E.J. Hradek: Breaking down Day 1 of Olympic action
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- What a day! It was wall-to-wall hockey at GM (I mean, Canada Hockey) Place. Throughout the tournament, I'll give you da...
View ArticleE.J. Hradek: Team USA needs fast start versus Switzerland
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Before I look at Wednesday's quarterfinal matchups, I must offer a tip of the cap to Latvia, Norway and Belarus. Those ...
View ArticleE.J. Hradek: Time to start talking Sweden repeat
VANCOUVER -- In the preliminary round, the teams created their road map to the gold medal. After map-questing the field, here are a few thoughts on ea...
View ArticleE.J. Hradek: Congratulations to U.S. hockey team with a gold medal
Let me begin this edition of the Monday 10 by congratulating the U.S. Sled Hockey team for capturing gold at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vanco...
View ArticleNHL - Hradek - Ilya Bryzgalov is league's best goalie
Here's a Monday 10 that's sure to tick you off ... maybe. It's my top 10 list of goaltenders. This list is based on their current playing status and d...
View ArticleStanley Cup - Hradek - previewing each first round series
Did you know that there were 6,803 goals scored this season? Don't feel bad, I didn't either until I got a nice note from Allison Loucks and Andrew Da...
View Article2010 NHL Playoffs - Stanley Cup - Hradek - West picture still cloudy
On Tuesday night, our last five-game night of the 2009-10 season, the playoff picture got pretty clear in the East, while our view in the West remains...
View Article2010 NHL Playoffs - Stanley Cup - Hradek - Sedin, Ovechkin star as Canucks,...
OK, let's take a quick quiz. Raise your hand if you thought Wednesday night's Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres tilt just might go on all night. I know...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 - On Jumbo Joe, Nicklas Lidstrom's future and the...
After another busy weekend of playoff hockey (can you believe we're almost through the second round?), here are 10 thoughts for the beginning of the w...
View ArticleNHL: Notes from the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
We haven't played even a week of playoff games, and the defending champs already find themselves on the brink of elimination. That didn't take long! ...
View Article2011 NHL Playoffs: Roberto Luongo, Marian Gaborik feeling the heat as...
Are you nervous today, Canucks fans? I'd think you might be after suffering your second straight butt-whipping by the champs-on-the-brink Chicago Blac...
View Article2011 NHL Playoffs: A look at Vancouver Canucks, Roberto Luongo and the top...
I don't know about you, but my eyes are bleary from a crazy second weekend of these Stanley Cup playoffs. On Saturday, hockey junkies were treated to ...
View Article2011 NHL Playoffs: Picking Chicago Blackhawks over Vancouver Canucks and...
I have to begin with a quick comment about Pittsburgh Penguins role-playing forward Chris Conner, who suffered one of a hockey player's worst nightmar...
View Article2011 NHL Playoffs: Analyzing the Canucks' win over the Blackhawks and picking...
A memorable first round comes to an end with two Game 7s tonight. If either of them is anywhere near as good as the epic Vancouver Canucks-Chicago Bla...
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