melissagilbert.org: Latest News

Summer with Stanley 2011 blog

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:36:00 -0400

10,000 smiles 09.03.2011 / 11:41 AM ET BURLINGTON, Ver. -- When you bring 3 trophies of achievement back to a community that propelled your career, you expect a warm reception -- officials from Burlington, Vt., and the University of Vermont calle...

Morenz, Esposito among NHL legends who wore No. 7

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:29:00 -0400

Last year, NHL.com offered its list of the greatest players in League history, according to uniform number -- 00-33, 34-66 and 67-99. Now we're going to take a look at uniform numbers from a different angle: Which one has had the greatest collect...

Locke looks to turn career year into NHL opportunity

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:05:00 -0400

The average fan probably didn't hear much about it, but Corey Locke's 2010-11 season may have rivaled that of anyone in hockey. The 27-year-old veteran of the American Hockey League played in his fourth straight AHL All-Star Game before claiming ...

Fantasy hockey has roots with Neil Smith, MSG

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:20:00 -0400

There are only 30 people in the world who get to serve as NHL general managers at any given time. For the rest of us, there is fantasy hockey. Yahoo! Sports, which accounts for about 35 percent of fantasy hockey subscribers, boasts 550,000 players...

Richard, Howe among No. 9-wearing NHL legends

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:08:00 -0400

Talbot ready for other side of Flyers-Pens rivalry

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:37:00 -0400

Some phone calls simply give you pause. Maxime Talbot, a six-year veteran with the Penguins, was a bit surprised that one of the first phone calls he got when he became an unrestricted free agent July 1 came from Flyers general manager Paul Holmg...

Barrie proud of defensive growth

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:43:00 -0400

DENVER -- Tyson Barrie freely admits that his defensive game needed plenty of work when he embarked on his junior-hockey career five years ago. As a defenseman, this presented a slight problem. "I was just terrible defensively," Barrie told NHL....

McPhee, Wilson did solid jobs improving contenders

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:27:00 -0400

The summer provides an opportunity for players to unwind after a long hockey season. For general managers? Not so much. July arguably is the most important month of the year for GMs, who must manage their salary caps while at the same time search...

Sid not the only star coming back from a major injury

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:14:00 -0400

The Pittsburgh Penguins hope Sidney Crosby will be cleared for contact as he works to return from a concussion that ended his season in early January. There's no definite date set for his return, but they're hoping he'll be able to play by openin...

Goalie countdown: 12 burning questions

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

At this point of the summer, predicting is part of the hockey lover's human nature. When it comes to forecasting the NHL's goaltenders, there's a lot to discuss because there are so many "unstable" situations–ones that could result in a signific...