Peter Forsberg has been trying to work his way back into the NHL and now that he has accomplished that his next goal is trying to win another Stanley Cup. His choices of teams were the Flyers and the Colorado Avalanche neither of which were very good contenders to winning the Cup. Yet, it seems that Forsberg had high hopes in Colorado and chose to return to them.
Richard Zednik – forward for the Panthers had to endure an hour of surgery to reconnect his carotid artery on Sunday night. He is currently in the intensive care unit – but in stable condition. He was admitted to Buffalo General Hospital Sunday night after he was accidentally cut on the right side of his throat by his teammate Olli Jokinen during the third period.
For the first time in the modern NHL era, neither finalist from the previous season will make it back to the playoffs. So with champion Carolina and Edmonton out of the picture, the 16 remaining teams begin their pursuit of the crown. The Southeast Division provided the winners on each side of the seasonlong lockout, Tampa Bay in 2004 and Carolina last year.
A little school from Alabama makes it all the way to the NCAA hockey tournament as the longtime coach prepares to skate off into the sunset. We’re probably the talk of college hockey right now because of what we did,” said coach Doug Ross, who is retiring after 25 years. “People didn’t think we could do that.” What they did was come from behind in all three games to win the College Hockey America tournament, overcoming a 4-0 deficit in the championship game against Robert Morris on Sunday, to claim an automatic NCAA berth.
Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey in Canada and the United States, is a team sport played on ice. It is a speedy and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural, reliable seasonal ice cover. Ice hockey tends to be a dangerous sport. Protective equipment is highly recommended and is enforced in all competitive situations. This usually includes a helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, mouth guard, protective gloves, heavily padded shorts, a ‘jock’ athletic protector, shin pads/chest protector and a neck guard.