Posts by @Dom Lunardo

Dom Lunardo | May 23rd, 2020 To date, only eight players of Austrian descent have played in the National Hockey League. Superstar centerman, Marco Rossi

Dom Lunardo | May 21th, 2020 15 years ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins called “The Next One” to the draft floor first overall. That player was

Dom Lunardo | May 19th, 2020 Every once in awhile a top-tier, talented blue-liner comes along and takes junior hockey by storm. Whether it’s his

Dom Lunardo | May 13th, 2020 Desire, personality, talent, charisma, passion, skill, and a burning will to win. These are just some of the adjectives

Dom Lunardo | May 10th, 2020 Draft: 1st overall, 1991, Quebec Nordiques NHL Clubs: Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars  NHL

One of the finest Swedish hockey players of all-time appears in the form of Peter Forsberg. As a player, Forsberg was a superstar power-forward with an incredible skill set. A proven winner, Forsberg is a 2-time Stanley Cup Champion and member of the Triple Gold Club (Olympic Gold, World Championship, and Stanley Cup). Hockey fans all around the world have adored both his on-ice vision and elite style of play. Let’s rewind and enjoy a “blast from the past” by taking a closer look at the life and playing career of Peter Forsberg.

Graceful, intelligent, smooth-skating, soft-spoken, and a heck of a hockey player. These are just some of the many words used to describe NHL legend and Hall-of-Fame defenseman, Scott Niedermayer. Throughout his illustrious 18-year career in the National Hockey League, Niedermayer only played for two franchises, a rarity in today’s game. His career was split between the New Jersey Devils, where he resided from 1991-2004, and the Anaheim Ducks from 2005-2010. Let’s take a look back at the storied career of Scott Niedermayer, widely regarded as one of the most talented and seldom-talked about defensemen of all-time.

Over the last 15-20 years, the United States has seen a surge of talented, American-born hockey players. From Mike Richter, Tony Amonte, Jamie Langenbrunner, Bill Guerin, Pat LaFontaine, Brian Leetch, Patrick Kane, Ryan Suter, Auston Matthews, and Jack Eichel, the  U.S. presence in the National Hockey League continues to rise at a steady rate. Enter Livonia, Michigan native, Mike Modano, and you have perhaps the cream of the crop of USA hockey. Let’s take a closer look at the NHL career of Mike Modano and the road he paved for the next generation of hockey players south of the Canadian border.

99. “The Great One”. “Gretz”. Holding or sharing a grand total of 61 NHL records, will garner you a few nicknames now, won’t it? When you think of the beautiful sport of hockey, it won’t take long for the name, Wayne Gretzky to pop into your head.

The Colorado Avalanche are one of the most youthfully exuberant, skilled, and exciting teams in the National Hockey League. They’re explosive, well-rounded and have some of the best players in the show playing for their team with the likes of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen, and rookie phenom, Cale Makar. Prior to the NHL hitting the pause button, due to the COVOD-19 pandemic, the Avs posted a 42-20-8 record through 70 games and sat 2 points behind the Central Division leaders, St. Louis Blues.

Dom Lunardo | April 28th, 2020  Detroit, Michigan (aka Hockeytown U.S.A). After qualifying for the playoffs for an NHL-record 25 consecutive seasons, the Detroit Red

Los Angeles, California. The City of Angels. The current home of Lebron (aka King James and the Los Angeles Kings hockey team. The last few years have seen the transition of the L.A. Kings into a team that’s building for the future. A far cry from their “glory years”, Los Angeles is turning the page and making headway for a new (and improved) era on the ice.