http://www.icehockeymaster.com Blog about Ice Hockey. Recent news from NHL and College hockey. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:59:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Texas hold'em is the game to know if you're going to play poker in this day and age, either live or on internet poker sites. The basic rules of Texas hold'em are easy to learn, although the game itself can take years to master, if it can ... http://www.icehockeymaster.com/texas-holdem-rules/ If the Red Wings keep this up, the next time they perform back in Hockeytown could be along a parade route. Producing timely offense and perfectionist defense, Detroit is not only beating the Pittsburgh Penguins, they are shutting them out. With first-period goals from Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom and another lockdown ... http://www.icehockeymaster.com/osgood-blanks-pens-again-red-wings-halfway-to-cup/ Gatineau Olympiques defenceman Takuma Kawai may be a Japanese hockey player, but he’s sporting a very Canadian gap in his front teeth. Kawai moved away from his home and family in Eniwa, Japan, at 15 to pursue his dream of playing hockey in Canada. The 19-year-old is living that dream to the ... http://www.icehockeymaster.com/japanese-hockey-player-takuma-kawai-makes-his-way-to-the-memorial-cup/ The Flyers were the latest team to skate away without a title, making the city’s big four sports teams 0-for-25 since the 76ers last won a championship in 1983 and celebrated with a parade down Broad Street. The Flyers extended their personal Stanley Cup drought to 33 years - nothing ... http://www.icehockeymaster.com/philadelphia-flyers-have-plenty-to-feel-good-about-for-the-future/ Some think an 84 game season does not make sense. Some would say "The players play enough as it is", "82 games is a lot", "What do the players think". It seems though that an 84 game season would actually benefit the players, the league, and the fans. Here's why. If ... http://www.icehockeymaster.com/why-the-nhl-will-move-to-an-84-game-schedule/ There probably aren’t too many Canadians that will agree with this choice - the top hockey story of the past 100 years belongs to the Americans. The 1980 Miracle on Ice victory at the Olympics was named the best hockey moment of the century at the International Ice Hockey Federation’s gala ... http://www.icehockeymaster.com/gretzky-named-to-iihf%e2%80%99s-centennial-all-star-team/ Russia is a step closer to ending its 15-year gold medal drought at the IIHF world hockey championship. Veteran Sergei Fedorov got the all-important opening goal as Russia used its quick-strike attack to down Finland 4-0 on Friday and advance to the final. “It seems to me that almost everything came ... http://www.icehockeymaster.com/russia-advances-to-world-hockey-championship-final-with-4-0-win-over-finland/ Derek Roy scored three goals and added an assist to help defending champion Canada rout Norway 8-2 on Wednesday in the world hockey quarterfinals. Canada will face Sweden, a 3-2 overtime winner earlier Wednesday in Quebec City, in the semifinals Friday in Quebec City. The Canadians beat the Swedes last year ... http://www.icehockeymaster.com/canada-routs-norway-to-advance-to-world-semifinals/ Each team in the NHL plays 82 regular season games, 41 games at home and 41 on the road. Teams used to play all other teams in the league at least once, but this will no longer be the case following implementation of post-lockout changes. Teams will now play 10 ... http://www.icehockeymaster.com/national-hockey-league-and-the-stanley-cup/ It took a while for the New York Rangers to become accustomed to their revamped lineup. But look at them now, suddenly on a roll and challenging for top spot in the Eastern Conference.Scott Gomez scored the decisive shootout goal in a 3-2 win over the slumping Buffalo Sabres on ... http://www.icehockeymaster.com/3-2-shootout-win-over-slumping-sabres/