http://tomferda.com Sportswriter Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:48:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tomferda.com/nhl/nhl-enforcer-eric-boulton-talks-fight-rule-changes/ http://tomferda.com/nhl/nhl-enforcer-eric-boulton-talks-fight-rule-changes/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:06:02 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=627 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.]]> http://tomferda.com/nhl/nhl-enforcer-eric-boulton-talks-fight-rule-changes/feed/ 0 http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/american-brett-sterling-hovering-over-nhl/ http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/american-brett-sterling-hovering-over-nhl/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:02:04 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=619 ATLANTA - When you're only 5-foot-7, it's easy to fly under the radar. But after an impressive college career and an award-winning rookie season in professional hockey, Brett Sterling is proving that big things can come in small packages.]]> http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/american-brett-sterling-hovering-over-nhl/feed/ 0 http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/eighteen-year-old-bogosian-has-sights-set-on-nhl/ http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/eighteen-year-old-bogosian-has-sights-set-on-nhl/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:43:50 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=4 Published in The Hockey News. ATLANTA - As a teen, Zach Bogosian dedicated his summers to taking long road trips across the Canadian border from his hometown Massena, NY to Ottawa to attend vigorous workouts with premiere NHL players like Daniel Alfredsson and Daniel Briere. Possessing these strong work ethics and born competitive to the core, it's no surprise the seventeen-year-old American was selected No. 3 overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2008 NHL draft.]]> http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/eighteen-year-old-bogosian-has-sights-set-on-nhl/feed/ 0 http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/another-esposito-in-the-nhl/ http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/another-esposito-in-the-nhl/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:07:40 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=41 Published in The Hockey News. ATLANTA - IN THE 1970'S, Esposito was a household name in Canada and the United States, the name made famous by two NHL legends who loved the game of hockey. All-Star Phil Esposito, a record-setting, Hall of Famer rewrote the record books in the NHL during the peak of his career, becoming the first NHL player to break the 100 point barrier in a season when he beat the record by a landslide, tallying 126 points in 1969. Later he would score a record-shattering 76 goals during the 1970-71 season. Decades later, another Esposito is emerging, hovering over the NHL, pursuing the opportunity to make a name for himself.]]> http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/another-esposito-in-the-nhl/feed/ 0 http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/thrashers-roster-has-huge-void-to-fill/ http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/thrashers-roster-has-huge-void-to-fill/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:53:53 +0000 Tom Ferda http://tomferda.com/?p=18 Published in Inside Hockey ATLANTA - It seems like an eternity ago when the Atlanta Thrashers’ roster was overflowing with high-profile, star-caliber players, won the Southeast Division and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Philips Arena was rocking with wall-to-wall fans in blue with dreams of their team orchestrating a long playoff run . . . a run that could possibly lead to the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. Approximately 60 goals departed with Hossa, Dupuis and Holik and in today’s low-scoring NHL that’s a huge void to fill . . . rather than void, you may call it an abyss if the Thrashers are unable to land a few proven goal scorers.]]> http://tomferda.com/nhl/atlanta-thrashers-nhl/thrashers-roster-has-huge-void-to-fill/feed/ 0