NHL Fantasy Players Bios

NHL Fantasy League player’s bios and first-half disappointments.

NHL Prospect Riley Holzapfel

NHL Prospect Riley Holzapfel – Published in Atlanta Thrashers Game Program March 2011.

NHL Prospect Spencer Machacek

NHL Prospect Spencer Machacek – Published in Philips Arena NHL Game Program Jan. 2011.

How durable is Matthew Stafford?

In a short NFL career that includes just 11 games played, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has suffered three serious injuries.

Stafford is key to Lions defense

The Detroit Lions’ revamped defensive line will be a force but the key player to keeping points off the opponent’s board this season is actually on the offensive side of the ball; his name is Matthew Stafford.

Stafford leads Lions to dramatic last-second win

DETROIT – The Detroit Lions may have found the leader they have been searching for over the past few decades and that leader may have accomplished a near-impossible feat; winning over the Detroit media.

Ilya Kovalchuk Showing Great Leadership in Atlanta

ATLANTA – Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk is having the kind of season that assures him a place among the NHL’s most respected leaders, and I’m not just referring to his sizzling eight-game start.

Scotty Bowman Exclusive Interview on Fighting

Scotty Bowman holds a laundry list of NHL coaching records including 1,244 regular season wins and 9 Stanley Cups. The hockey icon sat down with Inside Hockey for an exclusive interview on fighting in the NHL. Published at Inside Hockey Magazine.

NHL enforcer Eric Boulton interview/feature

ATLANTA – Atlanta Thrashers forward Eric Boulton is no stranger to fisticuffs. After recording 131 points (65g 66a) and 1,374 penalty minutes in 319 minor league games, Boulton journeyed his way to the NHL where he has established himself as one of the game’s respected enforcers.

I sat down with the 7-year NHL veteran to get his feedback on the possibility of fight rule changes in the league.

Trading Kovalchuk not the answer for NHL Thrashers

ATLANTA – There has been a buzz around the NHL about the possibility of the Atlanta Thrashers trading their Russian star Ilya Kovalchuk before this year’s trade deadline but trading away their hugest asset may is not fix this club’s problem, it may add to it.