With the anticipation of many hockey fans over the soon-to-be announced Olympic rosters for both Team USA and Team Canada for many players they stay up thinking about their possible inclusion on the team. With that being said here is your 2010 Team Canada Men’s Olympic hockey team. Goaltenders: Vancouver – Roberto Luongo New Jersey […]
Archive for December 2009
Mistakes and Bobby Ryan doom the Wild in 4-2 road loss to Anaheim
December 30, 2009Another night, another hero as Eric Belanger answers in a big way to give Minnesota a huge 4-3 road win over the talented LA Kings
December 30, 2009With perhaps much of the State of Hockey in a state of disappointment or mourning over another bad loss by the Minnesota Vikings it is amazing what a difference a few months can make. As I drove listening to AM1130 KFAN radio, the ‘voice of the Minnesota Vikings’ Paul Allen noted how far the Minnesota […]
Latendresse scores twice as Wild hold on for home 4-3 victory over the Blues
December 28, 2009Merry Christmas readers, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanza, Merry Festivus for the Rest of Us and any other holiday around this time I may have omitted. Hopefully the company you kept was excellent and same to the Minnesota Wild who also enjoyed a mini-hiatus of two days before Saturday night’s game against the St. Louis Blues. Both […]
Nolan carries Wild to 3-1 victory over Edmonton
December 28, 2009Snow storms, holiday cheer, and spending time with one’s family are all reasons that might possibly compel someone to have missed this game. Yet that didn’t happen, 18,250 fans showed up on a night filled with snow and the understanding that the Twin Cities were about to get hit with the most snow in a 48-hour period than since […]
Game #37: Minnesota Wild vs Edmonton Oilers, Wednesday December 23, 2009 at 6:00pm (CST), Xcel Energy Center [GAME PREVIEW]
December 23, 2009Minnesota Wild (17-16-3) 37pts 4th in Northwest Division 2.50 Goals per Game (26th in NHL) 2.78 Goals Against per Game (14th in NHL) 17.1% Power Play (22nd in NHL) 83.6% Penalty Kill (9th in NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #9 Mikko Koivu ~10G 23A = 33pts 2. #15 Andrew Brunette ~ 10G 20A = 30pts […]
Minnesota’s comeback bid, was too little too late in 4-3 home loss to the Avalanche
December 22, 2009The charge towards the holidays is relentless, especially in the NHL schedule as the league attempts to stuff in the maximum amount of games in preparation for the Olympic break in February. The grind means that teams struggle to stay healthy and have little time to heal up and another side effect is more and […]
The State of Hockey News is moving…
December 21, 2009Greetings, faithful readers and new readers alike. Perhaps its a sign of the economy or more likely just how tough it is to get things going in the already large (and growing) blogosphere but Most Valuable Network LLC is shutting down and thus means that the State of Hockey News will be moving to Bloguin.com. […]
