Author Archives: Derek

Today is Columbus Day. The day America was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 on an expedition. Imagine traveling by boat for years across the continent into unknown charters. Yeah. The thought is a little too much to grasp this … Continue reading →

While the NHL drifts into the abyss, the KHL continues during its first month. Former Ranger shootout ace Mats Zucarello helped his new team post a win earlier today. Zuccarello picked up an assist in Metallurg MG’s 2-1 win over … Continue reading →

October is a great month. Unfortunately, not if you’re an NHL fan. The No Hockey League continued a path to destruction by announcing the first cancellation of games. The first month is virtually gone with the league cancelling games from … Continue reading →

Happy October! This is my favorite month of the year. Classic autumn weather with Halloween around the corner. October baseball, football and NHL hockey. It’s a great time to be a sports fan. College football Saturdays even if I’m never … Continue reading →

Lokomotiv shutout Severstal 1-0 in one of three KHL games already played. Look who helped set up defenseman Staffan Kronwall’s power play decider. Vitaly Kolesnik picked up the shutout for Lokomotiv, who improved to 7-2 a year following last year’s … Continue reading →

The end of the week finally saw the first Canadian commit to the KHL. Today, it was announced that Evander Kane signed with Dinanmo Minsk. Only 21, the left wing posted career marks in goals (30) and points (57) in … Continue reading →

It’s the same old story in the No Hockey League. It’s just another day if you’re an avid hockey fan. With no end in sight to another NHL lockout, players continue to make plans overseas. Can you blame them? It’s … Continue reading →

On the day Ilya Kovalchuk was introduced at a press conference by SKA of the KHL, Puck Daddy reporter Dmitry Chesnokov broke a story about a transfer issue NHLers are facing overseas. Under the IIHF agreement, players must be given transfer cards to be eligible to … Continue reading →

By now, you already know that the NHL doesn’t exist. At least that’s how I feel. When Gary Bettman made it official at 12:01 AM the other day, I had no reaction. We’ve been here before. It’s very embarrassing for NHL fans, … Continue reading →

Facing the prospect of no NHL season, players have started making alternative plans. Heading the list is league MVP Evgeni Malkin, who along with former Pen teammate Sergei Gonchar agreed to play for Metallurg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) … Continue reading →