All Entries in the "NHL" Category
Can the Blackhawks Finally Reach the Summit?
Your NHL Frozen Four, also known as the final four teams standing in the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, will be the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks. How Montreal and Philadelphia arrived in the Eastern Conference Finals is nothing short of remarkable. Montreal has been a great story during the playoffs, [...]
Blackhawks Win and Lose in Winter Classic
By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com I spent New Year’s Eve at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul watching the Minnesota Wild defeat the San Jose Sharks in overtime. On a brutally cold night outside, it was a warm, festive atmosphere inside. Watching the game with a dear friend I had reconnected with after not seeing each other [...]
The Winter Classic at Wrigley: Do We Throw Back the Pucks?
By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com It’s said that a boy (or girl) roots for the teams his dad follows. That was true for me when I was growing up in the 1960′s and it remains in play today. As a native of Chicago and having a father who came from the South Side, I naturally threw my allegiance [...]
Where Have You Gone, Boston Garden
Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com As the NBA Finals got underway with another historic chapter of the Boston Celtics versus the Los Angeles Lakers about to be written, I couldn’t help but notice one player that was missing. Born on November 17,1928, he lived an event-filled, historic life before his passing on September 25, 1995. The player I’m speaking of: [...]
Stanley Cup Follow-Up: 7 Minutes to Remember
By Christopher Gabriel Blog Harbor and CGabriel.com When last we met, which would be yesterday, I was outlining my case for the NHL having no major buzz with fans and all levels of media across the nation in The Stanley Cup Final: Does Anyone Care? A few hours ago I turned on NBC and, along [...]
The Stanley Cup Final: Does Anyone Care?
By Christopher Gabriel Blog Harbor and CGabriel.com In NHL terminology, I grew up in the days of the Original Six: Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Boston and New York. Six teams playing 70 regular season games, 14 against each opponent which made for some very “interesting” evenings at Chicago Stadium, the Forum or any of those great old [...]
