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NHL Year in Review: Jonathan Toews for Person of the Year

Jonathan Toews, the third-youngest player selected to captain in NHL history, could arguably be one of the league's most stoic leaders of all-time. It's what earned the 22-year-old native of Manitoba the moniker Captain Serious. "He is usually really serious, but we are all pretty serious in our house," Andree Gilbert,...

Jeff Tambellini Flourishes While Playing With Hometown Canucks

After struggling to stick at two NHL waystops, Jeff Tambellini is looking right at home with his hometown team. Since Tambellini was recalled from Manitoba of the AHL on Nov. 24, the Vancouver Canucks have won six of eight games. Meanwhile, Tambellini, a 26-year-old native of the Vancouver suburb of Pitt Meadows, B.C.,...

Craig Ramsay Has New-Look Thrashers Making Strides

ARLINGTON, Va. --- Craig Ramsay needs only to recount the last handful of games at his previous stint behind the bench to grasp the attention of the Atlanta Thrashers. "You can't start looking ahead," Ramsay said after the team's skate Friday. "Sometimes when you're up 3-0, you start thinking (about) what's coming next....

2010-11 Atlanta Thrashers Season Preview: New GM Rick Dudley Revamps Roster

The Atlanta Thrashers have only made the playoffs once in their 11-year history, so it's no surprise that many fans in the city have started to sour on the hockey team. They have yet to win a playoff game in their existence and have finished in the bottom three for two straight years in average attendance in the NHL. But...

Rick Dudley Overhauls Thrashers for the Post-Kovalchuk Era

FanHouse's Christopher Botta recently spoke with Atlanta Thrashers GM Rick Dudley on his team's very eventful offseason. This is Part Three of a three-part series. After a flurry of activity over the last six months that included a pair of blockbuster trades, general manager Rick Dudley is still not done with his overhaul...

Background on Brent Sopel

Brent Sopel (born January 7, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and previously the National Hockey League (NHL).

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