CHILL MAGAZINE: HOCKEY

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FANTASY HOCKEY By Brent Lemon, August 2010 - Fantasy hockey allows you to play the enviable role of GM, but enthusiasm can betray you if sentimental choices are made. Fortunately, there are fantasy hockey experts whose analysis can help you remain objective and make smart choices. Fantasy expert Darryl Dobbs of The Hockey News operates his own fantasy site at Dobberhockey.com. His insider tip for the coming season: keep your eye on San Jose Shark's new goalie, Antero Niittymaki. ... read more

NHL OFF SEASON By Kevin Woodley, August 2010 - Within the NHL itself, only Gary Bettman and Sean Avery are vilified as often as the salary cap, especially after the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks had their roster torn apart like wrapping paper at a toddler's birthday party. "We could have probably been together a long time," said Chicago's Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Duncan Keith. "But just the way the cap is, it can't happen." ... read more

BUILD A STRONG CORE June/July 2010 - When it comes to making it through the season, whether Sunday morning "beer league", or elite level professional, you need to keep your body in tune, in shape and in motion to avoid injury. A big part of that is building a strong core, as it's helpful for keeping you stable and powerful on the ice. From shooting and skating, to getting hit, if you have a strong core you're on your way to playing good hockey, no matter what the level of competition. ... read more

EYES ON THE SHOW By Brent K. Lemon, March/April 2010 - "It's a little NHL, it's very competitive" says Warren Rychel when describing the Ontario Hockey League. Rychel, former NHL tough-guy and Stanley Cup champion, is vice-president and general manager of the Windsor Spitfires. Along with president and head coach Bob Boughner, he has built the Spitfires into a junior hockey juggernaut both on and off the ice. The reigning OHL and national champions ... read more

YEAR OF THE SHARK By Scott Morrison, March/April 2010 - At press time, the Red Wings had endured a ton of injuries during the regular season and were teetering on a playoff spot. However, they showed signs of being a team lying in the weeds and a dangerous, experienced, sleeper entering the post-season. The Hurricanes, in the meantime, had visions of being number one … in the annual entry draft, because their season veered off the rails early and the rebuild was well under way in January ... read more

WORLD JUNIORS By Kevin Woodley, Holiday 2009 - Watching the world's best young hockey players compete for gold is now a holiday season staple, with the boys in the red maple leaf second only to the fat guy in the red suit in terms of publicity and popularity. And much like their red-and-white trimmed Christmas counterpart, the Canadian kids usually deliver the goods, including five straight gold medals. All of which makes the other annual ritual associated with the World Juniors even more puzzling ... read more

OLYMPIC HOCKEY PREVIEW By Scott Morrison, October 2009 - Perhaps not since 1972, when Canada faced the Russians in the historic eight-game summit series and an entire nation stood still for a month, has there been quite the same level of expectation for our national hockey heroes. You recall what happened in 1972, when virtually the best NHL players Canada could assemble played a team of so-called amateurs from the Soviet Union. It was supposed to be a romp for Canada ... read more

THE LOCKER ROOM By Ryan Kelly, October 2009 - There was a time when the world of professional and high level college sports was all about the athletes and the competition. Sure there was press coverage and corporate sponsors, but no one really viewed sports as a big business. During this era, there was no place more reserved for the athletes themselves than the locker room. Away from the prying public eye, the team could focus on what they'd been asked to do – win a game. ... read more

NHL FREE AGENCY By Adam Auckbaraullee, September 2009 - With the current state of the economy, everyone is feeling the pinch and looking to spend their dollars wisely. But does that theory also pertain to NHL teams? As the NHL Free Agency period began on July 1st, general managers once again opened the vault to sign unrestricted free agents to big-money contracts. No doubt that direction was needed in order to land the marquee names such as Jay Bouwmeester, Marion Hossa ... read more

HOCKEY OFF-SEASON By Scott Stevenson, June/July 2009 - Thanks To Dr. Kelly Lockwood, Associate Professor and sport scientist at Brock University and founder of The Skating Lab Inc., the hockey off-season no longer has to be all about golf. Dr. Lockwood has created a program designed specifically to provide hockey players with the sport-specific conditioning and skills required to excel in today's game, making the off-season prime time for players young and old to develop and hone their hockey skills and stay in top form ... read more