Latest Jes Golbez Stories

• Brandon Sugden: Blacklisted?
• By Jes Golbez 9/05/2008 3:05 PM ET
• Brandon "Sugar" Sugden is hardly a household name among NHL fans, but he is a notorious figure in hockey circles for a lifetime ban he received, back in 2000, from the ECHL for throwing a stick at a ... More »
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• Mats Sundin Chooses ... To Play Poker
• By Jes Golbez 9/03/2008 2:08 PM ET
• First, we were given a deadline of August 1st for Mats Sundin to make a decision ... nothing. Not that I mind that he takes his time to make up his mind on his playing future, but you wonder how long ...
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• Barry Melrose Wants More Fights
• By Jes Golbez 9/02/2008 12:28 PM ET
• Tampa Bay Lightning coach Barry Melrose, aka "The Mullet", can always be counted on to give a great interview and speak his mind on any subject. As a former enforcer-type, himself, you know Melrose ...
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• Jeremy Roenick: Budding Thespian
• By Jes Golbez 8/22/2008 1:15 PM ET
• Jeremy Roenick has been one of the game's greatest characters throughout his stories career, so is it any surprise that he'd want to continue being a character after his playing days are done? While I ...
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• Mark Bell Pays his Penance
• By Jes Golbez 8/21/2008 11:56 AM ET
• Late last summer, we brought you the story of Leafs (and ex-Sharks) winger Mark Bell, the young man who was foolish enough to drive around town after a long night of quaffing beers at the bar. As you ...
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• Mike Comrie and Hilary Duff Engaged?
• By Jes Golbez 8/16/2008 4:12 PM ET
• This has certainly been THE summer for NHL celebrity romances. Not long after we got word that MILF Hunter Jarret Stoll is going to get hitched to Rachel Hunter, and Dan Hinote getting engaged to a ...
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• Radulov to NHL: "Stop Robbing Russia"
• By Jes Golbez 8/15/2008 10:41 AM ET
• The Alexander Radulov scandal has certainly given us something interesting to talk about during a rather slow off-season. While we can understand why a semi-washed up Jaromir Jagr might want to play ...
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• The NHL Preseason, Now With 33% Less Fat!
• By Jes Golbez 8/14/2008 3:06 PM ET
• Most NHL players would probably tell you that while Training Camp(!) fills them with some excitement of the season to come, the grueling two-a-day workouts, bag skates, and defensive drills are about ...
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• US Hockey Hall of Fame Announces Four New Inductees
• By Jes Golbez 8/13/2008 10:54 AM ET
• The US Hockey Hall of Fame (yes, one does exist) is going to be inducting a very strong group of players this year: Brett Hull, Brian Leetch, Mike Richter, and ... Cammi Granato? Yes, the USHHOF ...
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• Hasek No "Dominator" in the Business World
• By Jes Golbez 8/12/2008 3:00 PM ET
• While the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup this past June, it certainly hasn't been the best few months for re-retired goalie Dominik Hasek. Not only was the old crank demoted to being Chris ...
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• Glen Metropolit's Big Give
• By Jes Golbez 8/11/2008 3:03 PM ET
• Few ever associate Canadian cities and low class "projects" in the same breath, but Canada, like any other country, has its share of communities where people barely scrape by on welfare and minimum ...
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• Isles Coaching Job Down to Three Candidates
• By Jes Golbez 8/10/2008 12:58 PM ET
• The New York Islanders have quietly and methodically going about their business of choosing a coaching replacement for Ted Nolan. Given how Puppet GM Garth Snow and Charles Wang Dang Doodle have ... More »
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• Canes To Give Jeff O'Neill a Tryout
• By Jes Golbez 8/08/2008 2:40 PM ET
• Remember Jeff O'Neill? Once upon a time, he was a promising young Power Forward for the Carolina Hurricanes, and then a lazy, under performing marshmallow for the Toronto Maple Leafs. It would be easy ...
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• Theo Fleury: Minor League Baseball Player
• By Jes Golbez 8/07/2008 3:03 PM ET
• Minor League Baseball has long had a tradition of quirky gimmicks, such as signing a celebrity or former star to a one-day contract, or giving out toilet plungers, to entice people to attend their ...
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• Blame Crawford: Kings Fire Lewis and Johnson
• By Jes Golbez 8/05/2008 2:01 PM ET
• As if often the case, one or two assistant coaches have to take the fall when a head coach is fired. In this instance, the LA Kings fired both Mike Johnston and Dave Lewis (pictured), letting new ...
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• Milan Hejduk: Two More Years and Out
• By Jes Golbez 8/03/2008 4:10 PM ET
• While Avs fans are understandably nervous about whether Joe Sakic will retire or not this summer, we can't forget that 32-year old Milan Hejduk is no spring chicken, either. In an interview on ...
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• Video of the Day: NHL 2009 Features
• By Jes Golbez 8/02/2008 11:32 AM ET
• Allow me to do a little unpaid marketing shilling for EA Sports' new NHL 2009 game that will cause thousands of new addictions this fall. This new video highlights the new features that will be ...
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• Did Kate Hudson Trade In Lance Armstrong for Eric Lindros?
• By Jes Golbez 8/01/2008 10:50 AM ET
• Even though ex-New York Rangers star Eric Lindros has been retired from the NHL for some time, that doesn't mean the boy don't got some game left in his brittle bones! According to sports gossip site ...
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• Mats Sundin Finally Makes His Big Decision!
• By Jes Golbez 7/31/2008 3:09 PM ET
• After two weeks of hard deliberating and consultation with family and friends, superstar Mats Sundin decided to have blueberry pancakes for breakfast. This comes as a shock to media and ex-teammates, ... More »
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• Great Scott! Bowman to Join Hawks
• By Jes Golbez 7/31/2008 12:00 PM ET
• Scotty Bowman has declined and spurned many advances from the likes of the Toronto Maple Leafs and other NHL clubs to be a coach, adviser or mentor for their organizations. Why should Bowman, who ...
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