Articles written by Ryan Szporer

After slumping the past few weeks, the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens proved a point to its competition, its critics, and themselves with Wednesday's win.

Nov 27, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

Fan-favorites who don't deserve all-star game berth have gotten the nod, while those who have overachieved this season have been outcast by ballot stuffers.

Nov 21, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

A head-hunting search that started last season by the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs seems to have run its course with Brian Burke's name now in the hat.

Nov 12, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

For the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils, life without goalie Martin Brodeur begins today, and all signs point to it being a painful experience.

Nov 4, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

A flurry of off-season activity for the franchise has done little to change the product on the ice as the Lightning is near the bottom of the standings.

Oct 24, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

The Vancouver Canucks will surprise many, perhaps even themselves, as they will earn the fourth seed in the National Hockey League's Western Conference this year.

Sep 27, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

With the addition of Marian Hossa, the National Hockey League's best team just got a whole lot better.

Sep 27, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators are two National Hockey League teams that have experienced greatness in the recent past. Trouble is the past is just that.

Sep 20, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

Both the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins seem destined to remain powerhouses, but there are questions abound as to which one, if either, will finish on top.

Sep 20, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

The Montreal Canadiens finally put together the last pieces of the team with which they will enter their 100th season by acquiring forward Robert Lang

Sep 12, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

The Montreal hockey media circus got going a few weeks early this year, when the Montreal Canadiens' Saku Koivu was notably absent from the team's annual golf tournament.

Sep 5, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

As the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning get stronger, the Ottawa Senators continue losing luster from their Stanley Cup Final appearance two years ago.

Aug 29, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

The best of who's left. The remaining free agents NHL teams will chase after in the weeks ahead as training camp looms.

Aug 8, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

A new ownership group in Tampa is proving it's dedicated to turning around a last-place franchise, but it's making classic rookie mistakes in the process.

Jul 13, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

With Edmonton Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe criticizing the Anaheim Ducks' Brian Burke on Friday, the question needs to be asked: Has he sunk to Burke's level?

Jul 5, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

Several National Hockey League teams have already gotten a head start at checking off their wish lists, but who will turn out to be the big winners and losers?

Jun 30, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

At the expense of a pick in a very deep draft, Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey nonetheless gave his team more depth by getting winger Alex Tanguay.

Jun 23, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

Five reasons why the Washington Capitals will challenge for the National Hockey League's holy grail in the years to come:

Jun 15, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

The team's mismanagement of funds and the roster led to the Tampa Bay Lightning's abysmal season this year, not bad coaching.

Jun 8, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

When the Penguins got Marian Hossa from the Atlanta Thrashers, it made an instant contender out of Pittsburgh. They may have contended, but they still didn't win.

Jun 7, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

After a game-one loss, the Pittsburgh Penguins will continue scrambling to match the Red Wings' firepower and to penetrate their Nicklas Lidstrom-led defense.

May 25, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

With John Ferguson Jr. fired as GM, Toronto vowed to go after the best for a replacement. In practice, they're becoming the one team no executive would want to join.

May 18, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

Despite a one-sided season series between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins, anything can happen in the National Hockey League's upcoming second season.

Apr 6, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

When Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mark Bell laid out Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson last Thursday night, many cried foul unjustifiably.

Apr 5, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

The Edmonton Oilers have come from out of nowhere this season to make a realistic bid for a playoff spot in the National Hockey League's Western Conference.

Mar 30, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

The Toronto Maple Leafs may have missed the National Hockey League playoffs for a third-straight season, but fans of the franchise have little reason to hang their heads.

Mar 29, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

A year after his Montreal Canadiens just failed to make the NHL playoffs, head coach Guy Carbonneau now has his charges on the verge of a divisional title.

Mar 20, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

Defenseman Chris Pronger received an eight-game ban for his stomp on Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler, and it couldn't have been a more appropriate punishment.

Mar 15, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

Leaving Montreal for the harsher Canadian North thirty years ago, MLA Wendy Bisaro has thrived with a career in the Legislative Assembly and international competition.

Mar 9, 2008 - Ryan Szporer

The Senators, once the cream of the crop of the National Hockey League, are struggling thanks mainly to a lack of competent goaltending from Ray Emery and Martin Gerber.

Feb 19, 2008 - Ryan Szporer