http://proicehockey.about.com/ Hockey http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/07/01/nhl-free-agents-the-big-tickets.htm Here are the most expensive contracts signed when the 2009 NHL free agent market opened on Wednesday: Marian Hossa to Chicago: 12 years averaging $5.23 million per year. The Blackhawks will have... http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/07/01/nhl-free-agents-the-big-tickets.htm 2009-07-01T21:38:05Z http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/30/smart-in-calgary-dumb-in-montreal.htm Flames sign defenseman Jay Bouwmeester for five years, averaging $6.6 million per year. That's good work by Calgary general manager Darryl Sutter, on both money and term. I've expressed doubts about Bouwmeester... http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/30/smart-in-calgary-dumb-in-montreal.htm 2009-06-30T21:34:06Z http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/29/nhl-free-agents-the-27-or-seven-benchmark.htm A reader writers: What's the deal with free agents these days? it used to be that a player had to be 31 years old before he was free to sign anywhere.... http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/29/nhl-free-agents-the-27-or-seven-benchmark.htm 2009-06-29T08:59:44Z http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/26/256441.htm John Tavares goes first overall to the New York Islanders. Victor Hedman and Matt Duchene follow. Anaheim trades Chris Pronger to the Philadelphia Flyers... Here are the picks and transactions from the... http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/26/256441.htm 2009-06-26T21:39:24Z http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/25/the-ultimate-fantasy-hockey-weekend.htm I've wondered before about the frenzy surrounding the NHL Entry Draft. The draft is mostly a massive dose of empty hype. History shows that the majority of the players picked, first-rounders included,... http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/25/the-ultimate-fantasy-hockey-weekend.htm 2009-06-25T09:41:23Z http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/23/nhl-free-agents-is-bouwmeester-the-real-thing.htm He's the jewel of this year's free agent market. But nobody can agree on just how good Jay Bouwmeester is. Last summer I wondered if he might be overrated, based on what... http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/23/nhl-free-agents-is-bouwmeester-the-real-thing.htm 2009-06-23T14:13:01Z http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/19/nhl-hands-out-consolation-prizes.htm Turns out that Las Vegas was the perfect venue for Thursday night's 2009 NHL Awards. In a town famous for turning winners into losers, most of the trophies went to guys... http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/19/nhl-hands-out-consolation-prizes.htm 2009-06-19T03:38:28Z http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/17/the-dreary-business-of-the-hockey-business.htm As a blogger with an eye for all things hockey, I'm supposed to care what happens to the Phoenix Coyotes. But I don't. I tried following the bankruptcy process for a few... http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/17/the-dreary-business-of-the-hockey-business.htm 2009-06-17T14:48:43Z http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/15/a-penguins-dynasty-in-the-making.htm When the Cup was hoisted high above the ice inside the St. Pete Times Forum five years ago, it felt like it would be the start of an era, the... http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/15/a-penguins-dynasty-in-the-making.htm 2009-06-15T14:01:31Z http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/13/points-to-ponder-from-a-classic-stanley-cup-final.htm In his worst nightmares, Marian Hossa couldn't have dreamed it would end like this. Lifting the Cup is a milestone moment for Sidney Crosby. But he created almost nothing offensively in... http://proicehockey.about.com/b/2009/06/13/points-to-ponder-from-a-classic-stanley-cup-final.htm 2009-06-13T00:50:46Z