http://www.gongshowhockey.com/ Gongshow Hockey en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:00:26 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Gongshow Hockey News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.gongshowhockey.com/images/logo.gif http://www.gongshowhockey.com/ http://www.gongshowhockey.com/News/article/sid=555/ * From a girl's perspective... It’s no secret that hockey players are some of the best looking athletes on the planet. They’ve got the body, the grit, the attitude...oh and did I mention the body? The question is how do you narrow it down and pick the cream de la crème of the NHL? Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:00:26 GMT http://www.gongshowhockey.com/News/article/sid=554/ Who is the best player in the NHL? Today we marvel at the pure skill of a player such as Alexander Ovechkin and stare in awe at the playmaking abilities of one Sidney Crosby. Although these two players are great athletes and phenomenal hockey players, we are too soon to forget the legends that played the game. Wayne Gretzky has a record of 215 points in one season, last year Evgani Malkin led the league with 113 points. The greatest players in today’s game have a hard time getting to Gretzky’s half way marker. Comparing today’s players with the likes of The Great One is a joke, so who is the NHL’s top guy today? Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:21:39 GMT http://www.gongshowhockey.com/News/article/sid=553/ "Up and at em!" your jolted awake and slightly confused. Then everything hits you at once. Its five o'clock on a Sunday morning and you have practice at 6:00. You slink into the kitchen where Dad is cooking up breakfast. "Gear ready buddy?" wiping the goo out of your eyes you grunt something that passes for yes. On the ride to the rink you're in and out of sleep and wish that you never got out of your warm bed. Carrying your gear into the rink a shiver shoots through your whole body, its freezing. You wait by the gate itching to get on the ice. Cold wind flows by your face as you jet around the ice with the rest of your team, no regrets, this is the best feeling in the world, you're fully awake and anxious to play the game you love. Too some people hockey is just a game, but we who play the game know better. It is a lifestyle that stays with you forever. Whether you're a coach, player, or just sitting in the stands you will stay with the game until the day you die. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:03:10 GMT http://www.gongshowhockey.com/News/article/sid=552/ The site is: www.hockeydraft.ca Username: GongshowHockey Password: gongshow99 Once you log into the Gongshow pool, Click the tab towards the top left of the screen that says entry form. From there you put your name (use your gongshowhockey username), email, and password. You will fill out your team info, and make your picks. Easy as that folks. Don't know if you have to save your picks before you exit the screen, but be sure to look for a button to do so just in case. Just a reminder, the deadline is FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th at 6pm Eastern Time. Rules for Entry: 1) You must use your member name on Gongshowhockey.com as your entry name 2) Your Gongshowhockey.com account must be created before the pool begins. 3) NO duplicate entries from the same member. 4) All prizes can only be claimed through a private message from your gongshowhockey.com account. Webby Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:44:56 GMT http://www.gongshowhockey.com/News/article/sid=551/ The bankruptcy court battle over the Phoenix Coyotes took a couple of very interesting turns on Tuesday...none of which made the ownership struggle much clearer. It was deadline day for submitting formal bids to buy the team ahead of the September 10th auction - and the NHL started things off by joining the bidding war. To make things even more interesting, Jerry Reinsdorf's group, the league-backed choice to take over the Coyotes, backed out as a potential buyer hours later. Reinsdorf's group simply said they couldn't meet the deadline to submit an offer, and complained about "an organized publicity effort designed to provide negative and misleading information to interested parties." READ MORE... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:26 GMT http://www.gongshowhockey.com/News/article/sid=550/ Back in June, we first heard about a potential indoor/outdoor game involving the Montreal Canadiens at Olympic Stadium, a sort of consolation prize for Canada not getting a Winter Classic this season. To be honest, I didn't see this potential game as anything but a big cash grab for the Habs and I thought it was a bit silly for Montreal's 100th birthday celebration to continue into another season. With that said, I'm not at all upset about this bit of news I'm about to share with you - I'm just a bit confused. Turns out the game between the Canadiens and the Washington Capitals isn't happening after all - but it's the reason behind it that's got me in a blogging type of mood.READ MORE! Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:46:44 GMT http://www.gongshowhockey.com/News/article/sid=549/ Edmonton Oilers fans waited a long time for some answers from Dany Heatley - and on Friday, they got them. That's when Heatley spoke publicly for the first timeabout a summer that's seen him demand a trade from the Ottawa Senators and reject a possible trade to the Oilers - the only offer so far that had Sens GM Bryan Murray asking the two time 50-goal scorer to waive a no-movement clause. When Heatley was asked about the potential trade to Edmonton, he mentioned over and over again that it's nothing to do with the city of Edmonton - he just felt he needed more than one option before he could make a decision. READ MORE... Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:56:07 GMT http://www.gongshowhockey.com/News/article/sid=548/ In these tough economic times, most people need all the money they can get – and that seems to include Chicago Blackhawks young gun Patrick Kane. Just a season away from signing a contract that’ll make him a multi-millionaire, the penny pinching Kane is in some trouble after a cab ride turned violent in Buffalo early Sunday morning. Things got ugly when Kane, who pulled in $875,000 this season, and his cousin James gave their driver $15 for a $13.80 cab fare – and the driver was short 20 cents on their change. READ MORE... Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:25:45 GMT http://www.gongshowhockey.com/News/article/sid=547/ In another peculiar twist in the Phoenix Coyotes ownership scandal, the NHL has sent a letter to its archrival, Jim Balsillie. It looked as though the Canadian billionaire had struck out on yet another bid to buy a NHL club, but for the first time, the league seems to be acknowledging that they could lose that bankruptcy court case. The Toronto Star says the NHL letter to Balsillie demands every detail of his business plan, should the Coyotes be allowed to move to Hamilton. That sounds like an acknowledgement, doesn’t it? Read More... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:09:59 GMT http://www.gongshowhockey.com/News/article/sid=546/ If you're looking for backbone, you won't find any at NHL headquarters. A day after it was revealed the league flip-flopped on Boston's opponent in this year's Winter Classic because NBC was upset about a Bruins/Capitals matchup - they've backed down again! To please the broadcast giant that pays nothing to show its games (while everyone else pays an arm and a leg), the NHL has dropped the second game in a proposed Winter Classic doubleheader, which was to be played at Calgary's McMahon stadium. 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