fuzzy crystal ball reveals a look at the future... |
Sports Illustrated
December 20, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
Who wants to be a general manager? Am I the only longtime hockey fan who has been completely turned off by the GMs in Boston and Philly? |
Sports Illustrated
February 21, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Increasing controversy Nothing warms in February like a passionate bunch of letters from some diehard icehounds. Another well-spun week, folks. I'll be keeping my eyes on Phoenix over the next several days. By this time next week, we may have a few trades to talk about... |
AskMen.com
Sheldon Souray |
Sheldon Souray's NHL Playoff Blog The Edmonton Oilers' defenseman gives his insights on the NHL Playoff season. |
Sports Illustrated
February 15, 2001
E.M. Swift |
A possible cure for NHL's power woes Whatever happened to the power play? There has been a power outage in the NHL over the past several years, and the brownout is severe enough that the league should do something about it... |
Sports Illustrated
February 8, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Crease fire Will Mario Lemieux try to bring back Tom Barrasso?... What do you want to see in the Sens that you don't see now?... I hear rumors that Mike Richter and Adam Graves are on their way out of MSG. Any truth to this?... etc. |
Sports Central
November 9, 2004
Mark Chalifoux |
Bettman's Plan to Save the NHL "Whether or not we miss half a season or three-quarters of a season, or don't have a season at all -- that is not the issue from our standpoint," the national Hockey League commissioner said. "We need a deal that is the right deal to address the problems and let us go forward." |
AskMen.com
May 30, 2001
Mark Simmons |
Sports Salaries: Putting Matters Into Perspective Readers usually inquire about the level of salaries amongst professional athletes. While some think current day levels are fair and normal, you can imagine that most people find the salaries that some players are fetching slightly scary... |
Sports Illustrated
October 19, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
A Good Yashin is great for Ottawa Well, Minnesota has its victory, which undoubtedly spawned some Wild parties in Minneapolis. The victim: Tampa Bay. Even with Vincent Lecavalier and all that young, swift talent, is the Lightning in for another long year?... |
Sports Central
February 26, 2005
Greg Wyshynski |
Melting Away the NHL's Lost Season From the ashes of the now-defunct National Hockey League's sunken season: The Hockey News begs for forgiveness, Mario Lemieux is selfish, shortsighted, and always has been, and the makings of a blueprint for a new NHL. |
Sports Illustrated
October 11, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
NHL Power Rankings Welcome to Kostya Kennedy's world-famous Power Rankings. Never have the opposite qualities of reverence and irreverence been so seamlessly intertwined... |
Sports Illustrated
January 3, 2001
Frank Deford |
Above and beyond Mario Lemieux's return is something to be thankful for... |
Sports Illustrated
April 26, 2001
Michael Farber |
Chat Reel Smorgasbord of good matchups in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs... |
