The last week or so has been particularly cold in Massachusetts, with snow, extreme winds and sharp dips of the thermometer. But no one it seems is colder now than that professional hockey team that plays over on Boston’s Causeway Street. This time last year the Boston Bruins were playing great, so well in fact that they were happily ensconced on top of the Eastern Conference, a comfortable perch... 

Being a team captain in the NHL carries a number of duties.  Officially, captains (or alternate captains) are the only on ice players allowed to communicate with referees regarding interpretation of the rules.  This usually happens on plays when there is confusion, such as whether or not a puck crossed the goal line or if the puck goes out of play.  This is done mainly to ensure the refs are not... 

Well, what can I say positive about the Bruins right now? The Winter Classic was exciting. Um, Mark Stuart is due to come back soon after suffering a broken sternum, although I don’t know how. Milan Lucic is back from his second injury of the season. And Patrice Bergeron doesn’t have a broken hand, just a broken thumb. But yikes, it has been a tough season so far for Team Black and Gold (or should... 

Every sport, of course has injuries, and hockey is no different. Broken ribs and bones and concussions are par for the course. But every once in a while there is something so horrific that has happened to a player that you just have to stop and shudder, feeling sick to your stomach, and then wonder why that hasn’t happened more often. On December 30th, it was actually an on-ice official in a Canadian... 

When the NHL implemented the new overtime rules starting in the ’05-’06 season I have to admit I was thrilled. I am not a fan of tie games and enjoy the excitement of sudden death. In fact, nearly every major sport has a system in place to avoid a tie. There are some exceptions of course, such as the NFL (but it rarely happens) and Japanese baseball. But in other sports they keep playing until... 

Just a few days ago, the Bruins and their fans were so excited after the team pulled off a last minute victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the Winter Classic. It was a glorious start to the New Year. But last night’s game against the New York Rangers was like a really, really bad hangover. The Bs came out against NY with as much zing as a week’s old bottle of champagne. Not enough sizzle,... 

“Take these broken wings…and learn to fly again” That’s right. From deep within the hellish bowels of 80s pop rock, I whipped out Mr. Mister. And my oh my are the Wings ever breaking. To go along with recently damaged Jonathan Ericsson and Darren Helm, Henrik Zetterberg suffered a separated shoulder Thursday night in a 3-0 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Mattias Ohlund caught... 

Amidst all the hoopla surrounding the Laraque fiasco, a minor deal went down involving a player that many expected to be the “The Next French Hope” of the Habs; one that this writer didn’t expect to see. Guillaume Latendresse, who has been known as everything from an overrated 4th liner to a province’s prodigal son, is off for relative obscurity (or at least, compared to...