Unless something unexpected develops, St. Paul will be awarded an NHL expansion franchise on June 24 when the NHL Board of Directors meets in New York to vote on the recommendations of the NHL expansion committee. The NHL will name four expansion franchises at that meeting — two to begin operation in the 1998-1999 season …
This Day In Hockey History-May 29, 2005-‘The Next One’: Sidney Crosby, 17, Touted as Next Gretzky
LONDON, Ontario — The prediction seemed preposterous at the time: A kid named Sidney Crosby had the potential to one day challenge Wayne Gretzky’s records. What gave the words weight was their source: Gretzky himself. Two years later, little has changed in the opinion of “The Great One,” still enamored of Crosby, the 17-year-old prodigy …
This Day In Hockey History -February 12, 2005- Clock ticks toward cancellation of NHL season
12 Feb 2005, Sat Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman is not likely to break the hearts of hockey fans on Monday — Valentine’s Day. There’s no way he wants to get tagged with the headline that, without a shred of doubt, will appear in every North American paper the …