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2009 NHLer of the Year: Martin Brodeur
Not since 1981, when Wayne Gretzky broke important records held by Phil Esposito (points), Bobby Orr (assists), Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy (fastest 50 goals), has one player made such a broad-spectrum assault on the record book in one calendar year as Martin Brodeur did in 2009. Unlike Gretzky,...
Sawchuk
Six attackers, frantic to even the score, the rink tips, bodies piling onto me. Fergusonhacks my bad elbow, his look says, Here’s bone for your jar. Hooks my feet from under me, lands on my legs. I punch at the back of his head and get this whiff of hair cream. All of this in silence. Nothing...
Who's the best backstop in the biz?
About once a year -– usually the week of my "keeper league" hockey pool -- I pick up a copy of the Hockey News. This former staple in my life has almost entirely been replaced by the Internet.But my draft is tomorrow, so yesterday I leafed through a friend’s copy of THN. Besides a cover story on...
He's Coming; But When Will He Be Back?
Outside of the Devils games, the big story on Chere's and Gulitti's blogs has been the return of Martin Brodeur to the ice. While it's not in full, official practices, he's seeing shots and that's big. In fact, Gulitti has brought back what could be the target date for Martin Brodeur: February...
Booth Named NHL's Second Star of the Week
Superman's nuthin without a booth.Thanks to three goals and an assist in two games, including an overtime game-winner, Cats' forward David Booth has been named the Second Star of the week by the NHL, following Vancouver's dual-DNA freak Danrik Sedin, and edging out some goaltender in New...
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