Home of the Minnesota Wild and the Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul has been named the second best 'NHL City in America' by SmartAsset.com. Minnesota's top-ranked hockey fan base, combined with a high quality of life put the Capitol City near the top of the list. Pittsburgh, PA came in …
The Minnesota Wild have lost eight of their last ten games and that isn't sitting well with coach Mike Yeo, who went off on a tirade of epic proportions during the Wild's practice earlier this week.
The NHL-ACI (Adult Cost Index) is used to measure the average cost for an adult to attend an NHL game; including 1 average ticket, 1 small beer, 1 soda, 1 hotdog, and half the average cost of parking (although I'll trade my small beer & soda in for a large beer baby). Or two.
Alec Martinez scored the game-winning goal with 5:17 left in the second overtime, and the Kings beat the New York Rangers, 3-2, in Los Angeles on Friday night to win the 2014 Stanley Cup.
Watching the Wild play the Stars in Dallas on Tuesday night I was struck by how empty the stands were, and how empty they seem to be on a nightly basis in that market.
The gloves dropped one second after the opening puck drop last night in Vancouver, resulting in 10 ejections and 142 minutes in penalties. Then they started the game. Welcome to the NHL.