Steve Krejci, The Specialst

Will Steve Krejci be one of the first in a new line of shootout specialists? Now that the NHL has adopted the new rule, hockey may call for its first "cleanup" men. The Guerilla Stringer, Dan Hickling ponders the possibilities.

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Your Typical European Guy

Joakim Lindstrom has the finesse, but is he tough enough to make it to the NHL? Ed Gonser takes a look at the Syracuse Crunch star. [Article]*

MLN FAB50 Hockey 2007
Minor League News selects the top prospects in minor league hockey with the greatest chances to make the NHL, with articles and big photos on all fifty players! [Article]

ON FEELING GOOD

You like a feel good hockey story about someone who's been struggling with adversity and finally made it? This week, Dan Hickling has not one but three stories: Sean Kessel, Phil Burke & Bobby Allen all have their NHL shot... [MAJOR BLOGS]

RAW HEAT

It's not nice to peeve a Pirate. Dan Hickling recounts a winter evening with a scurvy crew in Portland in a mood most foul... [GUERRILLA STRINGER]

From Russia, Without Love
Alexei Kaigorodov fires shots at the NHL from mother Russia. Was he right to refuse an AHL assignment? [Article]

Full Circle
Mike Keane brings his MAJOR ATTITUDE back to Manitoba where his hockey career began. Can this veteran head of the herd lead the Moose to a Calder Cup Championship? [Article]

The Masters of Minor League Media
The 2006 MLN Ralphie Awards™

The movies have Oscar®. Television has Emmy®. Broadway has its Tony®. For media relations people in sports, there is only one coveted honor: The Ralphie™. MLN presents to you the top five out of more than 800 minor and major league media relations people in baseball, hockey, basketball and football who make their corners of sports shine. [Feature]

VERSTEEG

Is Kris Versteeg of the Providence Bruins the Most Improved Player in the AHL in 2006-2007?
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AHL Hockey Preview 2006-2007

What clubs are hot this year? Who has the exciting new faces, or the NHL vets winding up careers? MLN Sports veteran hockey analyst Dan Hickling gives you the down low. [Feature]

Milwaukee Admirals
Logo Change
Sinks to New Deppths

Capitalizing on pirate mania, the Milwaukee Admirals jump on the bandwagon with their tribute. If they were going to retool though, would ridding the AHL's waters of two Admirals hockey clubs been the right move? [Opinion]