Revisiting Gretzky vs. Lemieux

Going Five Hole takes a look back at the non-rivalry that defined the 1980’s. With all the talk of the rise...

Are You a Fathead?

The Proceedings of the Royal Society, a prestigious research institute, has concluded that hockey players with fat, round heads take the...

NHL Morning Papers (Thursday Edition)

Here are the morning papers for Thursday the 21st of August: Bruce Dowbiggen of the Calgary Herald gives readers a crash...

Why Washington is a hockey community

From Greg Wyshynski of  Yahoo! Sports: This is nothing to be ashamed of, because this is the nature of the community:...

Trading Cole costing Canes some ticket buyers

From Luke DeCock of the News & Observer: The emails keep coming in reacting to Monday’s column, which told the story of...

Hockey Jargon by the Hockey News

Ryan Dixon of the Hockey News examines some of the terms that have become favoured by hockey commentators like Pierre McGuire....

Hockey and Heavy Metal

NHL.com takes a look at the links between hockey and heavy metal music. Take a moment to think about all the...

Selanne return somewhat dependent on Sundin?

From Curtis Zupke of the Orange County Register: If you’ve been waiting patiently for Teemu Selanne to make a decision about playing...

Life in Pro Hockey with Rob Schremp (Seventh Entry)

Note: Periodically throughout the year, Oilers’ prospect Rob Schremp will provide Illegal Curve readers with a unique insight into the world...

Downey re-signs with Red Wings

From the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings signed tough-guy right wing Aaron Downey to a one-year contract today. Read the short...