Iain MacIntyre: Hitchcock blocks out white noise, puts 'total focus' on Blues
SAN JOSE, Calif. — You could not talk to Ken Hitchcock Friday about the plane crash in the Mediterranean, the Toronto Raptors or anything Donald Trump has said. It’s not that Hitchcock doesn’t care. He...
View ArticlePaterson: The case for the Canucks to pursue Troy Brouwer
By Jeff Paterson Special to Postmedia News With holes to fill and money to spend, the Vancouver Canucks have made it clear they plan to be open for business when National Hockey League free agency...
View ArticleIain MacIntyre: Allen keys the Blues, but DeBoer deadpans it's all about...
SAN JOSE, Calif. – At the start of the National Hockey League season, Jake Allen was supposed to be “the guy” for the St. Louis Blues. Near the end of it, suddenly he is. In a move that was part...
View ArticleMacIntyre: Nothing lucky about goal-scoring Brouwer, the perfect Blues brother
ST. LOUIS – There was that time, Troy Brouwer recalled, when the Chicago Blackhawks were tied in a first-round playoff series with the Nashville Predators and trailed Game 5 and needed to score a...
View ArticleIain MacIntyre: Troy Brouwer boosts Blues with raw grit, refined skill
ST. LOUIS – Ken Hitchcock knew Troy Brouwer was comfortable in a leadership role on the St. Louis Blues when the robust winger from North Delta told his coach to “shut up.” “He was on the team for a...
View ArticleSharks defeat Blues 6-3 in Game 5 roller-coaster ride
ST. LOUIS — They led, they trailed, they laughed, they cried. We loved it. In a game that contained all that is compelling about the National Hockey League playoffs and illustrated in 2½ hours why the...
View ArticleEeny-meeny-miny-mo, Elliott's the one who gets to go for Blues
ST. LOUIS — Five games into the Western Conference Final, the St. Louis Blues are out of goalies. Coach Ken Hitchcock announced Tuesday that Brian Elliott, who played the Blues’ first 17 playoff games...
View ArticleIain MacIntyre: Anyone with info on Tarasenko, please contact struggling St....
ST. LOUIS — One of the great Stanley Cup playoff headlines appeared in the Winnipeg Sun in the early 1990s when the Jets’ best defenceman had vanished without a trace against the Vancouver Canucks....
View ArticleJoe knows big games, including San Jose Sharks' big shot to be in Cup final
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Until your hockey career is over, you won’t know the biggest game you ever played. Along the way, there are several. Joe Pavelski added another on Wednesday. The San Jose Shark...
View ArticleIain MacIntyre: Brenden Dillon's dream of playing for Stanley Cup now a reality
SAN JOSE, Calif. – When he was in elementary school in North Delta, Brenden Dillon and his friends were elated to learn the administration had decided to supply hockey sticks and balls at recess. “It...
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