james-van-riemsdyk Stories - Broad Street Hockey
Kopitar needs Smytty: Flyers 3, Kings 2
It is very clear that Anze Kopitar needs Ryan Smyth. The Los Angeles Kings hosting the Philadelphia Flyers was one I knew would be a feisty battle to the end. I can retrospectively say this was probably the worst game for Smyth to be out of the lineup because the Flyers came to Staples Center and...
Link Chowder 4/3
Serving up the best links of the week from all across the newfangled interwebs The best and worst names in Bruins history [Here Come the Bruins!] The worst hockey-related tattoos [Bangin Panger] Stanley Cup of Chowder is looking for something else to put in the trophy case [Zoner Sports Best...
A first-hand account: JVR's professional debut
When a little kid dreams of their first professional hockey game, they usually imagine storming down the boards with the puck on their blade and beating the goalie high glove side with a beautiful slap shot to win the game in overtime. Luckily for James van Riemsdyk, our childhood dreams are...
James van Riemsdyk signs pro contract
When his University of New Hampshire Wildcats fell to Boston University in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, Flyers prospect James van Riemsdyk had a decision to make. He could stay for his junior season at UNH, where he has been their best player over the last few seasons and...
Roll The Dice - EOTP Mock Draft 2007
Most NHL Entry Drafts are often described as crap shoots of sorts, with emphasis on the "shoot", rather than the "crap". This years pool of players is a very tough one to assess by all accounts and many scouts are even agreeing to disagree on the order of the top 5.In making my rankings of the top...
Getting To Know McDonagh and Pacioretty
Every year when draft day arrives, all I ask is that the players chosen somehow excite me. That their given potential sets hope in motion. Unlike many, I was not hoping to see Angelo Esposito in the CH. I was convinced that the Habs would go for size and character, and they did not let me down.No...
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