Archive for the ‘Hockey’ Category

If Owen Nolan’s Press Conference was a Silent Film

As a Sharks fan, I worship Owen Nolan. Well, not worship per se, but I think he’s pretty awesome and good at hockey and stuff. I mean, he called the shot at the All Star Game in San Jose. Dude’s a legend. So now that he is officially retiring, I wanted to watch his press [...]


NHL Teams and their Kelly Clarkson songs

I am a hockey fan. I watch at least 100 games every year, write about hockey online, and even play the sport. And, like possibly dozens of other hockey fans, I like Kelly Clarkson. I own all five of her albums, including the the depressing one everyone forgets about because it had one mediocre single. [...]


Absolutely Nothing Has Happened

Sharks don’t get Hjalmarsson because Chicago decided to match. Kovalchuk signed a 17 year, $100M contract with the Devils that has been since rejected by the NHL. Blackhawks continue to blow up their team. Sharks have re-signed RFA Steve Zalewski to a league minimum, two-way contract. …And that’s pretty much it for big/Sharks-related news in [...]


Sharks Upset Brian Burke, Sign Niklas Hjalmarsson to Offer Sheet

While I was getting my beauty sleep this morning (since I need all that I can get), San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson did the unthinkable and signed Blackhawk RFA Niklas Hjalmarsson to an offer sheet, a four year deal worth $3.5M per year. For those of you completely confused by that first paragraph (how [...]


Quick Sharks News Rundown

I’ll be following the draft both today and tomorrow, but here’s just a quick rundown of what has happened this past week. Brad Staubitz to the Minnesota Wild for a 5th round pick I like this move. The Sharks only had four draft picks this year, and managed to get another one by giving up [...]


Sharks 10-11 Schedule Breakdown

Once again the time has come for the NHL regular season schedule to be released. The schedule guidelines remain the same: 6 games against each divisional opponent, 4 games for each conference opponent, and 1 game for each team in the other conference. There will be three “at large” teams from the opposing conference that [...]