Older players corner the NHL's sweater market
The NHL's most popular players are also its oldest, yet the league isn't worried about the younger generation.
View ArticleLockout won't end by itself
Even more maddening than the length of the lockout is the fact nothing is being done to end it.
View ArticleWhy all the suspensions? Just don't tell me it's 'code'
This should be a time when the NHL is celebrating its finest time of the season. Instead, a string of incidents, and suspensions, have muddied the works.
View ArticleE.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: Swiss, Slovaks provide highlights of Day 3 of Olympic hockey
VANCOUVER -- On the third day, I was forced to re-evaluate. I figured it would be at least four or five days before this tournament threw me for a loo...
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: Olympic hockey wraps with a classic between U.S., Canada
SOMEWHERE OVER NORTH AMERICA -- That was a hockey game, my friends. It's funny: We didn't need one fight to make it a great game. On both sides, these...
View ArticleNHL - Hradek - Defending the top 10 goalie list and more
I knew you'd all have some questions about the different top 10 lists that I've posted in recent weeks. And you definitely didn't let me down. With th...
View ArticleNHL - Kessel, Malkin and Quick among top rebound candidates
Neil Greenberg outlines 10 NHL players who, despite suffering early-season performance drops, likely will turn around their play over the rest of the season. Toronto's Phil Kessel and Pittsburgh's...
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